I am so excited. I am leaving the kids with my mum and dragging my hubby to my first club meeting

:budgiedance:

 

I have met a number of the members and they are lovely, (encouraging) people so i am really really excited.

 

I don't get out much at night so going to a budgie club meeting with my hubby is like the ultimate date!!! well, i will like it.... not sure about him hehehe

 

I believe i am not the only one from BBC going tonight

Edited September 10, 200816 yr by **Liv**

Have a great time Liv.

PS pack a small cage in the car and take "budgie money" ...often there are "for sale" birds at meetings :budgiedance:

Thanks Kaz! I am not in need of new birds at the moment, but they are famous last words so i wont even bother saying i wont buy anything :budgiedance:

 

I will pack my travel case just incase.

Sounds like fun! I hope you have a great night and your hubby enjoys himself too! I can't wait to hear all about it and see your new birds :budgiedance:

Have fun Liv

It was great fun and OMG they are all just as informative and supportive as i thought they would be. I also got to meet the lovely bbc member, Charlie2479, there too

 

We are their first new members in around 8 months and they hey swamped us like budgies to gum tree branches

 

They had a guest speaker there going though the nutritional needs of breeding budgies - very interesting, but nothing i didn't already know hehehe. BBC has thought me more than i can imagine

 

One thing i did find highly interesting is there is a member who told a story about his futile battle with french moult (FM)

One year when he thought all was lost he started feeding 2 parts seed to 1 part budgie starter every day to the breeding birds. He claims that he has never experienced a FM chick since. Budgie starter could be a preventative method for FM

 

It was a great night and we felt more than welcome with many members inviting us to visit their homes and come to all their social meetings - They are a very warm and friendly group and i am really happy to be a member of NEBS

 

ps. no budgies for sale, but they do a small show each meeting to let members get a feel for it and help the birds get used to the show process - there were some gorgeous unbroken caps and I am starting to think i want to specialise in dominant pieds

Edited September 10, 200816 yr by **Liv**
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I am SOOO happy you had a great time!!! Thank you for sharing.

Meetings can be fun. I know I go and every time I walk away I sit there and say Oh i want to breed.... (insert different mutation)

 

Glad you had alot of fun

Great to hear about your first meeting at NEBS. One of the ladies I meet with for lunch monthly is a member at NEBS and I have bought some lovely TCB's from her. Next month, seek out Vicki and tell her you know me. She is a lovely person and very willing to share her knowledge. I am going to the BBC meeting tomorrow night and I am going to join BSSA next meeting, which is either this or next Monday, I'm not quite sure.

Liv, Congrats on the first meeting mate!!

 

I had a blast at mine

Hey Liv it was great to finally meet you and I agree a good nite all around, they did seem to be happy to have some new blood join up and happy to share their knoweledge, I am sure that we will both be able to learn alot and I can't believe after not being able to find any breeders near me that I have 2 just about on my door step I think I might need to build a bigger aviary

Hi,

 

Yep I am also a fairly new club member at ED in Vic and I'm loving it, and I think its great for the hobby, I had bred budgies before but just pet types and I figured if I was doing that, I might aswell join a club and try and breed some show birds. Best thing I have ever done, although I have not even had the guts to take a bird to a club meeting yet, now that some of my chick are fledging it won't be to long before I do. Part of me is excited to take a self bred bird and a part of me is scared I will make a fool of myself :hap: , but I do know they're only there to help and you do have to start somewhere. Anyway enjoy your club, I know I do.

Budgielover13 I know that feeling too