February 3, 201015 yr Author ah i knew i couldnt keep quiet lol this bird bellow is not the same bird as above most of these birds are getting culled bar mabe three their size is not up to scratch
February 3, 201015 yr Author cute though yes cute but not going to get me anywhere in my plans to build up some show stock hens i wonder can anyone guess whom im keeping its not that hard
February 3, 201015 yr Author Gotta keep this lovley lady GB???? no as much as i love her and her dad is got great blood her mother did not come to the party genetically and i ended up with a small but well poport'ed i must say pretty but nothing else hen and i need to cull back on my pets so no er er wrong going ....like to try again
February 3, 201015 yr I don't know much about "show" quality GB.... but this guy is very beautiful....
February 3, 201015 yr Author I don't know much about "show" quality GB.... but this guy is very beautiful.... this guy is my recent hatched mauve hen she will be staying on for a bit see if she feathers up in the right way im trying to succeed in achieving she is hanging her tail though so she still very young just out early dec so..in august i will reassess her again before deciding if she stays a bit longer or if she goes
February 5, 201015 yr Author Keeping the spangle?for now yes she has fantastic spangling very dark just starting to go through first molt Keeping yes this bird stays just braking cap also Keeping the spangle?yes needs to break cap Possibly keeping?no not worth it too small will just breed a possible small genetic link only keeping birds of certain size and weight
February 5, 201015 yr sume good ones in there i like that lacewing bit small but still a lot of growing to do it is a waiting game now fun best of luck Edited February 6, 201015 yr by KAZ
February 5, 201015 yr Author sume good ones in there i like that lacewing bit small but still a lot of growing to do it is a whaing game now fun best of luck yes she is okay but i probably wont keep her she is small i will keep it on if its a cock its lace could be better their is a small thumb print in their its looking better now i will get more pics soon most chick have feathered up now enough to snap a shot
February 6, 201015 yr Keeping the spangle?for now yes she has fantastic spangling very dark just starting to go through first molt Keeping yes this bird stays just braking cap also Keeping the spangle?yes needs to break cap Possibly keeping?no not worth it too small will just breed a possible small genetic link only keeping birds of certain size and weight ooh well I didn't do too bad a job at guessing :rofl: I must be learning something right if I managed to guess decent birds!! :rofl:
February 6, 201015 yr Author Keeping the spangle?for now yes she has fantastic spangling very dark just starting to go through first molt Keeping yes this bird stays just braking cap also Keeping the spangle?yes needs to break cap Possibly keeping?no not worth it too small will just breed a possible small genetic link only keeping birds of certain size and weight ooh well I didn't do too bad a job at guessing :rofl: I must be learning something right if I managed to guess decent birds!! :rofl: lol my birds are no way classed as show birds hun im just building my stock up through breeding my own good hens i have years to go before i produce a winner in my eyes
February 7, 201015 yr Yes but they look the goods to me, whether they are show quality or not We all have to start somewhere. I'm no where near where you're at in experience or flock size, but I AM fortunate enough to have some pretty decent birds courtesy of a lovely lady haha For me to pick the ones that YOU as a more experienced person is keeping makes me think I am learning what a good budgie looks like. You have some amazing birds! I have a favorite of Kaz's flock and that is her Yellow Faced Sky Violet Cock, Gosh he is amazing - he is something pretty special in her flock I believe so again, I think I maybe learning what a good bird is *HI 5* hahaha
February 9, 201015 yr Author Yes but they look the goods to me, whether they are show quality or not We all have to start somewhere. I'm no where near where you're at in experience or flock size, but I AM fortunate enough to have some pretty decent birds courtesy of a lovely lady haha For me to pick the ones that YOU as a more experienced person is keeping makes me think I am learning what a good budgie looks like. You have some amazing birds! I have a favorite of Kaz's flock and that is her Yellow Faced Sky Violet Cock, Gosh he is amazing - he is something pretty special in her flock I believe so again, I think I maybe learning what a good bird is *HI 5* hahaha i know what i believe is a good bird but it is here in which lay the question the question being ????who is right who knows what a good bird is show wise my answer will be the same every time its the judge judging on the day i can only do my best to assume im heading down the right path i think i am its hard though as a small breeder with a small flock i need to keep my flock size down so ..... how do you show good birds yet, be able to build a good line is it possable to keep 100 birds and no more and still build your own birds look ??? im sure it is i will find a way just need to find it
February 9, 201015 yr i know what i believe is a good bird but it is here in which lay the question the question being ????who is right who knows what a good bird is show wise my answer will be the same every time its the judge judging on the day i can only do my best to assume im heading down the right path i think i am its hard though as a small breeder with a small flock i need to keep my flock size down so ..... how do you show good birds yet, be able to build a good line is it possable to keep 100 birds and no more and still build your own birds look ??? im sure it is i will find a way just need to find it GB I thought/hoped you didn't care and were breeding the bird that You want. Yes, you are right - every judge has his/her preferences But they do meet up and establish "the look" that they want to see more of. As for showing and breeding .... well I can only share my experience with you and that is I almost never show a hen, at least I try not to, and what I show depends on whether it is "breeding time" or not and when the bird was born. The UBCs (nest feathered) which I believe will amount to something will be shown around the 5-6+ mark and then again a bit later when they have matured a bit more. Most of the time I just grab what looks good on the day or if I am feeling ambitious the day before for a bit of show cage training and try to rock up with a decentish number of birds. Let your Club members advise you and you'll be fine! Edited February 9, 201015 yr by renee
February 9, 201015 yr So Renee does that mean you just grab a bird that looks good out of the aviary and take it along to the show and hope to win? Or if you think you have a chance the day before you will put it in the show box for a quick one day lesson? Did I get it right........
