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Golden Wings Aviaries Rare and specialist budgerigar breeder in Ess*x
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17/02/2025

I must have jinxed myself posting the pictures of the little hagoromo that I nicknamed Polly pocket 😢

Went into the birdroom the next morning, and she was on her side, struggling to breathe. I popped her back into her nest for warmth and kept checking on her throughout the day.

Topped her up with a bit of formula to give her a bit of strength but had to leave the house to go to my mums to celebrate a birthday in the evening.

Sadly, when I came back, she had passed. I knew she was too small, and I just had this gut feeling that she wasn't right.

Absolutely gutted but nature can be really cruel sometimes. I had high hopes she would make it but sadly, it wasn't meant to be.

Fly High little Polly pocket, you may have been tiny but you were too perfect for this world ❤️

16/02/2025

Haven't done this in a while, so I thought I'd upload the most recent 30 babies that I have bred 😍

Which ones are your favourites? ❤️

15/02/2025

This girl is absolutely TINY! Like miniature size!
She is from Citrine and Swan, whose eggs were much smaller than what I'm used to, and their babies have also been much smaller than what I typically breed.

However, this baby girl is even smaller still and fits in the palm of my hand. 🥹

I actually believe she's the smallest baby I've bred to date in all my years of breeding.
I am topping her up with extra formula to get a bit more weight on her because her size makes me a little uneasy, and she isn't holding as much body fat as I would like. But that's probably me being over cautious as her nest mates are already in my nursery. She's about 5 weeks old so should be with them but I'm taking it slow with her to make sure she's ready to join the big cage. 🥰

Overall, she's in proportion and eating well, which is the main priority.

I may nickname her Polly pocket 😆❤️

14/02/2025

Budgie Vlog - Haruto and Mei - Rainbow Japanese crested hagoromos LAST CLUTCH!

13/02/2025

My girl Steph Giles sent me an amazing early Christmas present last, but due to my sickness, I haven't had the time to put it up. 😪

But today was the day! My beautiful entrance rosette banner was put up on the door in all its glory ❤️

Thank you so much for the gift Steph, you're really one in a million 🥰

Please would you give her a like and follow over at Frome Budgerigars SDG23 !

She breeds amazing budgies, blackface, blackwing, hagoromo, dun fallow, and others!

https://www.facebook.com/share/18Pj5vuztE/

Share the luuuuurve 😘😘😘

12/02/2025

He does love his grub 😆

11/02/2025

So I kept this little one quiet just because of the terrible luck I had with the previous cockateils. But of course, Figgy is Figgy and does what Figgy does.

Walnut is about 10 weeks old now and was fully handreared from about 2 weeks of age.

We're not quite sure the gender of Walnut but I'm pretty convinced that we have a baby girl 💝

She will be staying with us as she is the first cockateil that I've handreared and has weaned off successfully. She's silly tame, just like her mother 🫶

There is no rest for the wicked, though, as just one week into her weaning, Figgy ever so kindly gifted me another baby to keep me busy 🥴

So baby Pecan is currently inside in the incubator and the handrearing journey begins again.

Lord give me strength 😆

10/02/2025

Budgie Vlog - Toby and Rya - Nest Orchid - Recessive pied exhibition size ❤️

09/02/2025

Hia, guys!
Lots of babies, adults, chicken eggs, and quails have gone to their new homes, but we need your help keeping our reviews and recommendations relevant and up to date ❤️
If you haven't done so already, I would really appreciate it if you could take 5 minutes to leave a recommendation/review of your experience with us 🥰

I've done a quick video to show how to do it on a desktop computer but im very restricted on how to show you how to leave a review, as my Facebook is always logged in on my phone and the GWA page is accessed through an app called buisness suite. So what I see is not what you guys see 😅

If there's anyone that could do me a quick video on how to leave that review/recommendation via the Facebook app, I'd be eternally grateful 😁

Thank you all in advance and I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend!

08/02/2025

Jim has sent in this wonderful picture of his GWA baby Crumpet. Now, this picture is particularly special as last year, Crumpet lost his cage mate, Tango. 🥺

As a result, he became quite withdrawn in himself and quiet.

Jim and his family became worried about Crumpets' mental health living as a solo bird and decided to go back on my list for a companion for him. ☺️

A few weeks ago, we delivered Ivy to Jim in the hopes that Crumpet would find himself again.

I'm over the moon to be told that Crumpets' new girlfriend, Ivy, has put a spring back in his step, and he's come back to his old self again! 🥰

I'm so pleased that they've had such a positive outcome for Crumpet, and he's back to being a happy budgie again ❤️

Thank you so much to Jim for sharing the update and picture of Crumpet, I can't wait to see pictures of their new adventures together 🥰

07/02/2025

Sequence of pictures for this gorgeous little violet texas clearbody baby girl;

'Ahh hello human'!
'Ooooo scratches, I like scratches'

Gets floofy head whilst getting scratches

'OOOH NOW I HAVE A TICKY SPOT'

Scratch scritch scratch!

