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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 12, 2006 19:36:46 GMT 10
I have had a reasonable season with budgies and had a steady flow of babies, most of them sold and gone to new owners, I still have 5 babies in the nest at the moment and for the first time in my life I have managed to breed a yellow bird, not a Lutino but a black eyed yellow. I have bred Lutino's in the past, in fact one of the other babies is exactly that a Lutino but in another box so all in all this season is going pretty well.
John
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Post by Jane on Oct 14, 2006 9:52:53 GMT 10
Baby budgies are so tiny and cute! I didn't breed any this year as I am running out of space at home since I bought too many birds. Oops. I did try last year having the budgies in with cockatiels who are breeding 2 or 3 pairs in 2m x 2m aviaries but 1 female budgie killed 4 baby tiels even though she had 6 babies of her own. So I took the budgies out and haven't tried again. I recently bought 2 baby bush/native budgies so I will set them up to breed next year.
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 14, 2006 10:34:23 GMT 10
Budgies were my first love and I think I will always have them, unfortunately you just cant mix them with other birds in a small aviary they are too possessive of their nest boxes, at one stage I had over 100 breeding pair and every colour imaginable they were truly beautiful I only have about 40 birds now but they still give me great pleasure.
John
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Post by Jane on Oct 14, 2006 12:05:46 GMT 10
They are beautiful birds, I love their songs and chirps in the yard, they always sound happy. I am quite abit obsessed with the grass parrots at the moment but won't get rid of the budgies. You must have a fantastic collection. I can't imagine where I'd fit 100 pairs, it must be a full time job to look after them all!
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 15, 2006 14:15:29 GMT 10
That's the thing with Grassies, they get to you ;D
John
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Post by Laraine on Oct 19, 2006 10:36:52 GMT 10
I have actually managed to breed a pure yellow budgie as well. The mother is a white recessive pied with a bit of blue and the father is yellow and green. They have 5 babies at present one green three blue and one yellow. I haven't looked at its eyes, will look tonight.
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 19, 2006 11:14:05 GMT 10
They sound lovely Laraine. I'd love to see a pic of the yellow one.  |
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 19, 2006 12:23:50 GMT 10
Take a torch with you Laraine and shine it into the eye, sometimes the eyes are that dark they don't show up red under normal light.
John
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Post by Laraine on Nov 1, 2006 11:47:55 GMT 10
The five babies have all fledged and a pair of cockatiels have taken over the nest. I think its the one that wanted to share!!! LOL. The baby yellow has black eyes. What is the difference between black and pink eyes? (Apart from the colour of course).
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 1, 2006 12:07:41 GMT 10
Pink eyes are Lutino birds, black eyed are called different names from black eyed Lutino to a black eyed yellow.
The funny thing Laraine is not long after your post I also bred a black yellow budgie, first time ever for me too three in the nest one is a yellow face blue and the other is an olive.
John
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Post by Laraine on Nov 8, 2006 14:28:44 GMT 10
I found this morning 3 little jellybeans, not to the same pair. She hasn't been interested in mating again, probably exhausted after beautifully raising 5 babies. LOL.
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 8, 2006 14:40:27 GMT 10
My Budgies have been producing very slowly Laraine I have six babies waiting to find new homes and one more in the nest box, no sign of any more yet.
John
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Post by budgiebabe on Sept 13, 2007 20:20:16 GMT 10
Can someone please give me some sort of information to identify what type of budgies I have? Is there are website I can go to that describes them all and what to look out for? I have 4 budgies, and for all I know, they could be rare - my guess is that they aren't!! But still curious to know as you all seem to use the proper terminology........ I say "The green budgie" and "The blue budgie" to my husband!!  |
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Post by Minna on Sept 13, 2007 21:42:24 GMT 10
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Post by budgiebabe on Sept 13, 2007 22:35:20 GMT 10
Thanks Minna! You have been a great help to me tonight. ;D ;D
I will take a pic of my birdies and try and figure out what they are....
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Post by Minna on Sept 14, 2007 9:09:31 GMT 10
I'm still something of a newbie myself, it can be daunting, haha. And we all love pictures ;3 |
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Post by AussieBirds on Sept 14, 2007 9:36:57 GMT 10
Thanks Minna! You have been a great help to me tonight. ;D ;D I will take a pic of my birdies and try and figure out what they are.... If you post the pictures here we may be able to help you identify them budgiebabe. John |
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