If someone was to start showing budgerigars and therefor breeding them to try and improve birds,how and what would you need? There seems to be so much infomation to absorb,where do you start?

Do you breed show birds with show birds or are there times when you don't.What equipement would be essential.What are stock birds?What do you guys suggest?

If someone was to start showing budgerigars and therefor breeding them to try and improve birds,how and what would you need?

 

visit shows look at the birds that are winning get them in your mind then arrange for aviary visits don't buy just go and look listen to the breeders and look at their birds most honest show breeders will let you look around their set up and give advice. then when you are ready visit the breeders again the ones that stood out breeder and birds . if finances allow buy 3 to four pairs if you can get them from just two breeders, do not buy the most expensive get his young birds in the uk for a starter i would not advise paying more than £40 to £50 a pair

 

as for what you need the same breeding equipment as for pet birds

 

 

 

 

Do you breed show birds with show birds or are there times when you don't.What equipement would be essential.What are stock birds?What do you guys suggest?

 

always show to show when beginning stock birds are the majority of birds kept by show breeders not good enough to win shows but all have good points and faults and it is the skill of the breeder to pair these birds up and breed in the good points and out the bad points

 

stock birds probably make up some where in the region of 95 % of birds a breeder keeps

Thanks for the reply and it sounds like great advice.Will be going to local show this sunday and hopefully meeting Daz from this forum and get the chance to look at different birds.

one piece of equipment i highly recomend is

 

the challenge

breeding championship budgerigars

gerald s. binks

 

this book is the bible of the show world cant recomend it highly enough

one piece of equipment i highly recomend is

 

the challenge

breeding championship budgerigars

gerald s. binks

 

this book is the bible of the show world cant recomend it highly enough

 

That is sooo true.

Some very good advice from Hath.

 

Hope to see you tomorrow. FGM