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Becareful that your hen does not get egg bound or have a rupture at that age, being a first timer..

These colours have been on here before, but anyway I think I was very tired when I posted in this thread.. Bea is right about the Violet and Grey being that colour. They are dominant genes and can not carry them as split. A Violet or grey bird would show them in one way or another. To get them you need a parent of that colour.. Albino is recessive so blue or geen budgies can carry it. A good way is to get a blue male split for albino and mate him with a blue hen. Rainbows: Combination of yellowface type 2, opaline and whitewing..

I agree with boomberry make sure your 4 month old hen does not try breeding before 1 year old.. Your albino sounds like she may start to breed soon.

Can you walk to the vets with your bird? He/she may help you anyway. It's worth a try. When my parents said no.. I was 13 and I just walked up the road to the vets with my bird in my hand..The vet helped me out with no coast.. Good luck with yours..

Great photo daz, they are gorgeous! :hap: Don't worry so much Mum and Dad look like they are doing a wonderful job,

Some of mine have hatched in 2 hours! I have checked at 1pm no baby then at 3pm there was a baby.. oh and no eggs were cracked at 1pm.

sorry to hear about the baby!! :angel1:

I can see the name casper but no sig picture! Can anyone see it? Or is it my com!

Congratulations thats an excellent picture..

Hi daz, there is no treatment at some point I will have to have him put painlessly to sleep but for now he is enjoying life..

well done on the eggs.. :sad: Are they still mateing?? If they are there will be more!

Have your peachfaces bought up budgies before??

thanks pixie, I hope you are right it does make sence! I just wish it could have said that in my books..Maybe I need to get some new ones! I can't see your casper!

I thought I could see 2 little pink blobs, how are they going? good luck with it all..

Good tips there budge..

Don't feel sorry for him nerwen, I am happy he is enjoying life! He is a great Daddy and loves his mate..

Thanks nerwen, He has testical cancer thats why his cere is brown. I know he is a dominant but want to know if he is a double factor dominant? I want to know if you can tell double factor pieds without breeding them. Does anyone know??... nerwen, Pass and rainbow help...please..ANYONE!

I have been trying to find out about double factor pieds. I know that you get all single factor pieds when bread to normals. I want to know can you tell they are double factor without breeding?.. thanks guys.. And if so what do you think this guy is..

You just might! :oliveb:

I'm sorry about the baby! What did you think was wrong with it??

Just an update, Dad is doing the best job! I am so happy it is all working out so far. He feeds them all day and I take them in at night. They are growing and their feathers are growing too.. :oliveb: He stays with them for alot longer I didn't bring them in till 1am the other night when I found him out sleeping.. and I brought them in about 11 last night. WELL DONE DADDY!

Hi Sarah I had a female that seem to be unsettled, she was off her eggs more than any of the others so I wasn't hopeful for them, but hey they have hatched and only now she seems to be very settled.. I used to have quails but only ever put one female with one male and they were fine and so were the babies. I removed the young male when they started to fight..

I have just been out to check, and all is going well. The babies are warm but I will still bring them in. Dad knows that I am going to take them, he never comes near me and when I was checking the babies he came in and just nibble at my fingers softly.. You know I only took mum away yesterday and the little pin feathers are starting to come through and the little one is getting some fluff I can see the different already. The one I have fostered out is doing well also!

I can hand feed them but I am not confindent, you have to not get it in their wind pipe and OMG what if I do?? They will die in pain.. Good news though I have put them back with dad today and he is feeding them so I might take them in at night and put them back in the morning.. I did feed them a little last night. They are full little ones with dad at the moment so that is good! I will bring them in again tonight.. I don't turn the light off untill 8 or 9pm at night and will put them back around 5 or 6am with the light on... fingers crossed

Hi lin, chick one is 12 days ' ' two is 10 days ' ' 3 is 9 days and 4 is 7 days old... I have just been out there they are fed but he is not staying in there with them for the night! He is a good dad but he is looking for his hen... Thanks hath, I have heard of the spray but the vet didn't say anything to me today about it.. Do you think I should foster the rest out ?? I think there is to many thats all, and I am putting the other mums and dads under alot of strain.. the other 3 pairs have 6, 7, and 5 with 1 egg left.