Budgie Breeder

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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.

New arrivals

September 9, 2009

I have added a couple new birds to the flock. Take a look at Prince, Violet and Tut.

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New arrival

July 7, 2009

A new arrival has been added to the flock. I had never seen a color mutation like this bird. Ginger is a cinnamon olive green coloration. She is beautiful and I would like to start breeding cinnamons into my flock. It will take a couple generations to see the cinnamon coloration in the chicks but it will be worth it. The cinnamon gere is sex-linked. This means the male passes on the gene. Females when bred to normal males will pass the gene on to their male chicks. The male chicks will appear...

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New arrival

May 28, 2009

Today I purchased a rare rainbow male. This mutation consists of multiple mutations such as yellow face type 2, blue series, opaline, clear wing. I will be breeding the rare mutations next breeding season. I haven't decided to sell any of these babies or keep them for breeding stock. Here is a photo.

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The gender tests are in

May 5, 2009

The normal olive green baby is a boy. The clear flight olive green baby is a girl. Just like I thought some people can tell by the babies head shape but I can tell by personality. I have moved the babies into the big cage with the other birds. They both seem to be doing fine.

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Posted by Bridget Wheeler. Posted In : Weaning

Jazz and Grace's Babies are now weaned

May 3, 2009

The babies are now officially weaned. They still think mom and dads food is so much better but Jazz and Grace have stopped feeding them. They are starting to sit on the perches and act like big birds. I sent out a gender test last Tuesday. The results should be in by Wednesday. Both babies like jumping on your finger and getting out of the cage. They will be ready to go to their new homes around the 23rd.

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Willow is cracking the eggs

April 26, 2009

Sadly Willow has cracked two eggs thus far. I'm not sure why this happens but hopefully he stops this behavior soon.

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Willow and Storm's second egg

April 23, 2009

Storm laid a second egg today. Willow is doing a great job keeping her fed.

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Willow and Storm's first egg of the spring season

April 22, 2009

Storm has layed her first egg of the spring season. Lets see how many she will lay.

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More baby photos

April 20, 2009

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New arrivals

April 20, 2009

I went to a local birdmart looking for a pair of English budgie. I came home with three birds. Athena is my normal cobalt English female. Zeus is a spangle cobalt chick. Kingsley is a bright normal violet American male. Here are some photos.