February 10, 201015 yr Author GB I thought/hoped you didn't care and were breeding the bird that You want. if you read what i said ren i said quote how do you show good birds yet, be able to build a good line is it possible to keep 100 birds and no more and still build your own birds look ??? i am breeding my own look but to do this need a line of my own i was asking how can i achive to do this with what ive chosen to breed to achive my look and how can i keep it if i dont have alot of room or am i dreaming
February 10, 201015 yr So Renee does that mean you just grab a bird that looks good out of the aviary and take it along to the show and hope to win? Or if you think you have a chance the day before you will put it in the show box for a quick one day lesson? Did I get it right........Almost! Yes, most times I just grab a bird on the day that is in condition and pop it into a show cage. IF they are up-and-coming young uns and I want to make sure they "show" they go into the show cage the day before, I put newspaper at the bottom below the perch and soon enough the curious little critters get up on the perch 'cause they want to look around. I'm afraid as a soon to be Intermediate I will have to spend a heck of a lot more time with show preparation (sigh) but the judges in this State are very understanding with us Novices and 'break us in slowly'. GB I thought/hoped you didn't care and were breeding the bird that You want. if you read what i said ren i said quotehow do you show good birds yet, be able to build a good line is it possible to keep 100 birds and no more and still build your own birds look ???i am breeding my own look but to do this need a line of my own i was asking how can i achive to do this with what ive chosen to breed to achive my look and how can i keep it if i dont have alot of room or am i dreaming Silly me GB! I misinterpreted what you said. I hope the rest of my post helped with what you really wanted to know. Edited February 10, 201015 yr by renee
February 12, 201015 yr Author okay some more pics its really amazing what one week difference can be fora bird in its first molt out im very suprized in the change some birds have taken on and may need to careful what i actually move on from my breeding plan some more baby's just in aviary this one loves the pvm mix its got a pink head from eatting so much this pics got was with flash it got dark quick out side last night more to come the grey boy is really getting in a big blow i try get better shots i dont like to catch them up and put into show cages but im going to make a small photo box for in the flight and put treats their so they go and sit in it as im sick of trying to snap a good shot with my **** cam
February 12, 201015 yr Author Your birds are looking really nice thanks kaz their getting bigger and bigger also the chicks out nests this time are mostly really big thick birds makes it hard as some come out small and grow like wild fire others come big but really dont progress in length just their feather is beautiful and feather height above head mask ext all good i still dont really know what im looking for and club night showings arnt really helping me understand what im looking for as the birds are judged as we are in discussing things so and by end of night all birds get taken pretty quickly and everyone goes own way not really giving you a chance to ask what the person who judged them judged them one i am however really enjoying our club meetings of late their have been some changes and their really good changes im proud to be a member of this club and hope i can put in with my birds and assistance or ideas im going to be showing a few birds at our club show this march so more for fun as i dont belive any of my birds are really of showing standeds yet but want to partake for the experiance
February 12, 201015 yr Hi Generic Blue, i love love love the budgie in the first picture what a beautiful face Libby.
February 12, 201015 yr Author Hi Generic Blue, i love love love the budgie in the first picture what a beautiful face Libby. he is a honey isnt he that little man was the only layed egg in box that my lacewing layed before she passed from what ever still have no clue the father was a violet green cock yf gene so this little mates split lacewing
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