YAYAY So happy

 

I can't show you until the morning when I can take pictures Not trying to tease, but couldn't contain my excitement

What a tease More information ??

I am thinking of boycotting this thread due to a lack of information -

You've been to see Irene havent you ?

I am thinking of boycotting this thread due to a lack of information -

 

here here! Point of Order Mr. Speaker, the honourable member for somewhere in W.A. is deliberately baiting the House. I request she forthwith tell the House what this surprise is.

I am thinking of boycotting this thread due to a lack of information -

 

here here! Point of Order Mr. Speaker, the honourable member for somewhere in W.A. is deliberately baiting the House. I request she forthwith tell the House what this surprise is.

Noo not Irene Kaz, not yet I haven't.

 

I went to see Rita and Rolf Posthuma yesterday and had the best time. Picked up my two hens she was holding for me. I had been saving for awhile and now I was finally able to get them AND gave me a colourful surpise too.

 

They have some wonderful birds and a brilliant aviary and birdroom, oh and the yard *sigh* trees everywhere, space, fresh air. Wow. My daughter, who is two and a half, came too and she had an absolute ball. Rita let her sit in the suspended flight of the junior flight and placed a small bowl of seed down so they budgies could come down close and one almost sat on Charlize's foot

 

We were able to see the breeders, and the breeding cabinets oh and gosh all the little babies - roaming in age from newly hatched pinkie to fluffy down to pin feathers to almost fully featherd. They were sooooo cute.

 

Kaz I saw the gorgeous Yellow Faced Sky Cock Rita got from you - his babies are just gorgeous!

 

Anyway I am guessing by now you'd like to see pictures....sorry too bad, no pics available! hahahahhaa just kidding. The birds didn't pose as well as I'd have liked but these were the best I could do seeing as they were more interested in the new branches I placed in their cage

 

Grey Spangle Hen

 

Grey Green Spangle Hen

 

My colourful surprise - young Violet Normal Cock not the best photos of him, shall try and get some more. Still has some growing to do but his colour is great - camera doesn't show it very well.

 

Grey Hen and Violet Cock

 

All three

I'd like to thank the honourable member for tabling the pictures Madam Deputy Speaker.

 

They look great You must be very pleased!

Brilliant ............Rita not only has beautiful birds but she is a really beautiful person too. The birds look great..........both spangles are also opalines.

Brilliant ............Rita not only has beautiful birds but she is a really beautiful person too. The birds look great..........both spangles are also opalines.

 

yes both Opaline very nice darl and the viloet must be very violet from picture well done

I'd like to thank the honourable member for tabling the pictures Madam Deputy Speaker.

They look great You must be very pleased!

You're welcome Mr President Yes I am pleased - I've been saving a bit of money each fortnight since January for these hens. Not a long time, I know, but long enough for me not to inconvenience such lovely people. I was after a sky, cobalt or blue - Rita contacted me about these two, and I couldn't pass them up. okay so they're not blue but they are a great addition and young too so I have a few years breeding with them

Brilliant ............Rita not only has beautiful birds but she is a really beautiful person too. The birds look great..........both spangles are also opalines.

Oh Gosh Kaz she is a lovely person - Rolf is too - he was there as well. Charlize took to Rita like a duck to water haha she needed a little bit of encouragement to get closer to Rolf They were very accommodating - bringing out the grandchildren's toys for Charlize to play with.

Yes both hens have alot of Opaline going through them. Now I can go and see and speak to Irene I didn't want to go to see her, find a great bird and get it, when I still had Rita's hens to pay for and pick up. Rita had been so kind holding them for me.

I forgot to mention - she is giving me two breeding cages she no longer wants I am very lucky and a little bit awed that she is doing so. I got all embarrassed about it as I am a giver not a taker. I know I can return the favor to her one day and to you too Kaz so that make's it better to accept.

yes both Opaline very nice darl and the viloet must be very violet from picture well done

 

Thanks GB They look so much better than they do in the pictures and the violet - gosh that was a WOW factor from me the moment I spotted him. He looks almost neon and its quite a deep violet blue. He sort of stood out quite alot amongst the whites, grey greens, yellows, greys and blues.

 

Rita said he was a bit small for her liking, but would be great for me to start out and especially to trial colours with variety and size and stance Can't wait but have to.

They're beaut-if-ul!

Hi Amy they are beautiful looking birds,esp the violet boy i love that colour. I also have a little girl called Charlize she will be 4 in April.

I have tried to get some new photos of my little violet cock today. I wanted to see if I could get photos with his vibrant colour. I did a bit better.

 

I had to remove him from the holding cage he was in and I placed him in my patio aviary which isn't actually in my patio, so it has shade cloth on it to cool it down on the hot days just like the big aviary

 

One of the hens placed a love bite on his cere not sure which one as neither hen has a mark on her.

 

Picture of him still in the holding cage - before his minor incident EDIT: FORGOT THE picture whoops

 

In his new aviary - he seemed quite pleased with it. Colour still didn't come out right

 

you can see his love bite from one of the hens

 

I managed to get the colour better here. And his love bite.

 

He is a lovely boy - very gentle and friendly

Edited March 8, 201015 yr by Amy S

I managed to get the colour better here. And his love bite.

 

He is a lovely boy - very gentle and friendly

 

You will find almost all of Rita's birds are sweet natured and easily handled

He is a very nice bird!

Rita's show breeder interview http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=28332

I managed to get the colour better here. And his love bite.

 

He is a lovely boy - very gentle and friendly :rofl:

 

You will find almost all of Rita's birds are sweet natured and easily handled

 

They must take after their owner

 

Actually the hens are really friendly too - not quite so gentle with the bites, but ALOT softer than the other hens I have.

 

He is a very nice bird!

 

Thanks JB!!

Beautiful :rofl:

Ha, my cock bites while my hen is docile. What's going on there? O.K, so recently he hasn't been a big biter but when I caught him to weigh him.... well.....OUCH! By the way.....he is very pretty.