rachelm

Could you please add a photo?

I heard on the ABC radio that there is more pollution inside the average home than out. Sorry about the hen Flip, there wasn't anything else you could have done.

Thank you Robyn. I'm in love with that duster, I need to come up with a name for her. It's my first and I think its nest mate could be one also. I will keep it going as long as possible.

Yes, that will work. Keep in mind chicks need to be of similar age and not too feathered, 3 weeks old is about the limit.

Yes, I will certainly try to help.

WOW!!!! Those photo's are beautiful and so festive. Sorry to say there is nothing like that where I live, not even a Christmas light or bauble.

It wouldn't hurt her to try the Triple C. To give her some energy, you could add some glucose or a small amount of honey to the water you are giving her. Unfortunately, when budgies become this ill it is very hard to bring them back.

Yes, I foster all the time and at times it gets very confusing remembering who is who. You can foster to a nest with no chicks, just make sure the eggs are 18 days + and the chick is less than a week old.

There are a number of things it could be Flip. Canker, psittacosis, mega bacteria (avian gastric yeast), crop infection and any combination of those plus more. The bad thing about budgies is when they get sick the symptoms are the same. Did the vet take any samples? Mega bacteria and canker would show up under the microscope. Any chance your friend fed something poisoned? So far you are doing the best thing, heat and rehydrate. Possibly crop feed her 1ml of hand raising mix, if you know how.

Yes ,that cage is fine for two budgies. I use them as my breeding cages.

Update as of today: 27 chicks Pair 1- Replaced hen with a cobalt violet greywing and so far they have 2 eggs. Pair 2- 6 chicks, 2 hatched with plum eyes so I know they are hens because the father is split cinnamon. 2 of the biggest chicks are in foster nests. Pair 3: 4 chicks, 1 of them is a cinnamon hen, father is split cinnamon. (plum eye, top and black eye) Pair 4: 4 chicks, 1 cinnamon hen. Pair 5: 5 chicks. Oldest is AYF cobalt violet opaline greywing hen, 2nd oldest is AYF cobalt violet greywing, 3rd chick is AYF opaline cobalt violet, the other 2 are AYF but I have to wait a bit for the colours to come through. Cute and cheeky oldest chick (21 days old) with this massive duster ( 28 days old). Pair 6: 3 chicks, 2 are cinnamon hens. Pair 7: 5 chicks. All chicks are a yellow face of some kind, there are spangles and recessive pieds. Spangles are easy to pick at a young age because the two main tails are clear. Dom pieds will also have two clear tail feathers. Recessive pieds have one clear and one coloured tail feather. Pair 8: 1 fertile egg out of 7. I love how neat this little circle of eggs are. Another hen with some of her own chicks are a yellowface pied foster (left). Pair 9: Nothing.

Hello Frank and Frankiebird. He is just gorgeous, love his colour and he looks like quite a character. I'm pretty sure the spot on the back of the head on a normal bird means split recessive pied.

If your pairs are in breeding condition it can take as little as 10-14 days for the first egg.

Photo 6 is my favorite too.

Photo 1. Photo 2. Photo 3. Photo 4. Photo 5. Photo 6. Photo 7.

I will do some photo's today. I have an idea but I'm not sure how it will turn out.

I really like your nest box design Paulie. Did you make them yourself?

I watched your clip and she doesn't look sick. Emerald looks like she wants to breed and is flexing her wings at the cock bird in the cage with her.

Oh, they all look beautiful. You are doing a great job Mikayla.

They are recessive pieds because neither of the parents are visual pied.

This chick really looks like a cock. It is so beautiful and so white. Now I'm thinking cinnamon fallow. I have read somewhere they look exactly like lacewings.

Hi Maz, A lacewing is the same as a normal lutino but a lacewing will have faint brown wing markings instead of being pure yellow. They will also have faint brown spots around there neck. Thanks Lacewings are ino (albino or lutino) + cinnamon. At this age you can tell they are lacewings because their tail feathers are brown instead of yellow .

Hi Maz, your chick is a sky opaline.

Update. Pair 1: 0. Will probably replace hen at end of the week. Pair 2: 6 fertile out of 7 so far Pair 3: 4 fertile out of 7 so far Pair 4: 5 fertile out of 6 so far Pair 5: 2 chicks and 4 fertile eggs remaining. Pair 6: 5 fertile out of 8 so far. Pair 7: 4 babies and 2 fertile eggs remaining.(7 days old, then 5,3 and day old) Pair 8: 1 egg so far. Pair 9: 0 Here are some photo's of my other chicks today. Lacewings. Green. Blues. Dark Green and Light Green. Violet cobalt opaline. Yellow face grey. Violet cobalt opaline.

Well done. That's a nice healthy looking chick.