Doesn't that put your existing bird at risk and breeding so soon if they do bring out any unknown illness in the new bird? I know to each their own doesn't seem like a very good way to quarantine. We give advice to quarantine for 30 days and then this advice is given

 

Feathers they are very cute, like the last picture of her peeking.

Doesn't that put your existing bird at risk and breeding so soon if they do bring out any unknown illness in the new bird?

 

Hi Elly, breeders will do this if both birds in the pair are new. In effect the breeding cabinet becomes their quarantine cage. I am just very pedantic when it comes to some things, and this is one of them. I don't know if there is any affect on a breeding bird who is given coccivet. My quarantine program gives them plenty of time back on fresh water after finishing their treatment. I quarantine for 30 days, but I know show breeders who don't go under 90 days.

 

There are a couple of things that an experienced breeder will do that you would NEVER advise a pet budgie owner to do, but I must stress that I have not disagreed with any of these things that I have found yet. The best analogy for this is that when a child is taught division in school they learn 'long division', it is not until they are older and have more experience that they use 'short division'. Both methods are correct and work but you need to be able to do one properly before trying the other.

 

Feathers they are very cute, like the last picture of her peeking.

 

Dekota is such a cutie. I had her in a breeding cage originally with a nice big violet boy but she wasn't interested. When I let her go in with this boy after watching them flirt in the aviary they went straight to 'work'.

 

 

Feathers.

Gotcha it was the way it was written and it was explained. The explanation didn't say that it was 2 new birds vs 1 new and 1 existing. No harm for asking I hope . Sometimes I ask and get into trouble .

 

I understand that are done very different at times so that is why I ask questions and not jump to conclusions you know (at least I hope it comes across that way).

 

Thank you for explaining this to me Aly.

Gotcha it was the way it was written and it was explained. The explanation didn't say that it was 2 new birds vs 1 new and 1 existing. No harm for asking I hope . Sometimes I ask and get into trouble .

 

I understand that are done very different at times so that is why I ask questions and not jump to conclusions you know (at least I hope it comes across that way).

 

Thank you for explaining this to me Aly.

 

Way better to do it like this than to jump to those conclussions and start slamming people and work out later that it wasn't a problem to start with. We all learn something new from each other all the time, questions make the world go around.

 

 

Feathers.

I have been sorting some pairs and setting up some new breeding cages today. I need to get a couple of nestboxes to finish them off.

 

This is a pair that has gone into a cage earlier today

Kazbee & ??

 

 

I need a name for the hen. Any ideas?

 

Also they are both skyblue clearwings... anyone want to have a go at working out the expectations from this pair

 

 

I still need a name for the df spangle cock in this pair. The hen is Buffy.

 

 

 

and have a look at these two chicks, they were both so full. They reminded me of someone who has eaten WAY too much at christmas time and has to lie down till their tummy settles

 

 

 

Feathers.

Edited June 3, 200718 yr by feathers

I can give you some nestboxes tomorrow

Feathers, I see you have 60or so budgies,Names will be hard to come by & the next thing will be remembering all there names.

Feathers, I see you have 60or so budgies,Names will be hard to come by & the next thing will be remembering all there names.

 

 

Macka, most of my 200 or more budgies have names. It's easy when they look different.

Aly (Feathers ) ....I suggest you name one of your budgies HEY YOU ....OR hayu next. How about that for a name ?

....I suggest you name one of your budgies HEY YOU ....OR hayu next. How about that for a name ?

 

Hey, I like that.. it goes with Beachu (beat you) when I had more budgies than Cheeta, way back at about 24 budgies

 

 

Feathers.

Sorry if any are taken by Kaz already I can't remember any more

 

For the DF cock

 

The baby name Grey sounds like Garey, Crew, Carey, Corey, Cree, Croy, Gaer, Gary, Garry, Garrey, Gery, Gearey, Gerry, Gere, Gore, Graye, Gerrey and Korey. Other similar baby names are Frey, Greg and Trey. (got this from the name website (Laughing out loud)) because he is grey that is all I could think about :hap:.

 

or Grayson:

 

Grayson has 4 variant forms: Graydon, Greydon, Graysen and Greyson.

Baby names that sound like Grayson are Garson, Carson, Garrison, Gerson, Gracian and Karson. Grayson is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname

For the DF cock

 

The baby name Grey ......... because he is grey that is all I could think about .

 

But the DF Spangle is yellow...

 

 

Feathers.

Edited June 3, 200718 yr by feathers

For the DF cock

 

The baby name Grey ......... because he is grey that is all I could think about .

 

But the DF Spangle is yellow... :hap:

 

 

Feathers.

 

My first thouight was the Banana Splits.....remember the TV show ?? The Banana Splits themselves were an ersatz rock band made up of a dog (Fleegle), a lion (Drooper), a gorilla (Bingo), and a small elephant (Snorky).

One of their names might suit ?

My first thouight was the Banana Splits.....remember the TV show ?? The Banana Splits themselves were an ersatz rock band made up of a dog (Fleegle), a lion (Drooper), a gorilla (Bingo), and a small elephant (Snorky).

One of their names might suit ?

