WYNNUM REDLAND BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY INC.

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1 WYNNUM REDLAND BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY INC. Mothers Day Special.Newsletter, May, The Club s Web Page is: The Newsletter Editor milton.ludlow@gmail.com Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society Inc. would like to state, that its objective in reporting various articles & advice in our Newsletter & communication, both verbal and written, is merely to disseminate information, and not to make recommendations or directives. Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society Inc, would like to state, that the views expressed therein are not necessarily those of Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society Inc

2 President Trevor Broadbent Ph Vice President / Social Director Kerri Potts Ph Secretary Bill Sedgwick Ph Treasurer / Ring Steward Bill Sedgwick Ph Show Secretary Pat Sedgwick Ph Show Steward Frank McGill... Editor Milton Ludlow Ph Caterer Val Scott Ph Web Editor Mark Jones Ph Attendance; BS, PS, ML, VS, DP, RS, TB, DH Committee Meeting 5/4/16 Visitor; D Pendergast Chair welcomed Darren Hollindale to the Committee Apologies; KR Opened; 7.00pmMinutes from previous meeting; moved BS 2 nd ML CarriedCorrespondence;Out Lots re auction queries, SQ Sec re change of SecIn Numinous s re auction & ringsbusiness arising from correspondence;correspondence accepted & endorsed Moved BS 2 nd DP Carried Treasurers Report Bal carried forward $ Income $

3 Expenses $ Cash Balance $ Term Deposit $ Total Balance $ Moved Bill Sec DH carried Upcoming events : Auction,.IBS Open Day, Auction; Setup staging Sunday AM 6.30, KP looking after BBQ ML to assist, Phone bidding under control, Raffle prize in place Carol G will sell tickets, MJ looking after mt cages & capture cage, Pat has list of volunteer workers, meal vouchers for workers BS to organize, BS to set up camera Saturday PM, BS to arrange a loan of Cordless Mics, BS to check Hall for Sat night, DP to assist with catering, DH to assist BS with auction updates on Facebook.IBS Open Day members encouraged to attendan invitation was received from the Woodturners to join them at a State of Origin Seafood dinner on the 1 st of June BS to forward to members Past Events; Futures Show, TBA trip, Futures Show deemed a success should be even better next year, The Club outing to Toowoomba Show was an outstanding success members who attended had a great night in the company of TBA members & an enjoyable show on the Sunday TBA members housed our birds on the Saturday night many thanks to them for thatgeneral Business BS to double check the Assembly Hall for the 4/6 Club SelectionML advised that we can put on a display in the Alex Hills Shopping Centre dates 15/5 9/6 21/7 20/10 more on this laterbs has had the pull-up banner fixed & purchased anotherml to check Mike Evans re May Guest Speaker BS to send invitations to other Clubs to attendclub meetings the importance of stating the meeting on time (7.30) was discussed & all agreed that we need to start on timemeeting Closed 8.50 pm Editorial. On a sad note, all my birds and accessories have been sold. Miss them, BUT health comes first then Family then clubs. I will still be active within the club as long as my health allows, but PLEASE START LOOKING FOR THE New Editor in A Big thanks to all who made any contribution to the success of the auction Club selection Sunday the 5 th June not the Saturday as first notified 9 am with a sausage sizzle It will help with staging if you can let Pat know in advance what entries you will be bringing alone A reminder that the Club meets on the 3 rd Tuesday each month

4 Club Meetings will be held on the 3 rd Tuesday of each month. May 17 th Tuesday night 7-30 to 10pm. Dr Mike Evans Sunday 5 th June for our Club selection Tuesday 21 st June June 21 st Tuesday night 7-30 to 10pm July 10 th Sunday 7am Qld Young Bird Show July 19 th Tuesday night 7-30 to 10pm July 16 th Saturday 6-30pm X-MAS IN JULY.Manly Bowls Club. July 31 st Sunday 7-30 to 2pm OPEN DAY August 16 th Tuesday night 7-30 to 10pm September 2,3,4 th Redfest, Strawberry festival September 20 th Tuesday night 7-30 to 10pm October 18 th Tuesday 7-30 to 10pm October 30 th Sunday 7 to 4pm ANNUAL SHOW. November 15 th Tuesday 7-30 to 10pm December 10 th Saturday night 6pm XMAS PARTY.

