Ratzy

Thank you RIPbudgies! I thought of brown wings when I saw this picture but it is probably cinnamon. http://www.parrotforums.com/gallery/showim...ostid=99#post99 I'm not sure this will work.

LYNCH time! Why did you not take photos?! I sold one of my babies and another is being kept in my cage for the time being. Happy it went okay anyway.

Do not touch the eggs! They do not need to be handled. You may candle the eggs when they are about a week old, with a flexible torch. When she stops laying she will just suddenly not lay one day. Then you wait.

I came across a site that said they had dark eyes, instead of plum like a cinnamon.

okay, I was just checking.

I am a bit confused about brown-wings. I read something about how they have darker markings than a cinnamon wing, is this true? I came across a picture on another forum and it looked too dark to be cinnamon, though that could be due to lighting.

10! Wow! I had a similar thing with a friends dog. It was her first time and she had eight! SHe is a golden cockerspaniel. They are gorgeous.

Remember quarantine for the new ones.

Well done Kaz ( and Maggie )!

Hello fire bird! I have chickens but only one silkie. My frizzle died today. I don't know why but I have a feeling about respiratory infection along with a blocked crop.

Ha ha! Same thing happened to me only it looked real with strawberry juice.

That is one spoilt little bird. What food does she like?

I remember when I was 4 a friend used to breed budgies. I was allowed to hold a two week old chick and saw a one day old one with eggs. She colony bred but never had any problems. I researched everywhere for about ayear and a bit before I bred this year. I do have parental support as long as I pay most of the vet bills ( don't worry I have a heap save up). It was a really good experience and I do understand that breeding does not always go to plan. For now I am giving it a rest, until I upgrade my current cage. I'm almost there now. Exellent topic by the way. (yeah I know I chatter on too much)

Isn't he a bit young to jump the box? Or is he trying to get away from you opening the box?

That was what I was trying to say. Looking back I didn't word it right.

WOW! They are beautiful! Can't wait for more pics.

I'd say female but for the last two pics. With flash looks male. I'm going with female. I think females can talk, just not much if at all. It really depends on the bird. Most females don't talk. I'm not 100% accurate on that because I've never actually tried to teach a budgie to talk. Nice aviaries! If I was you I wouldn't colony breed. It often ends in disaster, hens eating other hens chicks, attacks ect. Of course I have no experience to go from this, but a lot of other members will tell you the same thing.

Well done! GB, why don't you get yourself a tame bub? You could go into a great business, taking down the local pet store. Houman, does Tammy sleep in your bed?

How did it go?

They are beautiful. It is very fun watching them grow, isn't it.

I'd be scared as well. They are too tiny.

I meant for if somebody is actually tampering with the birds. LILBABYBUDGIES, are your breeding cages off the ground? Wouldn't the little snakes attack the birds if they were sitting on the eggs? I doubt one little snake could do that. The take days, weeks to digest one meal. They don't hunt in pairs either. All snakes in Vic are deadly and hunt using their poison, appart from the rare Murray- Darling carpet python ( I think its called that ). I don't think there is a snake problem.

Wouldn't predators leave traces of egg shells, blood ect? We have an automatic light that turns on when it detects movement, would that work?

What a shame..... just snap him quickly then!

Sorry about that Kaz..... I was thinking if there was no variety in perches it would irratate their feet.