kochy23

thanks for the help guys, the parents are both yellow faces, yeah the biggest looked grey to me but im not overly sure this being my first breeding season. the other two that have pin feathers have yellow on the flights. which the camera didnt pick up so well If you cant turn it off, place a piece of tape over the flash unit i didnt realise you could tell that young thanks kaz

heres some new babies from my most successful pair to date. two are starting to come out in colour can anyone help me tell what they are? i relise that the flash isnt helping the situation much but i cant figure out how to take it off:huh:

thank you daz for posting your information i thoroughly enjoyed reading it, its good for begginers like myself to be able to come onto sites like this and be able to tap into the information like this thread. i think that im going to make my own 5 year plan it seems to be a smart way to go and means i that i can always know where im headed. i hope im at your point in 5 years. cheers;)

yeah interesting. i thought it sounded weird. of course i dont know that much yet so i just took his word for it. oh and how many years does a budgie breed for? and when going into the breeding season how do you select which bird pairs with which?

!. heredity plays a part in size not colour. 2. everyone will have a different answer. I wont breed mother to son, father to daughter, brother to sister. thanks kaz, yeah the breeder i went to siad that if you pair greys up they have smaller offspring which i thought sounded weird

just to be a pain but i have a few more questions... 1.does the colour of a bird have any affect on its size? eg. would a grey bird be smaller than say a green? 2.how close should your birds be related when linebreeding?

heres another one of my birds she looks alot better in person than in the picture, she sits very proud on the perch im hoping to get some good chicks from her

You were definitely well treated, thats partly why i asked who it was lol. I know quite a few of the NZ breeders and the local prices so you should be well pleased with what you got. $30 each is an absolute steal, although for a beginner its just what you need. Go back to that breeder when you've bred a few birds and need outcrosses. definitely what part of nz are you from dean? Im in hamilton, but I got my best birds from Tauranga and have travelled a bit to see whats around. Will probably do some more travelling soon. i received an email from a breeder in hamilton who was selling alot of their stock because they were moving if you didnt already know? Yes that will be from Tony and Robyn. I have some of their line. I think their best feature is actually that the hens (at least the ones i've had from her) lay around 10 eggs a piece. As a general rule their birds lack the length that other top breeders have, but they have good width/feather/spot and other features. I can tell you more in private if you like, but definitely some good birds to be had from there if you were to get in quick. I am crossing some of my tauranga birds with a couple of grinter hens at the moment, will be crossing back to the tauranga stock but the grinter hens should produce numbers for me. yeah that sounds good dean id be interested to hear more. do you know them quite well?

just a couple of questions.... 1. what do the ring colours mean i hear people talk about red and blue rings? 2.is cinnamon a sex linked variety? what other colours are? 3. how many rounds should you let a breeding couple go for? 4. how many times a year do budgies moult? 5. are you meant to keep cocks and hens separate throughout the year? any help would be much appreciated

You were definitely well treated, thats partly why i asked who it was lol. I know quite a few of the NZ breeders and the local prices so you should be well pleased with what you got. $30 each is an absolute steal, although for a beginner its just what you need. Go back to that breeder when you've bred a few birds and need outcrosses. definitely what part of nz are you from dean? Im in hamilton, but I got my best birds from Tauranga and have travelled a bit to see whats around. Will probably do some more travelling soon. i received an email from a breeder in hamilton who was selling alot of their stock because they were moving if you didnt already know?

You were definitely well treated, thats partly why i asked who it was lol. I know quite a few of the NZ breeders and the local prices so you should be well pleased with what you got. $30 each is an absolute steal, although for a beginner its just what you need. Go back to that breeder when you've bred a few birds and need outcrosses. definitely what part of nz are you from dean?

id agree but the breeder i saw on saturday said to me the birds i brought were worth 150 each and he gave them to me for 30 each so there are still some breeders out there who arent all about making money and remember what its like to start out. but i definitely understand what you guys are saying.

awesome bird pji

thanks snoopy, im pretty stoked

yeah thanks sunnie, im pretty stoked the breeder was only too happy to give me some advice too so im really excited

here they are as promised! green hen green hen 2 grey cock light green cock and what i think is a dilute cock but you guys may know what it is better than me and i got one more hen but she was being difficult so couldnt get a photo but will try! so what you guys think?

thanks dean, i will do that straight away

i have just noticed today that one of my clutches of eggs appear to be pecked by the hen they arent large pecks but it appears to have slightly cracked the shells, are these eggs spoiled now? i think they are fertile also so im worried

got up early this morning and went for a drive to get my new birds, went with the intention of buying mtwo pairs came away with 3 pairs so was stoked. they are nice birds too, the breeder gave them to me for a great price. ill get some photos up asap

thats awesome, your birds are definitely something for me to aspire to. my first chick hatched yesturday so heres hoping.....

id have to go with this fellow i think hes a stunner

haha fair enough

i just thought id start a topic to see the photos of everyones best birds. so iff you have a picture of him/her dont be shy! ill start. one of the birds im picking up next saturday

im only new to budgies myself but they look awesome good job!

although he said that these were the last of his culls and i was lucky to get them i think he was about to pair them up. hes having another cull early next year he told me