Glad to hear it isn't something super serious. Have you tried S76 ? It's a "bug" killer preventative in the Rob MArshall line.It goes right in the water....
Do any of you have pet bourkes (tame)? I have one little sweetheart that I handfed and he's a doll, except the fact that he is very beaky. He's not nippy...
Not to scare you or anything, but did you get them tested for polyoma? It is super common (and not dangerous) in grass parakeets. Budgie breeders just call it...
Hi Karen, thanks for the tips. Had never heard of S76 so I checked it out online. Basically just ivermectin - which I've heard is very bitter - so wonder if...
Hi Jennifer, Hmmm... this was the first time I heard French moult referred to as polyoma. So, I checked it out and it seems that is the current line of...
PAt.. This is a strange one. I thought feather mites typically went for around the beak and ears first, then the wings. I have never heard of them going for...
<This is a strange one. I thought feather mites typically went for around the beak and ears first, then the wings. I have never heard of them going for the...
Hi, I was reading the emails on feather loss on the back of birds and wondered if maybe they are not being plucked by someone else in the cage with them. Just...
Thank you Pat and I do not have anything on the "Our Birds" section yet, I have been too busy working on other sites...LOL! And I think I fixed my links page....
just dropping in to say hello to everyone! my linnies are doing great and are a blast to watch. the english budgies are interested in the nesting box,...
Hi! My boyfriend has bred budgies in the past, and he's now breeding English budgies again, I think he has 10 pair. He just took 4 older babies a pr. had and...
hi connie, thanks for the info. just soak them in water??? i do have pine shavings in there, and yes, she sure did get rid of what she did not want! all...
Hi Jenna! Yes, he just soaks it & packs it in there. He just let the babies be; just once in a while, when mom left the box, he'd open the top flap to check...
Just have to ask - what is the purpose of soaking the pine shavings? I don't raise budgies, just the Bourkes, but I always use regular aspen shavings and let...
Hi All, Going no mail for about 12 days - off to MA to meet my new grandson and see other family and friends. I'll probably be checking in at the web site ...
Re. soaking, I'd have to inquire. I know when he breeds his birds, he's usually successful, and dosn't have any mold problems. He dosn't soak for long, just...
I'm looking for a pair of scarlet chested, red rump, or turquoisine parakeets. Branching out from Bourkes. :o) We live in Dallas/Fort Worth area but will...
I put nest boxes up for my 3 new rosy bourke pairs yesterday, and I went ahead and switched to a new type of box for my original unproductive pair to see if...
Hi! There's a lady that comes to shows in the Chicago area, out of Dubuque. I've bought Scarlet Chesteds and Yellow Turquoisines from her. Her name is...
For sale--N.Y. state female scarlet chested grasskeet.$125.00 She is last summers baby, not banded. Can ship USPS on East coast. shipping $35.00 including box ...
In a message dated 10/2/2006 11:31:18 PM Central Daylight Time, blueroses99@... writes: Is this list still active? Hi Jennifer... I guess everyone is...
What makes you think the melted dishes did it? I would suspect soap residue before melted plastic. Just curious. Jennifer ... wrote: I have a warning for...
In a message dated 10/3/2006 1:13:04 PM Central Daylight Time, blueroses99@... writes: What makes you think the melted dishes did it? I would suspect...
Finch and canary people are always warning about dishwashing soap residue in food dishes and water bottles. They swear just a little film can kill entire...
Carie, Thank you for your interest in the group, and welcome. The group has been inactive since last November due to my heart surgery. I had just started...
Thank you for the pleasant welcome. I just learned of this group. The other Grass Parakeet groups I am on have had little activity lately, and much of what is...
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