5 Thanks to Joan Pearse. MP.For Lytton and Staff, for the printing of our Newsletter, and other printing requirements. IMPROVING BREEDING OUTCOMES FOR BUDGERIGARS Notes from a lecture by Dr Rob Marshall BVSc (Hons) FACVSc (Avian Health) Lecture given at Wynnum approx 5 years ago and reprinted for the benefit of ournewer members Rob Marshall does not and never has bred budgerigars. He has bred and raced pigeonssince he was eight years old. When the budgerigar was imported from England, RM sclients came to him with problems he could not answer. He chose not to treat theproblems with drugs but to resolve the problems in a natural way. Research into the wildbudgerigar was to provide some answers. There a lot of difficulties in breeding exhibitionbudgerigars. Use knowledge of the wild budgerigar to improve the breeding outcomes ofexhibition budgerigars.the budgerigar in the wild has evolved over 3 million years. It survives by breeding onthe run. The Australian continent has a dry interior with unpredictable rainfall. Thebudgerigar adapted to survive these conditions; in survival mode during the dry andbreeding prolifically when it rains. In order to breed, the wild budgerigar needs: 1. correct climatic conditions 2. nesting holds 3. water supply 4. calcium and mineral supply

6 5. trace elements and vitamins The modern budgerigars are inefficient breeders compared with wild budgerigars.reasons include: 1. mutations are a mistake of nature 2. large size means increased nutritional demands 3. buff feathers create flight and insulation problems 4. show quality leans towards infertility and disease 5. poor breeding selection Example of point 3 breeding hen disease hens with a lot of buff feathers cannotprovide enough energy for incubation. Hens use a lot of energy when sitting on eggs; theydon t just sit there and take it easy. On a very cold night if a hen can t incubate properlyshe may suffer from cold stress. Climatic conditions Wild budgerigars breeding activity is stimulated by sequentialpattern of rain. This ensures completion of the life cycle of plants and grasses needed forrearing young. In order to breed cage birds successfully, start breeding at the right time ofthe year and provide the right nutrition. It is advantageous to breed just after rain. Need to provide a high level of calcium. Calcium and minerals are an underrated part ofnutrition. Calcium deficiency causes egg binding, weak babies and adult mortality. Gritdoesn t provide adequate amounts of calcium and minerals (they would have to eat toomuch grit to get required amounts) so need to use a mineral supplement. Soaked seed does not provide enough high quality protein. Additional energy is necessaryto rear fast growing, healthy and robust exhibition budgerigars. (Turbobooster, E Powderand F Vite are products developed by RM to provide the extra nutrition required inbreeding exhibition birds.) Good nutrition allows the bird to reach its genetic potential. Vitamins and trace elements are needed for 1. increased fertility (e.g. iodine) 2. healthy eggs 3. counteract the stress of breeding So, to have a successful breeding season you must: 1. ensure your birds are healthy prior to breeding 2. start breeding at the most appropriate time of the year for your area 3. select the fittest birds for breeding 4. pair birds when they are in breeding condition 5. feed the highest level of nutrition Noise levels in your aviary tell you when your birds are under stress (you should be ableto recognize this in your own aviary). Three main diseases that decrease breeding outcomes are psittacosis, polyoma virus andfrench moult and feather and nest mites. Psittacosis Is present in most aviaries. It is difficult to detect. Many aviaries use a doxycycline/megamix treatment before breeding. Polyomavirus Is also present in most aviaries. Is obvious during breeding. Can be recognized in the aviary. Can be controlled by selection. Can be the underlying cause of most illnesses. Look for lost feathers (flights and tails).if you must use these birds, use for onegeneration and select the youngsters that are resistant to the disease. Also watch out for birds with bent feathers, poor feather quality or dry feathers. Polyoma is only a disease of babies, not adults. Adult birds can be carriers of thedisease. Carrier birds cannot pass this disease on to other adult birds in the aviarybut they can pass it on to babies. One of the

