Hi,

I am only new and i was wondering what type of bird to start showing with do I use a peid bird or a normal bird or even a mutation.

So if anyone can help me plaese do!

 

Thanks,

Josh

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Hi Josh,

A show type budgie is one that has been especially bred for showing. It has size and looks, feather quality and stance. It's head shape and size is also very different to the pet budgies we know. A pet budgie cannot be shown in a proper budgie show unless they are allowing a category for pet budgies which is rare.

Budgies that are shown also mostly have to have been bred by yourself and wear a coded legring which identifies the breeder and gives its exact age and lineage. Occasionally you can show a budgie that you haven't bred yourself, but again it still must be the type of a show budgie. If a budgie doesn't meet certain standards it is disqualified before the show or in the early stages of the show prior to judging.

Check out our section on show budgies where a member Daz has posted some very valuable information that makes very good reading and can help you learn about the show budgie.

Also on this topic

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....topic=13256&hl=

 

...is just some of my own show budgies that I have recently acquired to start my breeding programme for future showing. You will notice how different they look to our pet budgies.

 

Cheers Karen

Edited January 4, 200718 yr by Bubbles

good info there from bubbles but i would add that if you are starting have a go at a normal any colour will do

Hi Josh,

A show type budgie is one that has been especially bred for showing. It has size and looks, feather quality and stance. It's head shape and size is also very different to the pet budgies we know. A pet budgie cannot be shown in a proper budgie show unless they are allowing a category for pet budgies which is rare.

Budgies that are shown also mostly have to have been bred by yourself and wear a coded legring which identifies the breeder and gives its exact age and lineage. Occasionally you can show a budgie that you haven't bred yourself, but again it still must be the type of a show budgie. If a budgie doesn't meet certain standards it is disqualified before the show or in the early stages of the show prior to judging.

Check out our section on show budgies where a member Daz has posted some very valuable information that makes very good reading and can help you learn about the show budgie.

Also on this topic

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....topic=13256&hl=

 

...is just some of my own show budgies that I have recently acquired to start my breeding programme for future showing. You will notice how different they look to our pet budgies.

 

Cheers Karen

 

That's different to our show. Mind you, it's an all bird show and not just a budgie show. You don't have to be the breeder of the bird, and you also don't have to have the bird banded. If the bird is unbanded it just goes into a flighted category as the age is unknown. The birds that are shown tend to be the English show birds though. I have no idea on how to judge whether or not the budgies at our show are in the same class as are shown in budgie specific shows. It's interesting to see how things differ from place to place.

I am just starting out in show budgies as welll and I learned that when you start out. Do not even worry about the color you want to build a stud of birds. Head Qaulity, Size feather condition...etc. Is the most imporntant thing than you could start worrying about color.

That is correct Joey. It is better to look at the qualities of the birds before colour. I also wouldn't go out and get different varieties. Just say with two or three pairs of normals. Other varieties are used to improve certain features and you will learn about these as you go.

 

Three good pairs of normals should only cast around the $180.00au mark all up. It's a good starting place.

Joey is in Canada though. Decent birds cost $30, and those are just regular budgies. I have no idea on how much 'show type' budgies cost here.

Hi Lisachromis i have paid over a $100.00au ea for some of my birds and have been at auctions where the prices have gone over $3,300au for birds. The best chicks I have came from the pairing of an $80au to a $30au. I have also some nice birds coming from a pair that the Cock was given to me and the Hen cost $30au.

 

I have found that buying birds came be hazzardous. I have a pair that cost me over $200au and haven't goten any chicks from them.

 

Starting out, I would start small and wouldn't go past $60au a pair and buy direct from a good breeder.

 

We have Pet Stores selling pet budgies over $40au ea. So I think a pair of decent show birds for $60au a pair is a very good buy.

That is correct Joey. It is better to look at the qualities of the birds before colour. I also wouldn't go out and get different varieties. Just say with two or three pairs of normals. Other varieties are used to improve certain features and you will learn about these as you go.

 

Three good pairs of normals should only cast around the $180.00au mark all up. It's a good starting place.

 

 

I do (Laughing out loud) ussually a very good quality would be $80.00 - $125.00. I was willing to pay $150.00 CAD for a Light Green Normal the breeder turned it down...what I do to get these birds and never get them....no one sells them in Canada. Canada is **** for birds

what about lutinos and albinos

How did you go Joey, did you get some birds?

How did you go Joey, did you get some birds?

 

Yes I did I have 4 now, 3 cocks and one hen. The breeder decided to sell me a few because he is going out of buissness and he said he would like me to carry on with his blood so I got that Skyblue Normal Cock. I got a Grey Green Normal Cock from a petstore and traced his band back to Hamilton, Ontario. I have had my Grey Cinnamon Normal Hen for a year now and I was given a Grey Green Opaline split to Lacewing Cock to go with her.

 

wow I didn't notice it was so long ago (Laughing out loud) sorry for the late reply!

Edited August 15, 200717 yr by Joey

Can we see some photos Joey ?

I would pair the Grey green normal cock to the Grey Cinnamon Normal Hen.

 

The out come will be normal hens and split cocks.

If you get an opaline, cinnamon or ino hen you know what the cock is split to.

When I started out, I had everything, dominant Pied, Recessive Pied, Albino, Lutino normal, spangle,

Well now all I have is normal with of course the cinn and opaline, spangle and Dominant Pied and yellow face.

I am finding yellow face a pain in the bum lately because it can mask behind the green and then it just pops up everywhere. But yellow face is Dominant also.

 

A breeder told me for a beginner you shouldn't try to have yo many types and to focus on a couple and that the dominant varieties are easier. Because you get what you see where's recessive you can't see it but it is there. Meaning it will show but dominant you ever get or you don't.

Gee I don't know whether I have made a lot of sense with this.

But my point is keep it simple

Also be careful of cinnamons and opalines, they can take over your flock. You end up with Cinnamon Opaline ..every things.

Yes that's right Daz, both cinn and opaline are popping up every where here, nearly all cock birds that we have bought seem to be split for one or both. I only ever bought one cinn hen and now I have heaps and the same goes for opline.

Can we see some photos Joey ?

 

I'll ask my friend to come over today and take a few pictures but I do have a few of my Grey Green Normal. I will post them all together in a new thread later.

what about lutinos and albinos

 

jjg, I think that Lutinos & Albionos are difficult ones to start off with, as usually it's hard to get good quality birds. Like others have said Normals are a good start then you can use the good ones to improve other colours later on.