Unfortunatly today the young early hatched baby passed away. He was very small and hatched 3 days before he was meant to. Maybe I should have hand fed him or somthing but I checked twice a day and he had been fed. Maybe he was trampled or somthing..

 

RIP

If the baby was too early a hatching these things happen. Sorry that it has made you feel sad

Sorry to lost the little bub. these things happen in breeding

 

All your parents and babies are looking really good - you are doing great - well done

awww, sorry to hear about that. Keep your chin up. Heres hoping the rest goes well for you!

HI

 

I have a mutation question.

Here is a picture.

 

As you can see the baby on the left has different wing markings than the babies on the right. I am thinking that the one on the left could be a different mutation?

The parents are: Yellow recessive pied male, Dark green cinnamon spangle.

I am thinking that the one on the left is spangle and the others are normal? Is this possible? Any thoughts on mutations would be greatley appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your baby on the left appears to be a cinnamon spangle just like Mum

 

If this is the mother

Edited October 22, 200816 yr by KAZ

Yes she is the mother. Thanks very much KAZ

awww very cute... I love little budgies. they are so cute!

hi all

 

I bought 5 show budgies today and have them all in quarantine for 45 days. I have treated 2 for scaly face. One of the females has somthing wrong with her foot. It is entirley closed up and she walks on stub of it... Her toes do not go around the perch. Is this because of lack of calcium? Is their somthing I can do to treat it?

 

Thanks very much

look forward to seeing the new guys and gals. Not sure about the foot, Doesn't sound comfortable... for her to be walking on it sounds like it might have been a long term issue... good luck with her andthe rest

hi all

 

I bought 5 show budgies today and have them all in quarantine for 45 days. I have treated 2 for scaly face. One of the females has somthing wrong with her foot. It is entirley closed up and she walks on stub of it... Her toes do not go around the perch. Is this because of lack of calcium? Is their somthing I can do to treat it?

 

Thanks very much

Can you post a clear picture Pearce ? Also if she cannot grip the perch with one of her feet you may not be able to use her for breeding as she needs to grip with both feet with a male on top of her.

Hi

 

I thought the exact same thing as you KAZ. So I asked the breeder and he said she is very fertile and has had 4 clutches before.

Here are some pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks very much

Hi

 

Can anyone tell the gender of the 2 eldest babies?

I think they are both males.

 

 

Thanks very much

 

More pics.

 

Edited October 26, 200816 yr by pearce

Good luck with the hen who has a disabled foot. If you pair her watch the male as if he has having troubles mounting her properly you could try putting flat perches in or even AI if you wanted.

that babies are cute, they look like hens to me but I am not that great at sexing them at an early age like others.

awww thanks for the pics they look adorable. Good luck with the rest of the breeding... I'm going to fence sit on this one... could be male... could be female...

Thanks very much everyone.

 

I thought the babies were male because the cere is a pinkish colour and their is no white ring around the nostrils? Maybe they are too young to be sexed?

The babies are little hens

Thanks KAZ Thats excellent. The males in my avairy outnumber the females by far.

Hi

 

Some pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great photos! The one above is sooooooo cute. You must enter it into Budgie of the Month.

Edited October 27, 200816 yr by maesie

Thankyou Maesie.

 

Can I have more than one entry? I think I may have made an entry a couple of weeks ago but I cant remember.

Thankyou Maesie.

 

Can I have more than one entry? I think I may have made an entry a couple of weeks ago but I cant remember.

 

Um... not sure. Maybe save it for next month

Hi

 

Some pictures:

 

 

 

What with the feather loss on this ones head ??

I'm not sure kaz. Maybe he is not up to the stage of getting feathers on his head? Do you think he has been plucked? The other one does not have many feathers on his head either so maybe they are just to young?

I'm not sure kaz. Maybe he is not up to the stage of getting feathers on his head? Do you think he has been plucked? The other one does not have many feathers on his head either so maybe they are just to young?

No...should have. Something is going on ....either plucked or a feather issue. Check for spots of blood anywhere on the chick. Check to see if the feathers are falling out freely. The reason I ask is I have experience of this and I need to know if you have a plucking parent or something else.

Edited October 27, 200816 yr by KAZ