7 biggest problems with these carrierbirds is that they are weak links and are prone to other diseases. While they cannotpass polyoma on to other adult birds in your aviary, they are likely to come down with another disease and pass this on to your healthy birds. The ideal solution is toget rid of them. Mites feather mites, nest mites and quill mites Are present inmost aviaries Examine your birds carefully and use a prebreeding or breeding treatment. Can be a major problem in hot areas. They irritate the birds so they cannot sleep at night. The birds become overtired,lose vitality, are susceptible to disease and can t breed properly. This leads toinfertility. Streptococcus is often a by-product of mites. Budgerigars carry strep naturally inthe wild. Stress causes birds to get sick from it. E.g. dirty feathers above thenostrils. You can control strep by ensuring your birds are not under stress. Breed in Autumn and Spring. Aviary birds still live by the natural biological clock. Ifyou pair birds up at the wrong time, they are not in top breeding condition. When youpair up/start breeding is important. In Queensland it is possible to breed during winterbut inadvisable to breed during January and February. Birds in the wild moult once a year. They moult during December/January/Februarywhich are the hottest months of the year and will not breed then. Aviary birds aremoulting all year, because they are bred at the wrong time and not allowed to moult attheir natural time. In the wild, breeding is ruled by selection of the fittest. When you are selecting birdsfor breeding pick up the bird. You don t want birds that are too fat or too thin.obesity is a common cause of infertility. Fat deposits usually appear below the cropor above the vent. Strong birds are the most prolific breeders. Strong birds can pumpchicks full of food, allowing the physical appearance to match the genes.if birds are in good breeding condition you can limit theamount of failures. Theconditions in you stud must be appropriate to support breeding. Hormones/breedingcondition allows calcium to come out of the bones to produce eggs. When the sexhormones become active, hens deposit additional calcium in their bones and use thiswhen they lay eggs. Don t pair up birds if they aren t in breeding condition. Cockbirds need a lot of energy for courtship, decreasing their resistance to disease. Weakbirds can fall sock when put down to breed. Cock birds come into condition quickly, hens more slowly. The cock birds will stimulate the hen into breeding condition. Look for: 1. increased vitality and noise (screeching calls) 2. brighter and tighter plumage 3. shiny beak and cere colour 4. chewing behaviour of hens Cock birds are in a head moult (pin feathers on head) when coming into condition.the release of male hormones weakens the immune system of the male budgerigar,exposing the weaker birds to illness. This is nature s way of ensuring only thestrongest males breed. Vital cocks remain strong for long periods. Highest level of nutrition is necessary to maintain the condition of both adults and chicks during breeding.soft food with Turbobooster added is a high quality protein food.kd powder in the water decreases the abnormal bacteria in the body.er formula by crop needle for weak birds provides heat and energy, rehydrating and restoring body functions. French Moult Very visible disease young birds losing feathers in the nest or in the nursery. If they lose feathers and regrow them all they have a good level of immunity tothe disease and will pass on that immunity to their young. If they don t grow their feathers back ever, they will be carriers of thedisease,infect their young and become susceptible to other diseases and in turn passthese other diseases onto other strong birds. If they lose their feathers in the nursery they carry the disease but stress makesit take hold. This is low grade polyoma. If you get some chicks in the nest with it and some without it, the ones withoutit are resistant to the disease survival of the fittest. Wash your hands between handling different nests of chicks.

