There is a rumour going around our club at the moment that some of the older/top breeders are going to put a bunch of bird up for the newbies to pull names from a hat so we get one good bird to help us start our stock, pretty much a luck dip of Budgies! It's funny there is one person at our club who when he heard this was all like "Never going to happen" but the other older/more advanced breeders are all up for it. I just hear the word "Free Budgie" and I LOVE the idea!

 

I think it is a good idea and a great way to help out new members and if I am ever in the position to do the same in return then I would. I fear that there is not enough young people starting out and it's hard to get into breeding and showing as a hobby as it is no longer cheap. It's great that there are people around who are willing to help out the new members and give them a hand up because without them then who is going to take over and continue to run the clubs?

 

*gets off my soap box*

There is a rumour going around our club at the moment that some of the older/top breeders are going to put a bunch of bird up for the newbies to pull names from a hat so we get one good bird to help us start our stock, pretty much a luck dip of Budgies! It's funny there is one person at our club who when he heard this was all like "Never going to happen" but the other older/more advanced breeders are all up for it. I just hear the word "Free Budgie" and I LOVE the idea!

 

I think it is a good idea and a great way to help out new members and if I am ever in the position to do the same in return then I would. I fear that there is not enough young people starting out and it's hard to get into breeding and showing as a hobby as it is no longer cheap. It's great that there are people around who are willing to help out the new members and give them a hand up because without them then who is going to take over and continue to run the clubs?

 

*gets off my soap box*

Thats really great Along with the free budgie I assume you will be getting pairing advice for the future breeding of it ?

Yes they are very good about that. I know when i took MBs wedding gift in, outside of wanting to shoot the crested they all had discussions with us over what the Hen was and what to pair her with. They where also fasinated by the wild Budgies. We are slowly learning who to take advice off and who to nod agree and walk off on there is advise to help us grow as breeders and there is advise to get us to buy one of their birds!

 

They have mentioned time and time again that they are happy for us to bring Budgies in for the Judge to look at and make recommendations which is what people have done at the last meeting.

Yes they are very good about that. I know when i took MBs wedding gift in, outside of wanting to shoot the crested they all had discussions with us over what the Hen was and what to pair her with. They where also fasinated by the wild Budgies. We are slowly learning who to take advice off and who to nod agree and walk off on there is advise to help us grow as breeders and there is advise to get us to buy one of their birds!

 

They have mentioned time and time again that they are happy for us to bring Budgies in for the Judge to look at and make recommendations which is what people have done at the last meeting.

It's a whole new world...show budgie breeding

I still don't understand, why Show Breeders would give away their stock!!! Unless they were nooo good

I still don't understand, why Show Breeders would give away their stock!!! Unless they were nooo good

Its all about encouraging new members and novices. A lot of clubs are experiencing dwindling numbers and they are trying to encourage the new generation of show budgie breeders. This is one way to get novices interested and keen

If a breeder had two very similiar birds which were both good he might be happy to share one with a new comer to help[ them in their journey

I still don't understand, why Show Breeders would give away their stock!!! Unless they were nooo good

Its all about encouraging new members and novices. A lot of clubs are experiencing dwindling numbers and they are trying to encourage the new generation of show budgie breeders. This is one way to get novices interested and keen

 

My club, the SWBC, regularly holds a raffle whereby all members buy $2 tickets and a quality young un is raffled off. I remember at my very first meeting I won a violet from Cec Gearing stock! It's a way to encourage new members and get quality birds for members who cannot afford to source their birds from the Eastern States.

Yes there has been some people who joined our club because their local club has shut up shot. Every time we meet I hear about another member who has died or who is getting out of the hobbie, I think it is just a good way to help us who are starting off with your $7 - $40 birds to get our hands on a bird that we would not think about buying. I know that Ivan is doing a great trade in avairy clear outs with older people getting out of the Hobby or who have died. It's said but a fact of life.

 

I have no doubt that these birds will not be the cream of the crop but they will be better then I could afford, either way a good quality show Budgie I will be happy to take