okay Thats very good to know thankyou KAZ.

Hi all

 

The baby survived the night and is doing well, he has been fed.

thats great news hope all goes well from here...

Hi all

 

the babies from summers first clutch are roughly two months old and are already starting to moult, is this a bad thing? Eg: Lack of minerals/vitamins or somthing? Can anything cause moulting to start early?

Hi all

 

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of seed feeder:

 

It is a gravity feeder and it would be excellent to use becausethe birds couldnt waste the seeds and their wouldnt be seed husks everywhere

 

Are these good to use? Any tips on them would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thankyou.

Edited December 21, 200816 yr by pearce

Changing their food could bring on a moult, have you changed your seed recently?

 

As for the feeder I've never used one.

No Ive never changed their seed.

 

Thankyou.

Hi allJust wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of seed feeder:It is a gravity feeder and it would be excellent to use becausethe birds couldnt waste the seeds and their wouldnt be seed husks everywhereAre these good to use? Any tips on them would be greatly appreciated.Thankyou.

Yes, but there are better types than that one. Those have a habit of clogging up......so always check that they are flowing freely.

Hi allthe babies from summers first clutch are roughly two months old and are already starting to moult, is this a bad thing? Eg: Lack of minerals/vitamins or somthing? Can anything cause moulting to start early?

It varies...time of year, diet etc. The second batch of Omelette's chicks moulted early too :laughter:

Edited December 21, 200816 yr by KAZ

okay Thankyou KAZ I am going to check a few places out to see if they sell proper quality ones. What kind of seed dispensers do you use?

 

I use the open tray kind of ones but I find that Im having to constantly blow away the husks, and some birds like to dig out all the seed from the tray and chuck it around.

I use various ones depending on the birds and their likes and dislikes. I have jar feeders with the plastic base, I have the D cup kinds that clip onto the side oif the cage and if I have holding cages I use larger dishes.

okay Thankyou I have seen the jar feeders before and they look very good.

Hi

 

With reguards to quarantine, If I bought 2 budgies from a breeder in brisbane then I bought 2 budgies from a breeder in ipswich, would The pairs have to be quarantined seperatley or could they all be quarantined together?

I would think separately...

okay Thats what I thought, Just making sure :rofl:

Edited December 21, 200816 yr by pearce

Big big big red belly black snake outside my avairy today. Biggest red belly black I've seen in a while.

Big big big red belly black snake outside my avairy today. Biggest red belly black I've seen in a while.

 

That is not good. be careful.

The snakes come for my neighbours chooks and eventually they find their way into my yard. Thankfully they cant get into my avairy.

Edited December 22, 200816 yr by KAZ
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Baby 2 hatched from bullet and sumos nest box today, has not been fed yet. Will wait till 4 pm and if it hasnt been fed I will put it in neons nest until she feeds it.

:mallet: :baby:

Hi all

 

Baby 2's crop is full, except the crop milk is not yellow, it is green.

The mother has been eating bok choi so I think this is the cause. Does this matter?

Hi all

 

Baby 2's crop is full, except the crop milk is not yellow, it is green.

The mother has been eating bok choi so I think this is the cause. Does this matter?

 

Does not matter :baby: ... also, a question from awhile back about the hulled oats... they will de-husk them and eat the inside.

glad to hear the babies are getting fed. :baby:

Thankyou Maesie and Jimmybanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all

 

Budgies are going very well.

 

Today I went out to the breeding shed to find beast (cockatiel) sitting on top of the metal cabinet I store everything in. He has bitten through the breeding cage wire and gotten out. Luckily the door was closed and he couldnt escape. I have fixed the breeding cage and all is well .

Merry christmas everyone. :28: :22:

Edited December 24, 200816 yr by pearce