Hi,

can any one help me, I have been having trouble with the showing side of things and i am not sure what to do.

 

So can someone tell me the basics and what to start with.

 

Thanks,

Josh

 

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Edited January 12, 200718 yr by Bubbles

We would be happy to help you Josh. We have a whole section on this forum about show budgies with some brilliant articles and information. Have a read through and when you have some specific questions, we would be happy to answer them for you. If you have a list of questions too, post them and we will see if we can answer them. :hap:

So can someone tell me the basics and what to start with.

 

If you are just starting it would pay not to do anything for a few months except to go to shows meet with people join a Club and start to get an idea of what Show Birds are all about.

 

Many people jump right in and make costly mistakes from the start. Club members will help you start the right way.

 

Here is a list of steps I believe you should take.

1. Look at shows
   
2. Join a Good Club
   
3. Get as much information as you can. Writen and Verbal.
   
4. Design, build or convert an existing shed in to a working aviary with breeding room.
   
5. Meet with breeders that are doing well on the show bench to buy some related pairs.
   

You should start with good normal birds. By normals I mean Normal variety. Spangles, Opalines, Cinnamons will come later. They should be of good stock and be related. Thats is Uncle and neice, Aunt and Nepher. If you can only afford three birds see if you can get an outstand Cock and then two sisters unrelated to the cock.

 

But the best thing to do first is to get information. I have many books now on the subject of Budgerigars and Show Budgies but the best is

"The Challenge", Breeding Championship Budgerigars. by Gerald S Binks I highly recomend it to all Show Breeders and Budgerigar Lovers.

 

JJG I see you are in Brisbane, So am I. I belong to the Pine Rivers Budgerigar Society But you can get a list of Clubs From S.Q.B.B.A. South Queensland Budgerigar Breeders Association. There is a link on the home page of our web site.

Edited January 12, 200718 yr by Daz