daniela

if your talking about the hen (the mother) i think shes a opaline cobalt dom pied

i think another girl will cause them to fight..but i think a boy is better and they will form some sort of relationship....

:party0011: very sorry to hear that maesie...... hugs to you..youve been through too much

oooooo....aaaaaaaa its nice to see the transitions in budgies because they grow so fast :party0011: they seem to have brighter plumage when they have broken caps

:party0011: your on a roll mate lol

the cinnanom yellow has 4 babies, the 2 eldest are white based, the other two being yellow-faced. the eldest is violet too which is good i only have one :hug: Unfortunately i lost 2 babies ....one hatched today and was very yellow for some reason, and the other (this is a bit disturbing) well,it had moved to the other side of the nest where the door was and one of the birds picked the door up and it fell on its neck squashing it :hug: and leaving its head on the outside to be cold :hug: very sad for them but there is nothing i could have done .....

very sorry to hear that i read how you took care of her well whilst she was sick you did your best

real sadness for 3 babies not one baby to have a small life poor birds but its no nones fault...their quite beautifull too

cobalt recessive pied i think its cobalt because the patch on it in the box looks in the photo like a cobalt

it is such a shame how such a beautiful creature wont live a life it should have because of its parents such a shame i agree with kaz, i would give it the best life it could llive to make its small life worth it

half the pics ghaazzigh has been "moved or deleted"

its a boy

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g'day everybody!!! i have three questions i would like to ask, so drummroll please.... what do i get with a skyblue DF spangle hen x grey yellow clearwing cock???? i saw a bird in the local pet store which was normal, had a head spot and the tail had white on it even thought the bird was green and yellow what mutation is it??? and lucky last, recently i had a perfectly healthy hen. however in just two days she couldnt control her feet, they were floppiy and she could stand on a perch what disease was this???? thank you very much

there not working for me either... all i can see is red crosses

my uncle has the birds in a seperate cage. the baby is the only one in the nest and is about 2 and a half weeks old. i dont know who the real plucker is as i dont know the birds as well as my uncle does and hes not the type that looks out for these things so i should say he woulldnnt know either. this one chicked brood is actually probably the 5 th nest the hen and cock have raised and i have told my uncle numerous times before to seperate the birds as its no good for them to keep laying. Also the first nest they had the had about 7 or 8 babies and the last two nests have only given a total of three so now you can get the idea how my uncle doesnt seem to follow keep your bird healthy and keep a good eye on them rules. Please dont get me wrong though he takes very good care of all of them at lets them do what they want. hes a good guy i also noticed to nite the mother wasnt with the baaby inside the nest... will the baby get cold seeing as half its feathers just aint there????DANIELA You know this is NOT funny. It's negligent behaviour and simply shameful. From Rob Marshall's book "The Budgerigar" p308: "Feather plucking in nestlings by the mother is a common occurrence that coincides with the start of a new breeding cycle. The aberrant behaviour is the result of hormonal fluctuations when the mother is preparing to produce the next clutch of eggs without the means to mobilise the required amounts of protein and minerals. Feather plucking may also be a vice for which there is no cure. Irrespective of its cause, feather picking is a sign that the hen is not ready for, and should not be allowed to enter another breeding cycle." Renee, i know it isnt funny i was laughing at how i agree 5 cluthes is the most pathetic thing i have ever seen and i agree with you but i cant control what my uncle does with his birds. However, i told him about putting the hen and cock to rest eg and he agrees which is good for the birds

depends.....on if she has damaged the feather follicles and also depends on if she is finshed plucking..............can get a whole lot worse yet and if baby doesnt freeze without being kept warm at night too A friend of mine had a similar situation....single chick parents lost interest in...I went over and got it and put it in one of my nests and gave it back to her once it had fledged and was independant. oh no! i hope the baby doesnt freeze! i had ago at scaring the hen into the nest but it didnt work what are feather foccicles???? you leave me mystified kaz my uncle is upstairs...we are at my house now and ill tell him about it.

awwww sweet.... congrats!!!

they need recovery time alright...the problem is thatmy uncle nor do i have any similar aged chicks (i have only 3 day old ones) i suppose it helps other birds having 267 birds kaz will the feathers grow back?????

very funny kaz..i agree with you..well yuo see my point. full stop . i was telling my uncle today about how "See!??? this is what happens when you leave a pair in for a long time..""excetra

my uncle has the birds in a seperate cage. the baby is the only one in the nest and is about 2 and a half weeks old. i dont know who the real plucker is as i dont know the birds as well as my uncle does and hes not the type that looks out for these things so i should say he woulldnnt know either. this one chicked brood is actually probably the 5 th nest the hen and cock have raised and i have told my uncle numerous times before to seperate the birds as its no good for them to keep laying. Also the first nest they had the had about 7 or 8 babies and the last two nests have only given a total of three so now you can get the idea how my uncle doesnt seem to follow keep your bird healthy and keep a good eye on them rules. Please dont get me wrong though he takes very good care of all of them at lets them do what they want. hes a good guy i also noticed to nite the mother wasnt with the baaby inside the nest... will the baby get cold seeing as half its feathers just aint there???? DANIELA

i was getting confused between whether my quail was a king or a painted... thanks for the info that theyre the same thing!

today i am at my uncles house because my parents are working, and he has around 20 budgies that he breeds. One pair had one baby and i had a look at him this morning and halff his feathers have been plucked off of his head wings rump and stomach . Will these feathers grow back? What can i do to help the poor chick??? Thanks to all replies

i have a chinese painted quail. He likes to hide behind stuff and in corners B:

i have recently placed a quail at the bottom of my avairy and there is no problem between the quail and the budgies... it is fun to watch them walk quickly along the floor of the cage