Budgie_Mad

Yes I strongly agree with L__J, when the male is trying to mate with the female, part of his 'ritual' to get her mating is to dance, and they do this by jumping from perch to perch, also it will give them more places relax.

Agree with hilly.

beautiful birds, good luck with the breeding!

Yep second egg today. 24 of May. Exciting, other female is showing great interest in the nesting box, and she has mated again, so fingers crossed.

That's exciting, I hope I get at least 3 this time. Also my other breeding pair that i had almost lost hope in were mating today. So fingers crossed there are some more babies from them.

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Hello everyone, I have a new egg laid on the 22nd of May 2013, The egg was laid by the same pair as the previous journal pair. I thought they may have laid earlier, however better late than never. I knew that the female would lay as she had a very large egg bum, and was a bit slower today! she is nice and healthy and so is the father. I wonder how many chicks I will get this time and what mutations, I already have a person wanting two, if they hatch that is, fingers crossed, she is in the new breeding cages I made two months ago, they are nice and large and hygienic, so all in all it is going perfect so far.

Nice Robyn, I often don't say anything because everyone has already nailed it.

No they are both females. I have got one of them pairs, the other female (blue) was included as she was very pretty. I will have a male for her soon.

Anything else happened yet?

Could be, cant say for certain if it is or not without a photo so here's a link to how to do so. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=rules&f=83

Probably the best forum out there, great community. Welcome and good luck.

Beautiful budgies there. Looks like they are very well kept.

Beautiful budgie.

Good luck for next time.

Sorry about your losses, I would be upset if this happened to me, hope that you can get more chicks that live. I would agree with robyn, only take the eggs out if you are absolutly sure the eggs aren't fertile.

I thought it was sad, but it was the perfect ending.

How exciting, Is anything happing still, any more eggs?

Here is the link to how to do this. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=rules&f=83

Do you have a picture?

A Tear Fell As I sat alone and listened to the family down the hall, They were laughing and so happy and missed me not at all. I heard someone remark, what a beautiful dog they had, "Oh yes, he is a treasure, and he is never, never bad." "Is he the only pet you have?" and the reply I clearly heard, "Oh no, there is the cat and a hamster, and a stupid bird." "Oh," the voice was heard to say, "and where might be your bird?" "He's kept away from all of us so his screaming can't be heard. He's just a pest and sits all day and he can't cuddle in your lap, Birds are not affectionate you know, they just sit and take a nap." "Or else they scream and make a mess, I just wish that he would go, We have never really liked him, he was a gift from my Mom, you know. She looks in on him when she comes around or else we would turn him out, He's such a stupid bird you know, all we ever hear him do, is to shout." Down the hall in a little cage, huddled close to the dish of seeds, A tear slid down from a little eye, there was no one to know his needs. But Someone had a different plan, for his pain and distress was heard, Next morning when his seed was brought and he was left without a word, The little one realized at once, his cage door had been left open wide, He flew down the hall and across a room and suddenly he was outside. He flew for what seemed like miles until he finally had to land, He circled around and dropped down below and lit upon a hand. She smiled at him and said, "Hello" and her voice was soft and kind, No one had ever been nice to him and he never believed he would find, A person to love him or someone to care, having a heart brimming with love, But she gently took him inside with her and told him he'd, "come from above" To fill her heart with joy again for her baby had just been taken away, Across the Bridge to wait for her there just as he had come to stay. She called him Hope, for he gave back her life and caused her heart to sing, This miracle come to fill her life with joy, a miracle on feathered wing. As he went to sleep that very night in a beautiful cage by her bed, A tear fell down a feathered cheek as he heard what she whispered and said, "Goodnight little Hope, wake me in the morning." And he gave her a feathered grin, No more sadness and loneliness for them, their new life was about to begin. Written by: Juanita

I Only Wanted You They say memories are golden well maybe that is true. I never wanted memories, I only wanted you. A million times I needed you, a million times I cried. If love alone could have saved you you never would have died. In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still. In my heart you hold a place no one could ever fill. If tears could build a stairway and heartache make a lane, I'd walk the path to heaven and bring you back again. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. ~Author unknown

Wow, Looks amazing, I personally prefer pavers to sand, never tried concrete (imagine similar to pavers), sand to me is very bad as it is difficult to get all of the seed husks out without taking the sand to, the sand gets wet and dirty, and you can't wash the aviary out. So my last weekend I moved out the sand and got the pavers clean again. Excellent choice on not colony breeding, very risky. I too started colony breeding and wasn't getting any chicks, and I read a thing about colony breeding from **KAZ** and thought that could be it. So I got my first clutch this year, and about to get a second (fingers crossed) in 3-4 more days, as they have started to mate again. Your aviary/flight looks excellent and fun for the birds. Hope you can get a good outcome from this. From Budgie_Mad

Hi Jaffa, This happened to my birds also however mine didn't die, Was the vent covered/blocked in anyway? Also is this your first clutch? If it is the first time, this can happen. I hope the other baby survives and that the death doesn't turn you away from breeding budgies as it is a pleasure to have them around. I would suggest hand feeding if it hasn't been fed by now.

Thanks Birdlove, I thought that too.