Norbert Kirstein Visits Jo Mannes in Freiburg

Norbert Kirstein | May 30, 2012  As arranged, my breeding colleague Jens Pollmann and I visited Jo Mannes in March. After a warm welcome with Linda serving up coffee and cake we struck up a lively conversation about how the breeding season was going. Jo commented that he was very pleased with the overall very good…

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Fred Wright UK

Fred Wright UK (Breeder, Exhibitor and Judge of Exhibition Budgerigars) Fred has kin AWEBSA could place a number of the articles that he wrote on our webpage. Look out for those. They make good reading.) Fred has been breeding Budgerigars for more than 45 years. He started breeding these birds as pets when he was…

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Budgies 101: Gender identification

   Budgies 101: Gender identification. – Resplendent Budgerigar Aviaries (RBA) Introduction. The gender of budgies can be determined visually from a very early age. (No surgical sexing is required). This is done by looking at the colour of the bird’s Cere. What is a budgie’s Cere? The Cere is a soft, fleshy area at the base…

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Build your own Stud

Build Your Own Stud Jason Walker – Jun 01, 2012 The aim of this article is of help when you contemplate your next cull, buying your next outcross, or when considering your potential breeding pairs for the next breeding season. It is fair to say that genetics and some terminology associated with breeding budgies is…

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