hello all im very excited to anounce that i bought a new male adult budgie today! i decided i would have a look inside a pet shop incase there was someone i really liked.

and i saw this fella! and he was beautiful!!

 

himself

 

him and wife

 

and close up!

 

any names? and he actually has something growing of his head feathers? like thick line type things.

Do you think these two would have nice babies?

Edited May 28, 200816 yr by kabel05

The feathers on his head is just new pin feathers coming through, he is moulting that's all

 

He is what's known as a show type budgie, just so you know you will only get green babies from those two unless your female is carrying blue, if you want blue or grey babies you will need to get a different female.

Did you buy him and put him straight in with another budgie ? Quarantine is very important.........30 days minimum at least 5 metres away from any other birds, seperate room, seperate cage.

quarantine? i have never heard of it, is it to late to quarantine? could you please tell me more about it? green babies are okay as long as i get variety. ( laughing out loud). well any names for this boy?he looks alot like george! dont you think kaz?

quarantine? i have never heard of it, is it to late to quarantine? could you please tell me more about it? green babies are okay as long as i get variety. ( laughing out loud). well any names for this boy?

I would remove him from the hen immediately and quarantine. He has been caught and moved to a petshop...that equals stress conditions. He has been given a new diet at the petshop...more stress conditions. He has been caught and moved to your place...more stress conditions. He has a new diet and a new bird in with him...more stress conditions. AND he is moulting. All of the above conditions equate to stress in a bird...all of the above can make him ill. Thats exactly why you quarantine and exactly why he must be away from any of your exisitng birds in quarantine. Look up quarantine in our FAQ section.

Breeding also is stress and he could die partway through.

Your anxiety and excitement to get breeding happeening may cause illness to him and others he is with.

okay! he is moved and is in a smaller cage. i didnt relise how much stress a budgie can have.

thankyou kaz for the advice. can you think of any names? Do you think he looks like your george?

What about stormy since he is the colour of storm clouds...

 

As far as 'variety' if we assume she isn't carrying blue then all of your babies will be green and could be spangles(wing markings like mum) or normals(wing markings like dad), that's assuming they aren't hiding anything

okay! he is moved and is in a smaller cage. i didnt relise how much stress a budgie can have.

thankyou kaz for the advice. can you think of any names? Do you think he looks like your george?

Yes. he does look like George, but your boy is bigger I would say. How about GRADY for a name ?

Grady? Stormy?...." Grady" i like it! Grady it is! thanks kaz! thanks Mb aka Melbournebudgies!

If your hen is carring violet then the outcomes will be different take a photo of her with out the flash ...

Concentrate on the face , feet and tail I'll tell ya

If your hen is carring violet then the outcomes will be different take a photo of her with out the flash ...

Concentrate on the face , feet and tail I'll tell ya

 

thakns neat. i'll take a phto of her in the morning. i have bread her once before with a male white budgie (not albino) and got whites and blues

Sounds like she is carrying blue then