I am taking three birds to my first show on Thursday :rofl: but I've just realsied that I am still running onmy winter supply of seed which includes sunflower and safflower. Does the seed have to be straight budgie or can I leave this seeds in? I'm loath to go and buy new seed until my current lot is close to finished but I might run some through a coarse sieve if I have to.

I think the seed is meant to be a mix of the usual but I don't know about your additives try to strain them out, do you get the BCV mag it is in there somewhere.

I know that you are meant to have good amount in the bottom of the cage like an inch thick at least.

I am not very experience as only been to a couple of shows maybe ring one of your club members and make sure because some states are different.

 

I JUST LIFTED THIS OF THE BCV RULES

STANDARD BUDGERIGAR SHOW CAGE

 

 

 

Size: Overall Measurements: 354mm long, 305min high, 154mm wide.

Material: (a) Timber 6 & 9mm excepting back, which will be 4mm plywood, 251 mm in height, leaving space of 45mm at top.

False roof to slope from the front edge to back 54min from top and to be securely fixed.

Front Rail: Height 50mm from outside of cage, fixed at each end, and underneath.

Top: Hand hole to be round, 35mm diameter, located as per plan.

Door: A round door of 100mm diameter positioned in the centre of the right panel. The centre of the door to be 130mm from the bottom of the cage. Door to be hinged at the top with a 38mm x 27mm butt hinge. A 30mm box hook shall be fastened on the bottom of the door along with a small screw on the side panel to secure the door. Additional security may be provided to the door by attaching a brass canteen clip fixed at the position of one o'clock or by a 75mm x 18mm strip of black or clear self adhesive tape placed horizontally over the brass box hook.

Perches: To be wood dowels 13mm diameter, and extending from wire front to back of cage 8th wire from each end of front.

Fixing with 1 Dia. pin complete with 3 mm extension. Perches may be screwed with 1 /No.6 x 1/4" self tapping zinc plated pan/phillips headscrew.

Front end to be flush with slot to fit on upright wire.

Front: To consist of 21 upright wires of 2mm diameter at 16mm spacings, supported by 3 horizontal wires 2.5mm diameter, one each at top and bottom and one 64mm from bottom to hold perches. The three horizontal wires are to be on the inside of the cage.

A modified M4 x 16mm long "Unbrako" socket head grub screw will be fitted through the top centre at front of cage to secure the wire cage front.

Colour: (a) Inside Acrylic gloss white, including top edge of front rail.

All exterior timber and the door hinge, oil based full gloss black enamel.

All identification on standard cage is restricted to an area 75mm x 13mm on the underside of the base of the cage.

Drinker: Where ANBC standard drinkers are fitted to the show cage they are to be placed between the 4th and 5th wires from the left when viewed from the front and on the centre horizontal wire. The fitting of a drinker is optional at all BCV one day shows.

 

Stickers: To be placed on the left side of the front rail. All old stickers must be removed before placing a sticker on a cage.

 

Floor: Mixed seed consisting of at least three of the following - Plain Canary, Pannicum, Japanese Millet, White Millet and Hulled Oats must be used on the floor of the show cage for all shows. There shall be no paper or other underlay on floor.

 

 

 

GOOD LUCK :rofl:

Edited November 24, 200816 yr by splat

So it sounds like theoretically I can't be disqualified for i but maybe I'll try and strain it out so that it doesn't draw any attention to it.

I think you can be disqualified or marks taken off you if your seed isn't to standard

But the standard above simply states: Mixed seed consisting of at least three of the following - Plain Canary, Pannicum, Japanese Millet, White Millet and Hulled Oats must be used on the floor of the show cage for all shows. There shall be no paper or other underlay on floor

 

My seed contains atleast three of those as well, it doesn't say you can't have others over and above those :rofl:

Well I guess you are right but I myself wouldn't risk it ,so you would be better off asking one of your members.

Even if you can get some of the sunflower out the over seed might note be so noticeable.

Good luck at the show oh by the way where is the show.

Pretty easy to remove the sunflower through a food strainer

It's just the monthly club show but still a new experience for me I have a colander that should llow the small seeds to drop through fine so I'll run some seed through that before Thursday

My Partner made his own stainer by using a icecream container and drilling holes of the size you want in the bottom which he stained corn out of his feed so maybe you can make one like that to strain out the sunflower.

I have some standard Budgie mix so will line the three cages I bring for you with that.

Good luck MB!

I haven't had my first show yet but can't wait to hear how you go. Don't forget your camera!