I am in Ore of my woddle ones.... 3 are due to fledge next week here are Angels and Michaels 3 eldest ( i must say so far my favourites....) Excuse their face they were just feed and mums had spinish..

 

Here is Angel & Michaels ( they are stating to mate again )

 

And for the topic of red eyes ... Here is Starchky and Margoo

and the red eye the other 2 are about 7,9and 11 days old....

 

Now Funny enought my other hen - Ozzie had her 2nd hatchling today and it will be red eye too the father is Prince a Colbalt Dom and she is a Green Lacewing SF ( okay so i think ) and i noticed that even thought it eyes aren't open they are red and the other is black .....

 

This Could Also be because I am Coloney breeding ... I KNOW I KNOW it is frowned upon... But so far everything has been going great.... They all have their own nest box no extras that were recommended - But I am moving ( fingers crossed ) with in the month and I have a huge garden shed ( Given to me ) that I am turning into my breeding room and Nursery.....

 

I have straw and Hay at the bottom of the aviary incase the little buggers fall - but have a huge branch / trunk in the avairy so if they aren't fly properly they can at least climb up ......

the babies are so cute.

ozzie is a spangle LMAO .. sorry guys. too may names and mutations to remember

You have some really nice birds now Neat

Remember to expect the unexpected with colony breeding. Parents arent always the parents you think they are. Budgies can get up to mischief when our backs are turned and they colony breed. The dad of this or that little one isnt always the dad we think it is

okay . . . .Let me just take that gorgeous Yellowface Opaline off your hands . . .

 

AWWww I love the second baby,its so gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Your almost fledglings are beautiful!

 

:yellowhead:

 

This Could Also be because I am Coloney breeding ... I KNOW I KNOW it is frowned upon...

 

 

Colony breeding is fine as long as you do it right and keep a close eye on them. There is a great article in our FAQ section on colony breeding... Colony Breeding vs Closed Breeding

 

 

Feathers.

You have some nice birde ther Neat, done a good job. :yellowhead:

they look wondeful, congrats

Success at last Neat, you certainly got some red eyes in that batch. Just watch as others have said, when one batch is finishing & another starting, is a dangerous time with colony breeding, all of a sudden one hen may decided she wants a new nest & go to the neighbours & commit murder…colony breeding can work for some time, but it’s like Russian roulette, you never know when the loaded cartridge is due. Good luck.

Thanks guys -

They came out of the next box the other day and i paniced and put them back in LMAO...

I have been handleing them alot as i want to tame them : )

i am waiting on a new hose so i can then move and set up my breeding properly ( in units eheheh )

I just love them - and it gets me in stitches when they snuggle up to my ear...

awww, that is cool that they snuggle up to you.

we need to see pics of them doing that