Bird Junky

Hi Only soak enough seed to feed your birds for one meal. Fed daily it could lead to Overdosing ... It is not a magic potion Birds fed a full wholesome diet don't need any additives....B.J.

Hi Sorry your bird is poorly. A trip to the vet is the best advice.....B.J

Hi . Also check their diet with advice in this forum Diet & Nutrition....B.J.

Hi I would remove seed from box. Unhygienic to mix food & excrement....B.J..

! No....The egg could be fertile.... They mate when they feel like it 2 You will know when she finishes laying....If she doesn't lay for two days you will know she has stopped.

Hi Half an egg twice a week per bird. Mash egg shell, white & yoke together Every part of the egg is good for all birds....B.J.

Hi Go to the Forum on Diet & Nutrition. Grass Seed is for sale at any garden centre. Plant a sprinkle of seed in a pot & wait for it to grow. Or you could pull up a lump of grass that no dogs have been on, & feed them that as well as Fruit & veg....B.J.

Hi. Leave the box where it is too much interference isn't good. Remove hen, & if cock feeds chick it should be okay, Or you could foster it out with no trouble......B.J.

Hi You can buy all the stuff you want on the net Just type in PET BIRD SUPPLIERS.....B.J.

Hi Re your mention of seeds. Read my post. "Things you didn't want to know about seed."......BJ.

Hi If you make them from scrap timber, there free. They don't have to be made of fancy expensive wood...B.J.

Hi There is no cut off date for a females fertility. A good hen is used as long as her fertility lasts... Please go to forums & click on to, Diet & nutrition. Your diet not adequate.. You can buy small drinking water dispensers from any Pet shop... You cage is just about big enough for 4 pairs. Remove all the other birds. Have you somewhere to put any babies??? Budgie nest boxes are single entry & should be placed at 35cm apart.. Cuttle is provided for its calcium content, the birds will use it when its required.....B.J.

Hi rosey. Birds ages, okay. (1) How many pairs in the cage.. (2) What's in the food.. (3) Drinking & bathing water should be separate. (4) What's the size of the cage.. (5) How many nest boxes..(6) How do you know the eggs are dud.. (7) Are they getting cuttle & iodine block. (8) Have you clicked on to breeding & feeding forums??????.....B.J. ..

Hi . Read these posts, the clues are there.....B.J.

Hi Give us more info on your set-up. Food, age.accommodation etc...This will allow for a solution instead of a guess ....B.J.

Hi No Your daughter broke the rules.....B.J.

Hi. Could it be they're being picked on by an older bird? If you can separate them it might help...B.J.

Hi Your suspicions are right. Do you have more boxes than hens to give them choice???....B.J.

Hi It is always a bad idea to add extra birds into a cage holding a residential female. Hens are very territorial when it comes to cage space The do not like strangers...You don't say why you need to handle her????.....B.J.

Hi He's a Greywing .......B.J.

Hi There's a lot of rubbish out there. Colony breeding is the natural way of breeding flock birds it is very successful & less expensive for the beginner if they follow the simple rules... (1) Your aviary could hold up to 3 breeding pairs. (2) Extra nest boxes to give hens choice. (3) Read breeding & feeding & general care off Budgies on the forums on here, (4) budgies will breed as a single pair.......B.J

Hi There ain't no Avian vets.. Just vets that know a bit about birds....B.J.

Hi Welcome to the site Can't wait to see your photo's.....B.J.

Hi Your cage is the wrong shape It should be wider than it is high. Remove the trouble maker before you have a death on your hands. It wont hurt her if she is close by. Unless it's absolutely black, covering won't make them sleep. You should start a Taming program asap...B.J.

Hi. Many well meaning bird keepers feed a good healthy food mix on a daily basis. For instance bowl of mixed fruit & veg, seed, nuts etc. This may be necessary in a commercial or zoo situation due to manpower or time restrictions. This situation unfortunately turns food into a toy. With birds like little children picking out the bits they like best & throwing out rest Thus they are not necessarily getting the greatest value from the food supplied. At the moment there are experiments being undertaken which have shown that the enzimes in some types of fruit & veg prevent the uptake of nutrients from others when ingested on or about the same time. Itis suggested that only one type of fruit or veg should be fed in any 4 hour period. This is more in keeping with the birds natural intake of vit & min. In the wild no bird recieves its full compliment of vit & min on a daily basis.,,,,,,B.J.