8 Circovirus birds with blood quills. This disease infects adult birds and wipes out their immune system. Megabacteria doesn t exist in wild budgerigars. Consequently they have no immunityto that disease. Coccidiosis is a disease of humid conditions. It does not affect wild budgerigars asthey do not live in humid conditions. Points raised in question time afterwards Quill mite. Use a spray on the birds. There is a good Vetafarm one available. Spraythe aviary with Coopex. Put S76 in the drinking water. Use pyrethrum sprays inpreference to malathine sprays. Turbobooster is an RM product originally developed for racing pigeons. Most seedsare deficient in lysine. Protein quality means the different proteins are balanced. Methionine is the fertility amino acid. Wild birds eat native grasses high in lysine and Methionine. Turbobooster has fattyacids, often neglected in feeding birds, which stimulate the immune system andimprove feather growth and feather quality. The genetics of the bird determines it s potential feather qualitybut you need to provide the nutrition to grow that feather. Soaking seed changes the starch in the grain into sugar. Birds with wet eyes.eyelid problem or feather in the eye. This is a geneticweakness. Change the pairing and see if they still produce it. Find out which birdproduces these young and cull it. Grain eating birds need a ratio of phosphorous to calcium of 1.2:1. If you just feedgrains you could get soft eggs. You need to add a calcium supplement. Need tobalance the nutrition, can give too much vitamins, minerals and protein. You can t give too much energy that is what growth is all about WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT? Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the shops and give us money. They show us and talk to us about the colours of the flowers and also why we shouldn't step on 'cracks.' They don't say, 'Hurry up.' Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes. They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums out. Grandparents don't have to be smart. They have to answer questions like 'Why isn't God married?' and 'How come dogs chase cats?' When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again.

9 You are invited to a Special nightof fun, from your mates at the WOODIES CLUB. State of Origin Night & Seafood Dinner Wednesday 1 st June 6.00 pm BWT Clubhouse $20 each Complimentary cold soft drinks Entry by prepaid ticket only Tickets available from Bill ( ) Please get your tickets by Wed 25 TH May

10 Bird Spectacular 2016 Festival of Feathers For Any Age, Young Birds & Nestfeathers Sunday 5 th June, 2016Exhibition Hall, Ipswich Showgrounds, Need something Fishy, and then contact Peter

11 SQ Calendar of Events /06/16 SQBBA Zone Selection Mecklem St Strathpine 18/06/16 19,20,21 ANBC Nationals 26/06/16 Bundaberg C & CBS Annual Show Budgerigars & Most caged birds 2/07/16 Hills Branch NSW Auction 10/07/16 Qld Young Bird SPBS, WRBS,.ABS Young, Juvenile & NF 16/07/16 S.Q.B.B.A. Meeting Ipswich 16/07/16 Christmas in July WRBS BWT 16/07/16 Clearwing/Crest Lawn Show Clearwing, Crest, Blackeye, Clearbody 17/07/16 BRASEA Auction Mecklem St Strathpine 23/07/16 SQBBA Auction Mecklem St Strathpine 31/07/16 WRBS Market Day Sales day open to all 6/08/16 Newcastle NSW Auction 7/08/16 Fraser Coast BS 7/08/16 Australian Budgerigar Society Nestfeather Show & Young Bird Lawn Show N/F & Jim Parrish's 14/08/16 Pine Rivers B.S. N/F & Young Bird 28/08/16 Pine Rivers Budgerigar Society Auction 4/09/16 Wynnum Redlands Strawberry Festival 11/09/16 BNSBS 11/09/16 Fraser Coast BS Young bird & Nestfeather 17/09/16 SQBBA AGM CalalaDve 18/09/16 Sunshine Coast Budgerigar Association Show 25/09/16 Spring Show Nambour 2/10/16 Budgerigar Society of Bundaberg Annual 8/10/16 SQ EXE Forum Strathpine 9/10/16 I.B.S. Julie Trebbin Tribute Show Nestfeather, Young & Any age 16/10/16 Toowoomba BA Young and Nestfeather Show with Gold Breeder 16/10/16 Fraser Coast BS NF, Young & Any Age show 23/10/16 Australian Budgerigar Society Carnival Show Young & Nestfeather 29/10/16 S.Q.B.B.A. Uniting Church Hall Wondall Rd Tingalpa 30/10/16 Wynnum Redlands N/feather, Young & Old 13/11/16 SPBS Annual Show 20/11/16 SQBJA Meeting CalalaDve 25/11/16 Ipswich B.S. 26/11/16 Australian Budgerigar Society Christmas breakup all welcome Christmas Party & perpetual trophy presentation all welcome 1/12/16 BNSBS Christmas Party 3/12/16 PRBS Xmas party Strathpine 3/12/16 Toowoomba BA Christmas Party 10/12/16 Wynnum Redlands Xmas Party 31/12/16 SQ affiliation $3 per member

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