 

 

I don't know about 'suiting', but they are just SO wacky I have to use one. I am going to go with Buffy and Snorky. Now I just have to find a name for the skyblue clearwing hen that is with Kazbee.

 

 

Feathers.

 

ps: no, I don't remember Banana Splits (wierd name By The Way). Training 30 odd hours a week and getting home at around 10pm every night, I missed a LOT of TV in my youth. It's probably why I don't watch much now. We have had Foxtel installed for over a month and I have not watched even 30 seconds of it.

My first thouight was the Banana Splits.....remember the TV show ?? The Banana Splits themselves were an ersatz rock band made up of a dog (Fleegle), a lion (Drooper), a gorilla (Bingo), and a small elephant (Snorky).

One of their names might suit ?

 

 

I don't know about 'suiting', but they are just SO wacky I have to use one. I am going to go with Buffy and Snorky. Now I just have to find a name for the skyblue clearwing hen that is with Kazbee.

 

 

Feathers.

 

ps: no, I don't remember Banana Splits (wierd name By The Way). Training 30 odd hours a week and getting home at around 10pm every night, I missed a LOT of TV in my youth. It's probably why I don't watch much now. We have had Foxtel installed for over a month and I have not watched even 30 seconds of it.

 

Kazbee and Beaker :hap: ....a play on the name Kazbee is Beaker....

 

You have not lived until you have become addicted to the Banana Splits

 

For the DF cock

 

The baby name Grey ......... because he is grey that is all I could think about .

 

But the DF Spangle is yellow...

 

 

Feathers.

 

I need more coffee before I start responding I think

 

I like Kaz's ideas if you don't get one you like I will add more :hap: about yellow OF COURSE like

 

Sunshine

Sunny

Thank you. Buffy and Snorky... Kazbee and Beaker. It's kinda of nice that Kaz picks Kazbee's girlfriend's name as she bought Kazbee for me.

 

All of my exhibition birds are listed under ring numbers. I figured they would get names as I used them for breeding.

 

 

Feathers.

wow,I love the photo of the babies.They are so cute.Can't wait to see what the grey hen and yellow cock produce.By the way I love the grey hen she is absolutely gorgeous.

NEXT time, I shall offer suggestions, love to help name, beautiful babes!

NEXT time, I shall offer suggestions, love to help name, beautiful babes

 

 

Excellent, I will need some more names when I put in two more pairs tomorrow.

 

I turned another flight cage into a double breeding cage today so that I can put in more pairs. This time I changed the way I put it together. The last cages I opened the feeding doors near the bottom and mounted the nestboxes there.

 

double breeding cage MkI

 

 

 

Although this design has been working well and the pairs have been happily getting down to breeding I figured that I would improve on the original. When I converted the cage today I cut 5 bars out of both sides at the top of the cage and mounted the nestboxes up there instead. If I want to return the cage to the original state for a flight cage I would simply cover the hole with aviary wire.

 

double breeding cage MkII

 

 

 

Here they are stacked:

 

 

 

This brings my total breeding cages to 11 at the moment.

 

 

Feathers.

My first thouight was the Banana Splits.....remember the TV show ?? The Banana Splits themselves were an ersatz rock band made up of a dog (Fleegle), a lion (Drooper), a gorilla (Bingo), and a small elephant (Snorky).

One of their names might suit ?

 

 

I don't know about 'suiting', but they are just SO wacky I have to use one. I am going to go with Buffy and Snorky. Now I just have to find a name for the skyblue clearwing hen that is with Kazbee.

 

 

Feathers.

 

ps: no, I don't remember Banana Splits (wierd name By The Way). Training 30 odd hours a week and getting home at around 10pm every night, I missed a LOT of TV in my youth. It's probably why I don't watch much now. We have had Foxtel installed for over a month and I have not watched even 30 seconds of it.

 

Kazbee and Beaker ....a play on the name Kazbee is Beaker....

 

You have not lived until you have become addicted to the Banana Splits

 

 

OMG...the ring tone on my phone is their theme song.......(Laughing out loud)!!!! It so fits me *grin*

Two new pairs went in this morning.

 

The YF Grey (which I will name Graye from Elly's suggestions above

with a Cinnamon Skyblue hen(name required).

 

 

The second pair to go in are both sky violets.

 

 

 

 

I am going to convert this cage for breeding:

 

 

 

By putting in a thin piece of plywood I can separate the top and bottom sections of the cage, which I will then cut in half by using a wire divider like I did with my other flight cages. This will then give me another 4 breeding cages.

 

 

Feathers.

Edited June 5, 200718 yr by feathers

Name, CINNAMOM SKY BLUE HEN.

The YF Grey (which I will name Graye from Elly's suggestions above

with a Cinnamon Skyblue hen(name required).

 

 

Feathers.

 

How about CINDERS ?

Edited June 5, 200718 yr by **KAZ**

good work Feathers you have been busy busy...I like Cinders as a name too Kaz

Name, CINNAMOM SKY BLUE HEN

 

Actually, up until now her name has been HKS 06 065

 

Cinders seems popular, so Cinders and Graye it is for the first pair. As no one has given any names for the second pair I will go with Skyler and Rangi.

 

Thanks guys,

 

 

Feathers.