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got to agree with eterri i wouldnt use the hen again at all if it is french moult shell be a carrier and if she is plucking it is 99.9% impossible to stop a hen plucking once she starts especially to that degree i would get the chick checked if its not french moult then i would use the dad but im afraid the hen would be retired from breeding

you do not need to cull if you did the whole birdroom would have to be done you have to ensure the parents and the young are never given the chance to breed sell them give them away but tell people that they will never be able to breed them

you dont need to cull the birds but unfortuatly you can not breed from the parents again if it if french moult as for vet bills well cant help you there its a fact of life when you keep animals if you want to look after them properly the chick could lead a very good healthy life

because the internet is a great thing but can be a bad thing as well i know doubt could find great sites for pellets and great sites for seeds its how you want to preceive things i've never advocated pellets i have always used seed with the usual veg ext but one thing i do look at is reports like the link i gave

to the best of my knowledge i dont think budgies have ever been hatched this way

why handle them lots and they will be tame the hen is much better equipt than you are to regulate the temp and feed times

i would read this http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....35entry121635

i would just like to commend you both on the way you have put your points across on what can be a delicate subject

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ive used Ivermectin and so have a lot of people in the club and have never had a problem mind you ive never heard of it being injected

i place a piece of bread soaked in milk in for 2 to 3 hours then remove whats left usually not much

there were some restrictions put on buying birds here all bird auctions were cancelled sales classes were stoped at shows and i think they stoped importing birds from europe as well and as most pet birds in the shopa come from here i dont know if that affected the price

i havnt seen anything about bird flu for ages

what are you talking about ????

as i said youngsters are our future and an email from another club could have a desired effect that this person does not frighten people off this hobby part of my original question i didn't want there name putting over the web but a nice friendly email pointing out that they have lost an eleven year old to the hobby if a youngster comes to our club aviary visits are arranged and normally the youngster leaves with some birds (free) as long as the parents agree plus equipment

mother and son can be kept together just dont provide a nest box

i have to agree with nerwen there might be some nice people in the group we have to remember youngsters are our future in the hobby can you give me the name of the club and person please and if this person has an email pm me them dont put them out on the forum

i would agree with nerwen try different partners i had a hen who only lays 3 eggs but some where fertile

all my hens are started at 12 months

try this http://www.geocities.com/budgerigarprogram/

they are good for breeding as well you get more hen chicks when you use these bulbs

i dont want to rain on your parade but you might not of released it far enough away dont know if anybody saw river cottage on tv he had mice and released them in a field i think and he marked them with lipstick to see if they came back and in within two weeks they were back

if it has a crack in it after 10 to 12 days it will not hatch throw it away

where to start ??? did you buy your birds from a breeder who shows what are their qualitys as to picking a champ go to shows look to see what is winning normally to breed a good un you would need to start with at least 3 pairs then be quite brutal and sell all but the best chicks breed with these and i would not expect a good un till the third or fourth year

if you leave birds to breed year after year within the same familly then yes this will weaken the birds but show birds arnt bred year after year outcrosses are used as well