hi,

i have just decided to start breeding budgies to show and need help.

im getting a shed 3 x 2.5m and wondering about sizes for breeding boxes things i need in the pens were in tassie is the best place to buy birds of a good quality to breed with and detaills for the local budgerigar club.

all help appreciated

p.s. also thought of purchasing another avairy to put up on the outside wall of the shed for young and adults that arent being bred.

hi,

i have just decided to start breeding budgies to show and need help.

im getting a shed 3 x 2.5m and wondering about sizes for breeding boxes things i need in the pens were in tassie is the best place to buy birds of a good quality to breed with and detaills for the local budgerigar club.

all help appreciated

p.s. also thought of purchasing another avairy to put up on the outside wall of the shed for young and adults that arent being bred.

 

Hi there and welcome

I am newly into show budgies myself and can help you in some areas. I have been breeding pet budgies for awhile now and seem to have learnt a great deal. I have over 230 budgies right now, some pet some show.

Here is some info for you to find a budgie club near you

 

TASMANIA

 

Budgerigar Council of Tasmania Inc

 

PRESIDENT Jim Fletcher

VICE PRESIDENT Roy Blair

SECRETARY Allen Geddes ageddes@hotkey.net.au

TREASURER Derek Poole

SHOW MANAGER

SHOW SECRETARY Allan Geddes

RING REGISTRAR Judy Fletcher

 

Start there and I will get back to you with sizes of....Breeder boxes (do you mean breeding cabinets or the nesting boxes ? )

The budgie council of Tassie will help you with contacts for birds. As this seems to be the time of year for breeders "culls" ( weeding out the youngsters they dont need and breeders too ) you may well end up with some reasonable birds to start off with.

Will "talk" some more.

Cheers Karen

hi,

thanks will contact the secretary. yes breeding cabinets are what i was thinking to put up one wasll of the shed proberly the wall ill have the avairy on so i could easily let birds in and out if neccessary

hi,

thanks will contact the secretary. yes breeding cabinets are what i was thinking to put up one wasll of the shed proberly the wall ill have the avairy on so i could easily let birds in and out if neccessary

I have 2-3 types of breeder cabinets. One size in particular seems more suited to the budgies for their health, space and room for a few babies. It is 600 mm wide by 450 mm deep by 500 mm high. It has two good perches in it and room for an inside nesting box or preferably an outside mounted one. I am about to make some more from melamine ( for ease of cleaning ) ...so I will buy the 450 mm wide melamine and divide it up into 3 breeder cabinets with the extra being distance from the floor.

hi,

thanks