All Entries in the "Breeding" Category
A Visit to the Emerald Budgerigar Stud
Exhibition budgerigars have been an important part in the lives of Eileen and John Hall for about 40 years.
The Ultimate Specialisation – Japanese Crested
Breeding the Japanese Crested variety in Egypt.
Cocks unwell and not Hens and Vice Versa
“Going light” – two examples of sound procedural advice on what are mysterious problems for even the most experienced of us.
Frosted Pied?
What is a Frosted Pied is supposed to look like?
Didier Mervilde – Breeding Rares
My name is Didier Mervilde, I was born in 1952 and live with my family in Aalter Belgium. I first became interested in budgerigars in 1965 and at that time I kept about 5 pairs in a mixed aviary. It was in 1986 that, after a visit to the aviary of Gerald Binks, I decided [...]
Breeding Budgerigars in Earthquake City
All hell broke loose as we leapt out of bed. The noise of breaking glass and falling crockery was horrendous.
Lutinos – Making a Start
Look on these birds as being like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle – your job is to put these pieces together to make the finished article.
The Shape of Things to Come
Why would anyone want to keep, breed and exhibit budgerigars? And, supposing you did, where would you get the know-how?
Winning on the Showbench
How does the professional approach the task of preparing the team for the showbench?
GSB Q & A – Part 3 – Fanciers
There is little doubt that in modern times Jo Mannes has led the hobby in Europe as a skilled breeder and is totally focused on his work.
GSB Q & A – Part 2 – Breeding
The great difficulty in budgerigar breeding is starting them. Think about March as a month. For all my years, breeders have said it is better to start in March. It is of course the increase in light that makes it easier.
Ultra Violet Lighting Scare
A leading Red Eye breeder built a new aviary and installed UV lighting. To his dismay, he found some red eyes going blind with these lights.
Slaughter Advice from Experience
Younger hens can be risked more easily within warmer climates.
Pairing Up Techniques
Techniques that experienced fanciers associate with the introduction of the individual partners to one another
Breeding Room Thoughts
In 99 per cent of cases it is your husbandry and lack of attention that is at fault. You are the provider and in full charge of your livestock. I have personally made many mistakes over the years and have tried to learn in the process, but when I make the same error twice, I really get angry with myself!
Directional Feathering
Directional Feathering is now perhaps the most wanted feature by most breeders around the world.
Mutations – Blackfaces & Mistys
Blackfaces and Mistys – Mutations from The Netherlands.
Yellow Faced on the Show Bench
This presentation was put together by Nigel Tonkin and John Mulley after a lot of discussion, from fanciers internationally and within Australia, as to where or how the Yellow Face should be placed on the show bench. John did an initial simplistic presentation specifically for the Australian National Budgerigar Council to show where the Yellow [...]
It Is All About Tiny Changes
Building an Ideal is like completing a jigsaw puzzle and most of the difficulties are finding where the smallest pieces exist to be able to complete the picture.
Solutions to Difficult Hens – Part 2
I remember the late Harry Bryan telling me to use hens as young as 5 months of age when they were fit and in condition. He said at the time that they breed well at that age, but might not do so later if left after the conventional age of 9-10 months minimum.
Solutions to Difficult Hens – Part 1
In my opinion, it is a matter of caring for your hens really well if you want success in the nest boxes. It takes a lot out of a bird being out of its normal “home” and this is one reason that one-day shows in the UK have become more popular.
Jos Reynders & Daniel Lütolf on Feather Problems
Select wide and long feathers on the head region, but shorter feathers below the spot line on the wings and tails. Difficult, but not impossible. Attention must be paid to looking at all the primary, secondary and tail feathers when you are buying a bird and of course looking for developing cysts at the same time.
Glue Story Sees Fancier Stick at It
The construction of this piped watering system required PVC pipes which had to be primed and glued – the former being a red priming fluid that apparently is highly toxic and required the pipes, after jointing, to be thoroughly flushed.
Tails You Lose! – Part 2
Avian Polyomavirus (APV) infection, otherwise known as Budgerigar Fledging Disease, is the primary cause of tail feather loss although other factors are often involved. Budgerigar breeders recognise symptoms of APV in their birds as French Moult. Prevention is the only cure as there is no treatment for APV.
