Stupid me brought a budgie from the petshop a few weeks ago and when i got him home and put him in the quarentine cage i thought wow they really did a hack job clipping his wings anyway he finished quarantine and i put him in the aviary after a few weeks and realising his wings are not growing back i have come to the conclusion that he has french moult i did not know that you could get it in a mild form and have short feathers! So know he has been in the aviary with my other birds for around 3 weeks so if its contagious im guessing my guys have already caught it?? Does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do?

I think french moult is not a huge problem as adults, pm Kaz as I believe she has a couple of FM budgies in her aviary with no problems.

MEL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME !!!!

 

French molt is fine don't breed with it and best to keep as in door bird, or make sure the avairy is set up for a a "special needs" lower perches some ladders and water and see dishes kept where it can get to easily ..

Is there a criteria that I didn't see which says BBC members have to be total dags

Is there a criteria that I didn't see which says BBC members have to be total dags

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Hey!!! where did that come from???? Why are we dags???? did i say something stupid??? (well we are blondes????)

. Basically it will be a tamed bird as it can't fly... But shouldn't be housed with birds that will breed or that you want to breed, some members have bred with FM budgies and their off springs were fine ... It's one of thoses "what ever you want to do " things .....

There is nothing wrong with breeding with a french moult.

One of the best breeders in Europe Daniel Luetolf breed his best birds from a french moult cock.

Again more miss conceptions?

There is nothing wrong with breeding with a french moult.

One of the best breeders in Europe Daniel Luetolf breed his best birds from a french moult cock.

Again more miss conceptions?

I agree TB ......

 

Some ( like me ) can confuse the FM with PBFD ..... which again is another can of worms lol

Sorry Neat, the brains not working tonight, too much study I think. The law speak is making me gaga, a little loopy .

There is nothing wrong with breeding with a french moult.

One of the best breeders in Europe Daniel Luetolf breed his best birds from a french moult cock.

Again more miss conceptions?

 

Obviously that cock bird didn't miss the conception

I know someone that will take it off my hands it is a real shame because it is my only mauve and he is sooooo beautiful what a waste i just dont want to risk the health of my other babies?

Yeah yeah , nice cover up MB ... Now we all know what you think of silly daggy me

 

 

 

There is nothing wrong with breeding with a french moult.

One of the best breeders in Europe Daniel Luetolf breed his best birds from a french moult cock.

Again more miss conceptions?

 

Obviously that cock bird didn't miss the conception

 

 

Thanks for the spell check Derek, good to see someones reading this stuff!

Missconception

Edited June 8, 200817 yr by throwback

If we are spellchecking now TB there are still one too many s's in there

Hehe it wasn't a spell check it was one of his jokes LOL again, i laughed LOL

Still love the "Holy rubber batman" one hahah!

I know someone that will take it off my hands it is a real shame because it is my only mauve and he is sooooo beautiful what a waste i just dont want to risk the health of my other babies?

It wont risk the health of your other birds. You can use it for breeding as well. The only issue it will have sometimes is it needs ladders in the aviary.