I had a thought today for a bluey treat...

[Lucifer_Spades]

My mom used to breed Zebra Finches and though she got bored with them and quit I adored them and have always wanted to keep a pair.

The problem with them is that they lay many, many eggs which can mean many many babies. The eggs are small though and would be perfect bite size morsels for skinkers and would be high in calcium and protein, and would probably be a lot less messy than a whole chicken egg since even a youngling skink could fit the whole egg in it's mouth...

Now I may have to get that pair of birds...

Yeah because I need more pets.

[shingleback aus]

i think it would be fine as long as the birds are in good health and that the eggs are fresh. i occasonley feed my blueys budgie eggs and they love them i have not had a problem with them at all

[Scotts1au]

Hey Shingle there will be folks reading this saying "what the heck is a budgie"?

I found a clutch of Gecko eggs the other day - was tempted by the dark side but decided to let the be in the garden though I'm betting my baby blotchies would have been licking their lips . I hatched out one of the baby geckos this arvo.

Scott

[zakkhogan]

i cant see there being any thing bad that would come of it, but would there not be some animal right issues invloved?

[Leigh]

We used to own Pink roller canaries that spent two years trying to produce, every single egg was a duff, so we assumed that they were both female, could you do this with the budgies, and you cant get any fresher than straight outta the back door..

[Blotch]

ummm

This post is stuffed.

[Blotch]

for all those wondering this is a budgie:
REN - would those eggs be like Quail eggs?

[Fatal_S]

Female doves will lay eggs regardless of if they're fertilized. They'll actually lay more unfertilized than fertile. Maybe go for some doves?

Yes Blotch, that is a budgie.

[Lucifer_Spades]

Zebra Finch



Zebra Finch Eggs (aka bite size morsels)

[Scotts1au]

I could probably feed mine an actual Zebra finch, I'd have to pull a freshy out of my radiator first.

Scott

[Blotch]

haha i agree Scott! The finch's we get around here would be drilled by my blueys - especially Lil or lance.

[Raven_Vivi]

budgies are also known as parakeets if that helps ^_^

Yummy finch eggs...the next time i find a buncha finch eggs at petsmart...I'll volunteer to get rid of them >;D

Cuz we aren't allowed to sell them so they just throw them out...yums....

[Blotch]

parakeets are something different here - I think.

[Fatal_S]

Ya, parakeets and budgies are nothing alike as far as I know.

[Blotch]

a budgie is a budgerigar (I think that's how it's spelt)

[Lisa]

Apparently parakeet is just a broad term used to describe small parrots.
http://au.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_ ... akeet.html

I reckon mine would eat a small bird, they try and catch butterflies when they swoop low down near them and some of the butterflies we get round here are bigger than some of the little chirpy birds.

This stupid little thing keeps throwing itself at the bathroom window and if it manages to find its way in it'll be the last thing it does.

[SailleSkinklover]

Lisa, you crack me UP! "Stupid little thing. . ."

Stupid stupid little pretty bird!

(I wonder if it sees its reflection in the window and is freaking out on itself?)

P.S. I love Santos. . .

[herp boy]

(I wonder if it sees its reflection in the window and is freaking out on itself?)

It could be a male and it thinks " Look at that pretty Female in there" lol

[Fatal_S]

Or just Narcissistic.

[Blotch]

(I wonder if it sees its reflection in the window and is freaking out on itself?)

It could be a male and it thinks " Look at that pretty Female in there" lol

uh oh! Someones been practising! How suave!!!