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Hi Buick. I sent a PM to you. In regards to the fishers birds being good, I think they are! For a beginner, I don't have much experience but from what I have seen of their birds I like them alot! Also I would suggest you contact a club member from the BSSA about bidding for you Maybe the secretary, or the president.

They are beautiful! I like the last picture especially! Budgie of the month contestant?

How is she doing Finnie? I wouldn't know about puttign vitamins and clacium together, as my birds only get calcium sorry.

Sorry, I strongly disagree with this advice! It is not advisable to breed only one pair of budgies at a time. Breeding is a serious endeavor, involving a lot of study and pre-knowledge of what to expect. Ultravox, and anyone else in this situation, IF you were planning to breed someday, I would still advise getting him a male roommate for now, and save the hens for later on, once you know what your plans are, and you are building up a flock of several breeding pairs. One male and one female in a cage together can get along just fine, but you have way more potential for problems and unwanted egg laying issues, than if you were to keep two males together. Everything else Squeak said is spot on! Sorry Finnie. I agree with what you have said now that you say it. I just thought along the line if they wanted to breed them, but it probably would lead to unwanted eggs, nesting etc. Sorry

Is the mother's tail green or blue?

He is gorgeous! If you want a "romantic" friend for him for breeding, get a hen. But if you want a friend I would get a male. My male budgeis bond alot between themselves, sometimes they take it a little further Also, I would reccomend taking the mirror out of his cage. He may see it as another bird and this may also make the process of bonding between the two of you harder

Ouch! I wouldn't want to be him. I would make sure he is getting lots of energy snacks for the extra effort. Once he is done I would repair him, were him and the hen really bonded? If you put him back in and it wasn't strong she may see him as a strange bird and attack him?

HUGE HUGE difference between light green and dark green Squeak Only one shade difference really, and sometimes through photo's I personally find it harder to tell, as if it is overcast light greens can come up darker. I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen if you can look at your cock bird under his wing acrossed the top if its blue from the wingpit along he is not green at all but a blue bird with a yellow face bigger pics would help the hen is light green from where i sit but then what do i know oh and to me not Opaline at all The reason I said oplaine was because of the lack of barring on the head, but without seeing the flights and back I wouldn't know either This is guesswork we are all making, without bigger photos

Magill Grain and Fodder I think. I think Fisher's have something to so with the store, I don't know about Sue (auction) directly, but it has stuff for the show budgie fancier. Are you getting into show breeding? The birds there should be fantastic, I can't wait!

I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. Any bigger pictures? Cute looking birds, welcome to BBC!

I would change that to Duchess. I think it looks like a hen. Cute looking bird

Great Job! They look fantastic!

You can order trays from Magill Grain Store. What Adelaide auction are you selling them at?

I think it is a cock, just out of condtion.

I would need to see another picture of the cere, it may just be the light but he looks out of condition. Also is it just the one pair in the aviary? I can only see one nestbox.

Great looking chicks Let me know when your culling any of your birds, I would be keen to get some The ino's are gorgeous.

Cheers Guys! I am defintley looking forward to the chicks

Is there a possiblility of her being "fantasy" pregnant? I know cats and dogs can have it, also known as ghost pregnancy. They show all the signs, but their body doesn't actually produce young.

The youngest I have done is about 3 weeks. Maybe you could do it at two, I dont know about birds anatomy enough to say sorry.

4 chicks! That is good fertility. How are the other nests lookin?

Donovan should be feeding them if they are almost fully feathered. Try putting them in an ice-cream container on the bottom of the cage, he should see them and feed them.

I syringe fed lots of chicks, and boy was it messy! For one feeding I would spend nearly 15 minutes on each chick, reh-eating it all the time. When I had 3 chicks to do, and a 45 minute time frame, it was cutting it close! . When I learnt how to crop feed (off a youtube clip, as it was urgent) and I fed the chicks, I was SO suprised. I realised how under-nourished the chick's had been before. They had been getting probably not even half a ml. I feed my older chicks 1 and a half, depends how big their crops are looking sometimes 2 if they are quite a bit older. I would strongly reccomend crop needling. I must admit though, I have killed one bird. I think I wasn't concentrating, or I dont know I cant even remember, and he died in my hands. For the number of HEALTHY weight chicks I have bred, compared to one death I am still sad about, I think the odds tip in my favour.

Same here I am hoping the hen will get me some more chicks, She has bred me 5 of my 20 or so chicks this season ( horrible I know. First year though) I am about to go and candle the eggs EDIT: Pair 1 - 3 of the eggs are quite dark already they are nice solid pearly white visually , another two have strong veins. The other two eggs are clear, or just to young to tell Pair 2 - Maybe veins in 2 of the eggs... other two are clear still. Once again, to young to tell probably. Pair 3 - (Forgot to mention they are on 3 eggs) One egg is maybe fertile, other two to young to tell.

I personally wouldn't use this method, as the bird is also likley to become scared of you. It would see you as a big giant that is restraining it from it's natrual instinct of wanting to fly. If the bird bit you and you showed it hurt (which most people do) tehn the bird is automatically going to associate biting you as a way of you letting it go, or becoming scared. The reason people (Sunnie's idea is great, I have used it heeps of times) are getting birds to tame in the cage is because that is were the bird feels safest. When something new comes into their home, they will be natrually curious, like a toy. So by introducing your hand slowly, their natrual curiosity will take over, compared to forcing the bird to adapt to your hands. Just because you take a horse to water, you can't force it to drink. This is of course my personal opinion, as we all have different methods of taming.

Thanks Dean, I haven't noticed any egg shell or yolk stains or anything like that. Also she hasn't gone from anorexic to plump, she just seems to stay plump with an egg bum. All my other hens come out of their boxes for a few minutes after laying like you mentioned. Internal layer is the other possibility. I had the same issue with a hen of mine. Looking permanent egg-bum. It turned out it was a fatty tumor, that was removed. She survived and lived on for another year, before dying.