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Should I purchase one or two budgies? When purchasing your first budgie, it is best to get just one. This will make taming much much easier as two budgies are more likely
Sexing my budgie Visuals: Pictures to Help Sex your BudgieSexing my budgieGenerally the colour of a budgie's cere (the coloured area at the top of the beak surrounding
Signs of a healthy budgie
The good points to look for are: -
1. A bright, healthy, alert bird with sleek feathering, sitting up proudly on the perch.
2. Are the
Signs of a sick budgie The are many common illnesses that affect budgies, all of which have similar symptoms. Take your budgie to see an Avian Vet if you are
Sprout your Own Seed
You can use bird seed, alfafa, suflower, pea, the list is endless.
Pop some seeds in a jar (don't fill too full, they will swell). Cover
Standard Requirement, for a Spangle
Spangle Violet Cobalt (Visual Violet)
Eye
Normal Wing Feather
Spangle Wing Feather
Cheek Patch
Body Colour
Tail Feathers
Note: A good contrast in markings is
Standard Requirement for Yellowface Type I
Yellowface Skyblue Type 1 - Heterozygous Homozygous (Double Factor Yellow Face which is visually white)
Cheek Patches
Body Colour
Tail
Standard Requirement, for Opaline
Opaline Skyblue
Cheek Patches
Body Colour
Tail Feather
Note that the Opalines shall have an area between the top of the
Standard Requirement, for a Danish Pied
Standard Requirement, for a Danish Pied (Recessive Pied), this is a recessive gene.
Light Green
Green
Olive
Cheek Patches
Body Color
Tail Color
The wings of the Danish Pied should have
Standard Requirement, for Australian Dominant Pied
Standard Requirement, for Australian Dominant Pied
Skyblue
Cobalt
Cheek Patch Patterns
Body Color
Tail feathers
For Greens: Clear buttercup yellow, dark blue or a mixture of both
For Blues:
Standard Requirement, for a Greywing
Skyblue (50% dilutation throughout the body and wings are grey)
Full-Body Greywing (body color is bright and wings are grey)
Grey
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Cheek
Show Standard: Skyblue, Cobalt, Mauve
Skyblue (No Dark Factors) Cobalt (1 dark factor) Mauve (2 dark factors)
Cheek Patches
Body Color
Tail Feather
Note: There should be no blue
Standards for cheek spots, throat spots? Cheek spots are found on the cheeks of the bird. Throat spots are found on the neck of the bird and are sometimes called the necklace.
Studding Services That is a matter for the breeders. Some club members may do this for nothing. You still have to remember to always quarantine for at least 35 days. Then
Splayed Legs
Some chicks end up with what is called splayed legs. Its where the legs stick out each side and not underneath them. There are a
Signs of a hen in breeding condition (under construction on adding more information)
Click here to see pictures of hens' ceres in breeding condition
Members' Hens in Breeding Condition
Sexing Budgies Visuals: Pictures to Help Sex your BudgieSexing my budgieGenerally the colour of a budgie's cere (the coloured area at the top of the beak surrounding
Seed Bells
SEED BELLS
Ingredients
small terra-cotta pots
microwave-safe plastic wrap or plastic oven bag
length of firm wire (coat-hanger type is fine)
birdseed of your choice (measure
Seed Blends (s) for Birds Finch Mix
1 part canary seed
1 part hemp (if available)
1/2 part white millet
1/2 part Siberian millet
Mix and store in containers.
Canary Mix
Seed Sticks
Treat Sticks
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and place a foil lined cookie sheet inside it
Ingredients:
1 cup mixed seed/pellets
1 tsp. honey (or use corn syrup and
Soft Food Stew
Soft Food Stew
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup dried beans
1 cup brown rice
1 cup fruits or nuts
cinnamon, cloves, ginger (season as needed).
This mixture is very similar