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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 18, 2014 6:37:57 GMT
Yeah Av got a green spangle paired with a yellow face hen on 7 eggs , a lutino hen with grey green male , and a violet male with a yellow face hen , other pairs are greys , a grey hen with dom pied male, and two greens together, and lutino male with blue hen . Wats ur favorite kind of birds
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Feb 19, 2014 10:10:06 GMT
You have very interesting and good pairs. Looking forward to chicks pictures  I like many mutations which I can't get here. From the ones I have, I like Pieds and Yellowfaces. |
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 20, 2014 18:59:56 GMT
Cool ill get picts up soon , yeah there's that many diff mutations nowadays i like the look of the rainbow budgies hard to get them tho
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Feb 21, 2014 4:25:36 GMT
I would love to have Rainbow budgies too, but sadly it is not possible here.
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 23, 2014 10:01:10 GMT
Yeah there lovely , wat kind of budgies do u have were ur from
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Feb 24, 2014 3:41:11 GMT
Almost all budgies are imported here, especially the big ones. So we get breeders' excess/useless stock. I have never seen an Ino cock for sale anywhere here.
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 25, 2014 12:24:52 GMT
Aww i see such a shame couldn't get more to choose from , aw have u no loads over ere
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Feb 25, 2014 12:28:58 GMT
Hi darrenc271. I've been following this thread, have you had anymore eggs today? Regards Daz (Darren) |
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 25, 2014 13:57:20 GMT
Hiya how u doing yeah Av got ten chicks the now and 7 eggs in another box , 4in another , and 4 in another box with 2 chicks , have u started breeding
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Feb 25, 2014 15:05:14 GMT
Not yet Darren has I have only had them for 8 days. I had bought two pairs with the possible thought of breeding at a later date, however my green cock and grey hen are getting into some serious bonding these last few days, so perhaps it may be sooner than I expected. I have ordered two breeding cages so that I have them ready, but I don't plan on putting them in there yet. These are the ones I got www.fw-whitchurch.co.uk/budgie-breeding-cage-with-nesting-boxMy grey hen was quite stressed with the move to her new indoor aviary at our house (2 hour drive) but after giving them all some fresh food mix with egg, spinach, broccoli, carrot, coriander and red pepper, sprinkled with some Guardian Angel, garlic powder and adding some Calcivet in their water, she has come on so strong, a totally different bird, and I think this has cheered up her mate who has been feeding and preening her non stop the last 48 hours or so. I'm so pleased to see that she has changed and has brightened up so much, I was very worried. How long have you been breeding buds for? Regards |
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 25, 2014 15:16:46 GMT
Hi there i like they cages quite nice , that's good that's shes coming on good now nothing worse seeing them no well , am doing no to bad now with the breeding getting better had about 30 chicks last year , got about 30 the now in outside aviary all different colours , that's not including chicks , Av been doing this for about 2 and half years now . Am now on my 3rd shed lol its a joy to watch the chicks grow up
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Feb 25, 2014 15:29:23 GMT
You are clearly doing something right then Darren, well done! I want to build an outdoor aviary now utilising my current 7x5 shed and adding a raised outside flight. I have a spare bedroom in the house which I call my man cave where I build my large model radio controlled planes, where I now have my indoor aviary, but the budgie bug has bitten me, and it looks like all of my model plane gear will be removed so I can add an area for the breeding cages as well as a juvenile flight. I only have a relatively small garden so I cannot build a purpose-built bird room out there, it would just have to be an aviary with a small area inside the shed for equipment storage etc. However if I do start breeding indoors, I would have to sound proof the connecting wall with my neighbour, but that won't be a hard job. I'll keep an eye on your progress |
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 25, 2014 17:29:09 GMT
I no the feeling it gets really addictive the budgies everything changes and want more and more space to , u seem to no wat ur doing will look forward to ur progress , i started of with a 6x4 shed then to a 8x6 now Av got a 10x8 inside flight of 5x8 other half i have 8 breeding cages and have an outside flight of 3.5 meter by 1.5 meter
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Feb 25, 2014 18:07:27 GMT
Sounds impressive, and I can see how it really does progress with the amount of sheds you've gone through, lol  Perhaps I'll just buy a bigger shed and start from there rather than changing this one and then doing it all over again? |
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Post by darrenc271 on Feb 25, 2014 18:17:11 GMT
Keeping them in a shed is brilliant outside flight for the summer, Av got it insulated aswell with lost installation lol and lined am sure Av got picts somewhere on one of my pages , u should go for it new shed more birds lol
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Perhaps I'll just buy a bigger shed and start from there rather than changing this one and then doing it all over again?