b.k.2009

Another quick update PAIR 6 has laid her 4th egg

Hi all just another quick update, PAIR 6 has laid her 3rd yesterday. PAIR 3 is still laying on her eggs, they should start hatching anyday now. and also i have two pairs of pet types budgies on eggs. one pair has two eggs and the pair has 3 eggs

Thanks for that link Squeak_Crumble, there is some some nice birds on that list. i'll be there but unsure if i will buy anything.

Thanks RIPbudgies i will email Sue Adams tonight, the ring numbers of her birds and find out the pedigrees of the birds, the Sky blue Hen in picture#8, no she sits normally on the perch but when i put her in the show box she was nervous / angry

Consider pairing the Dark Green/Ino to the Clearbody hen. You will then produce Normal/CB cocks; Clearbody/Ino cocks; Normal hens and Ino hens. This will start you off with some visual CB cock for next year. As it stands now Pair 3 only has a 25% of producing an Ino and it will be a hen and all the cocks produced will be Normal but some will split for Ino but you will not know which ones. Pair 6 will only produced Normal split Clearbody cocks and Normal hens. Unless you have been given pedigrees you will not know if any of the other birds are split but I would suggest being split for Opaline and Cinnamon or both is common place. Have you a particular reason for keeping the Greys together? This will produce a portion of double factor Greys. A pairing I like to do is a Grey Green/Blue to a Blue with one having a dark factor. Thanks RIPbudgies i will alter the parings as you has recommended. i will put the clearbody hen to the dark green/ino cock and grey cinnamon hen to the blue cock

hi all here is an idea on how i might pair the new birds. tell me what you think Pair 1: Grey Green Cock (sue adams) X Grey Hen (ray slade) Pair 2: Grey normal Cock (sue adams) X Normal Green Hen (sue adams) Pair 3: Dark Green / Lutino Cock (dennis lomman) X Clear Body Sky Hen (sue adams) Pair 4: Grey Green Cock (ray slade) X Light Grey Cinnamon Hen (sue adams) Pair 5: Cobalt Cock (diana trevarten) X Sky Blue Hen (sue adams) Pair 6: Sky Blue Cock (L Edwards) X Grey Cinnamon Hen (L Edwards)

hi all just another quick update PAIR 7 has been scrapped from by breeding program. i cracked all 5 of her eggs they were all duds and she laid another egg of the perch yesterday. that was the finally straw for me .

Thanks Sunnie

Hi all can somebody tell me what Cock you would pair to what Hen ? i am not sure how to pair them correctly

Thanks Taboo

Thanks Vicky

Photos as promised please refer to my last post for history of birds, enjoy looking at the photos and please leave me your comments of what you think of my birds COCKS #1 Dark Green / Lutino Cock From Dennis Lomman #2 Grey Green Cock from Ray Slade #3 Cobalt Cock from Diana Trevarten #4 Sky Blue Cock from L Edwards HENS #5 Grey Hen from Ray Slade #6 Grey Cinnamon Hen from L Edwards ( she just had a bath will take another photo after) #7 Clearbody Sky Hen from Sue Adams #8 Sky Blue Hen from Sue Adams

Hi All. i got back from the NEBS tender sale, i bought 8 birds 4 to many . i will post photos tomorrow the birds that i bought are as follows COCKS #1 Dark green / Lutino cock, bought it from Dennis Lomman its a 2010 bird #2 Grey green cock i think but will comfirm tomorrow, bought from Ray Slade 2010 bird, Bloodline: Bruce Stafford ( i did not relise it it said on the card "does not grow tail" until i got home:( hope it not genetic ) #3 Cobalt cock, bought from Diana Trevarthen 2010 bird #4 Blue cock ithink could be cobalt, bought from L Edwards 2009 bird HENS #5 Grey Cinnamon hen ( closely related to cinnamon 2nd Logan Shield 2011) bought from Ray Slade. Bloodline: Glassenbury / loveridge #6 Grey Cinnamon hen, bought from L Edwards. Bloodline Edwards / Lomman #7 Clear body sky blue hen, bought from Sue Adams, Bloodline: McCalister (QLD) / Mulley-Steve Elliott, 2011 bird #8 Sky Blue hen, bought from Sue Adams, Bloodline: TLC / Kakoshke ( from grand champion cinnamon ) ( 2010 Maiden Hen) i spent $120 on 8 birds i think i did good and bought some stunner hens at least not so sure about the cocks

okay thank you for that Sunnie

another update pair 6 laid her 2nd egg today. but she broke her first egg . and pair 7 laid another egg off the perch which i binned. looks as if none of her eggs will hatch. today found her in cage and the cock on the eggs .

Thanks you Taboo i am very happy with these birds

Thanks GB for that great advice

Thanks GB. I will try and get the cinnamon hen a good cock bird and for the grey cock a good hen bird.On wednesday i should buy some birds at my clubs tender sale. wish me luck

Hi All, Just another quick update. The hen from PAIR 6 has laid her first egg today . i think Pair 3 have stopped at 6 eggs

Thanks Squeak_Crubble, i will wait until the NEBS tender sale on wednesday and see what birds i get. then i will decided the pairings. thanks for your suggestion i will keep it in mind for these pairs

thanks kaz, how did i do on the other mutations as i am not good with mutations You got all the others right. Dont worry about the olive vs grey green thing. Most everyone gets that wrong at first, till they learn what to look out for Thank you kaz, i now know how to tell olives & grey greens apart

thanks kaz, how did i do on the other mutations as i am not good with mutations

Hi All, here are the photos i promised cock 1, is he a olive or a grey green ? cock 2, this one is my favorite 2009 red ring, i think he is a normal grey hen 1 , i think she is a normal green Hen 2, i think she is a light grey cinnamon wing please tell me what you all think about my new birds there pros & cons here is my setup where i am keeping the birds cocks on the left and the hens on the right

Hi all i just got 4 new show budgies 2 cocks a grey and a olive green and 2 hens a cinnamon light grey and i think a normal green. i will post photos later today. i have them in quarantine. is there anything i should do special like worming on so on ? the birds come from a local SA breeder Sue Adams.

she laid the fertile egg on the 13th of may. thats the only egg that she laid in the box rest were off the perch. i will not disturb her just yet i'll give her a few more days