Posted July 7, 200816 yr Some of you might remember a while back I had a gorgeous blue and white pied show budgie (cock) that I have been trying to breed from for years, but have had no luck. Well I read here about clipping their vents and I did that. Now guess what?? The eggs are fertile!!!! I am so excited!!! I will take some pics tomorrow !!!! :hap:
July 7, 200816 yr Author So very excited for you!!!!!!!!! Yah for you and the happy parents. I had almost given up on him as no matter what hen I paired him up with all the eggs were clear. I put him out in the aviary and intended just to keep him as a pet. But he is such a lovely bird I decided to try him one last time. I clipped his vent and paired him up with a nice hen. I candled the eggs this afternoon and 2 out of the 3 eggs are fertile.Cannot wait till they hatch!!!
July 7, 200816 yr So very excited for you!!!!!!!!! :budgiedance: Yah for you and the happy parents. I had almost given up on him as no matter what hen I paired him up with all the eggs were clear. I put him out in the aviary and intended just to keep him as a pet. But he is such a lovely bird I decided to try him one last time. I clipped his vent and paired him up with a nice hen. I candled the eggs this afternoon and 2 out of the 3 eggs are fertile.Cannot wait till they hatch!!! Â That's just awsome. I did the same with Tweet Tweet. His last clutch with Crackle was also empty, but a quick clip with the scissors... and well ahhhhh
July 7, 200816 yr Author So very excited for you!!!!!!!!! :budgiedance: Yah for you and the happy parents. I had almost given up on him as no matter what hen I paired him up with all the eggs were clear. I put him out in the aviary and intended just to keep him as a pet. But he is such a lovely bird I decided to try him one last time. I clipped his vent and paired him up with a nice hen. I candled the eggs this afternoon and 2 out of the 3 eggs are fertile.Cannot wait till they hatch!!! Â That's just awsome. I did the same with Tweet Tweet. His last clutch with Crackle was also empty, but a quick clip with the scissors... and well ahhhhh I have never had to clip birds before, so I was very nervous, I must have done it right!!
July 7, 200816 yr I have never had to clip birds before, so I was very nervous, I must have done it right!! Â I'm the same and was kind of scared also. It didn't help that he was squarking his head off with blue murder!!! lol... You might have yourself a new career Jenene... "clipper to the infertile and sexually frustrated" :budgiedance:
July 7, 200816 yr Author I have never had to clip birds before, so I was very nervous, I must have done it right!! Â I'm the same and was kind of scared also. It didn't help that he was squarking his head off with blue murder!!! lol... You might have yourself a new career Jenene... "clipper to the infertile and sexually frustrated" :budgiedance: Thanks for the idea Maesie!!!!
July 7, 200816 yr Great news Show breeders have quite a few tricks up their sleeves. Some we can publish on here and others may not meet with such enthusiasm :budgiedance:
July 22, 200816 yr Author This morning I was checking on my crew and could hear a tiny little "cheep" coming from the next box!! The 1st chick hatched from eggs I thought my handsome boy I thought was incapable of filling!!!!!! I cannot wait for the rest to hatch! Hope they all look like their dad!!
July 22, 200816 yr Author Thanks Deb and Maesie!! I feel very pleased with myself actually! I have never clipped a birds vent before and wasnt sure what I was doing - but it did the trick!! Yayyyyyyy!!!!This is a photo of the proud father!! Â Â And this is the mum! Â http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/jen.../budgies016.jpg Edited July 22, 200816 yr by **Liv** fixed link
July 22, 200816 yr Author OOOOO Your babies are going to look so Pretty Thanks Neat! Will take some pics as soon as they get their feathers!! I have wanted to breed from this bird for soooooo long, I cant believe it's happened!!! Now I dont care if I dont win the $50 million in Lotto tonight - this is better! Edited July 22, 200816 yr by jenene283
July 22, 200816 yr Congratulations Jenene, you are so lucky I have a nice show type TCB which I did the same to, it was the first time I ever clipped a bird also, but sadly in my case it did no good, still infertile…sob…
July 23, 200816 yr Author No 3 arrived early this morning!!! They are hatching 24 hours apart -not the usual 2 days!
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