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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: demonfarmer2630 on November 27, 2011, 12:10:35 am

Title: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 27, 2011, 12:10:35 am

any info would help let me know need to cheack a few things

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: cluckingnuts on November 27, 2011, 06:17:13 am

I know yellow is green based and white are blue.

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: tizaala on November 27, 2011, 07:12:34 am

As I used to live next door to a big show breeder I feel quallified to say:
 They are noisy, wasteful , horrid little shitmachines, you will attract plagues of mice to your house and their incessant noise will drive you mad, DON'T DO IT.

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: Sylvia on November 27, 2011, 09:25:26 am

I dare say there are budgie clubs in all areas who will help you better than we can. Try Uncle Google. :)

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: CameronS on November 27, 2011, 02:25:01 pm

i think there is a budgie club or something similar based in markinch ??? 

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: Castle Farm on November 27, 2011, 02:25:31 pm

Quote from: tizaala on November 27, 2011, 07:12:34 am

As I used to live next door to a big show breeder I feel quallified to say:
 They are noisy, wasteful , horrid little shitmachines, you will attract plagues of mice to your house and their incessant noise will drive you mad, DON'T DO IT.

Bit like chickens then only smaller. :D

What do you need to know ?

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: bloomer on November 27, 2011, 03:26:02 pm

you need a whole lot of them to get a decent meal out of them and plucking them is really fiddly!!!

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: deepinthewoods on November 27, 2011, 03:54:54 pm

ive heard people sometimes transport them in a pair of speedos, i believe that to be illegal!

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 27, 2011, 04:57:58 pm

not funny a budgie smugler is a speedo  nothing to do with budgies

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: CameronS on November 27, 2011, 08:30:32 pm

Quote

ive heard people sometimes transport them in a pair of speedos, i believe that to be illegal!

if it's not it certainly should be  ::)



i found this link when i put it in google http://adorablebudgies.co.uk/budgiebreeding.php (http://adorablebudgies.co.uk/budgiebreeding.php)

it seems pretty simple

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: bigchicken on November 28, 2011, 11:47:45 pm

I had budgies a long time ago and I allways found the a cock & hen were a good start.  If you wish I could send you a book its been lying about for years

Title: Re: any one know about breeding budgies
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 29, 2011, 08:12:11 pm

that would be great thanks pm me