Bridget's Budgies

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This blog is used to update any interested buyers about the progress of breeding. There will be updates on breeding, hatching, chicks, weaning etc. Please feel free to browse through the blog and see what is new at the aviary.

Little cheeps

March 18, 2011
Two little chicks have hatched so far. Prince and Stella and Dusty and Bell are four very proud parents. The egg count is up to 27 all together and I think it's going to stay that way. Now we wait for the little chicks to hatch.
 
Willow and Violet's egg count is five. No chicks yet.
2/28/2011
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Prince and Stella have one chick. And six eggs. The chick hatched yesterday a St. Petty's day chick
2/27/2011- 3/17/2011
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Horus and Ginger have seven eggs and no chicks yet.
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Apollo and La fiesta have five eggs and no chicks yet
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Dusty and Bell have one chick and four eggs. The chick hatched this morning.
2/28/2011 - 3/18/2011
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As for Zeus and Athena they don't seem to be enthusiastic about breeding. Sometimes a new pair needs the sound of little chicks peeping to get them in the breeding mood. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
 

Egg count up to Sixteen

March 7, 2011
Willow and Violet are doing well. Willow has been feeding Violet and Violet has been sitting on her eggs none stop. They now have four eggs. 2/282011 3/2/2011 3/5/2011 3/6/2011

Prince and Stella have four eggs. Prince has been guarding the nest and Stella is on the eggs 24/7 2/27/2011 3/1/2011 3/3/2011 3/5/2011

Horus and Ginger Are also doing great. They have four eggs and Ginger is now sitting on them. 3/1/2011 3/3/2011 3/5/2011 3/6/2011

Dusty and Bell are still in and out of the nest. Th...

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More eggs

March 3, 2011
Just a quick update.

Willow and Violet 2/28/2011 3/2/2011

Prince and Stella 2/27/2011 3/1/2011 3/3/2011

Horus and Ginger 3/1/2011 3/3/2011

Dusty and Bell 2/28/2011 3/2/2011

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Total of five eggs

March 2, 2011
Spring breeding season has arrived.  Zeus and Athena aren't overly flirtatious towards each other. But they are now sitting next to each other all the time except when Athena is perched on the nest box stand.
 
Dusty and Bell have one egg. It was laid 2/28/2011 Bell is sitting on the egg and Dusty has been feeding her none stop.
 
Prince and Stella have two eggs. The first laid 2/27/2011 and the second today 3/1/2011 Stella has been sitting on the eggs and Prince is guarding the nest....

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Spring breeding season

February 19, 2011
I still have three birds up for sale. Thoes three females will still be $10.00 each. But the chicks from the upcoming clutches will be regularly priced. Check the price on the home page. But I have decided to start the spring breeding season. I have put five pair into the breeding cages. I have decided to out both of my English budgies Zeus and Athena together again to see if they will bond. They sit next to each other but no flirting yet. It is tricky because Athena's cere has never changed ...
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SALE SALE SALE

January 25, 2011
All birds are now just $10.00 

Due to the large number of chicks this past breeding season I have decided to have a sale. All birds are now the price of an untamed adult! just $10.00 This deal is half the price of a bird at the pet stores. This sale will go on as long as it has to. Look at the Birds For Sale page to see all the birds that are available. 

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Photos!

January 21, 2011
I have finally gotten the chance to load some photos. Enjoy

These are Zeus and Violet's newest clutch. An albino female, a spangle blue violet, a spangle dominant pied blue violet and a normal blue violet with a pied spot on it's head. What a clutch of personalities they all are. 

 
Here are a couple of males from Zeus and Violet. It's time for Violet to stop laying eggs she just seems to want to lay clutch after clutch. I will be putting her and Zeus in my flight cage for a wile they need a bre...

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Breeding

January 4, 2011
I have decided to stop breeding for the time being. I would like to cut my numbers back a bit and focus on taming all of my adults. As of right now I have six chicks for sale and four adults. The of the chicks are Zeus and Violet's. These chicks are 50% english and 50% American. There is one normal blue violet, a dominant pied spangle blue violet and a spangle blue violet. They will be ready to go home in about five weeks or so. The tree other chicks are from Dusty and Bell. They are all norm...
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Update on the two clutches

December 27, 2010
The two clutches are doing great. Dusty and Bells chicks are starting to eat seeds on their own. The three oldest chicks can get in and out on the next box on their own but the last still needs help getting back in. They are all feathered with just a few tufts of chick fluff under their wings. I would say in about three weeks they will be ready to go home. There are three normal blue violets with a white dot on their heads and one normal grey violet yellow face type two.
 
Zeus and Violets ...

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Two new chicks

December 13, 2010
Violet and Zeus now have two little chicks. The first is an albino chick. Its pink little eyes show through the eyelids. The second little chick isn't an albino it has dark eyes.
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