'AHH THATS HIT THE SPOT!'

'WHY YOU STOPS HUMAN??!

**CHOMPPPPP**

Well... I got told off by a baby tonight for stopping the head scratchies! How is your evening going? 😆😆😅

06/02/2025

Had a wonderful gift sent to me by a very talented artist called Carol Vigurs, so I thought it would be nice to do an unboxing video 😍

I was so touched and completely blown away by not only the gesture but also her amazing talent! 🎨

My handreared baby boy Moam passed away last March, very close to his 10th birthday. Before he passed, his body started to get frail, and I knew his time was near, so I made sure to get some lovely pictures of him on top of the Christmas tree, perched on the star. ⭐️

Little did I know at the time that they would be the last Christmas pictures I would take of him 😢

He really was one in a million, he taught me so many things, had so many life experiences, became a father and even outlived his daughter Moana.

To receive such a heartwarming gift absolutely meant the world to me and I can't thank Carol enough! ❤️

As an extra surprise, she even made me a card with a different picture on the front. Both pieces of art will be framed and hung on the wall where they can be admired by everyone. Words really can't describe how touched I am and how grateful I am to Carol 😘

So please go and support her! I'm sure she would love to create lasting memories for you of your pets too ☺️☺️☺️

www.cavigurs.co.uk

Please please check her out 🥰🥰🥰

06/02/2025

Sorry for the lateness of the post this evening! I decided to be a little bit social and leave the safe confines of the birdroom to go and show my face at Mid Ess*x Budgerigar Club.
A huge thank you to Barry Morley for grabbing me and Dee Porter for the for coming with Barry to pick me up 🥰

Had a wonderful evening catching up with everyone after such a long time of being a hermit 😅

Dee even came with a gift, a massive bottle of Aviform B12! Absolutely over the moon! You can buy a girl flowers, or you can buy her a bottle of B12 to ensure the flowers she grows (on a hagoromo budgie) grow to be the best they can be 😄😄😄

I think that makes me a gardener now too 😅😅😅 Thanks so much, girl!

Dee also collected 4 budgies for herself from me and a gorgeous German fallow hen that I bred last year for Barry.

I did come home with the most gorgeous green exhibition budgie from Dee that I've named Bean! 5 birds out, 1 bird in, I'm still reducing numbers 🤪🤭

Overall, I'm glad my health is improving, and I'm strong enough for a few hours chatting budgies with people 💪

Now just like this little cutie pie, I'm off to the land of nod! Night night everyone 😴

04/02/2025

There are 3 different eye colours that budgies can have;
Black ⬛️
Plum 🟪 (ok, not a great colour match 😅)
and Red 🟥

Black is the most common eye colour and covers a variety of mutations such as spangle and dominant pied.

Plum eyes are an indication of the baby being a cinnamon, and lastly, the red eyes babies will be of the fallow or Ino mutation ❤️

These 3 gorgeous little ones hatched today. Our black - eyed baby is a clearwing, the plum eyed baby a cinnamon hagoromo, and finally, our baby red eye is a German fallow 🥰

03/02/2025

Those of you who have been to my birdroom know that I'm a stickler for hygiene! 🫧

I spend most of my time cleaning and scrubbing to keep the birds as comfortable as possible. 🧽

The biggest worry for people with larger flocks, aviaries, or birdrooms are the dreaded MITES!

Unfortunately, no budgies are safe, even when indoors, as mites will travel in on you, on toys, in millet, and also, as I found out a few years ago, woodchips and bedding 🤢

As a precaution, I advise that all indoor birds are treated for mites every 3 months. Outdoor birds must be done monthly, even in a birdroom like mine. 🏠

Treating for mites should be part of your quarantine procedures if your birds haven't come with treatment history.

The product i use for my prevention is moxidectin. All of my birds receive this for 2 days a month, and it simply gets added to the water 💧

Now the problem comes when I have babies hatch between those treatments. Untreated babies are totally vulnerable to a stray mite or parasite, so it's extremely important that I use other products to prevent any outbreaks in my nests.

The product I use is called AIL, Avian insect liquidator.

Every time I clean my nests, typically every 1-2 days, I spray with F10, wipe clean, and then spray the entire nest box and concave with AIL. This ensures the safety of the little ones without having to directly apply or give them mite prevention orally, while in the nest. 🪺

Thankfully, since using moxidectin and AIL in conjunction, we've not had to worry about any nasty surprises.

Product details are as follows and can be purchased from Fab Finches, if you're a UKBC member, you can also use your discount code for money off your purchase! 💰

Avian Insect Liquidator (Vetafarm) Recommended for: Use on mites, lice, flies, spiders, ants or any situation where external parasites are a problem, including nest boxes, flights, perches, aviary floors, indoor cages and for direct application to the bird.

Key features: Instant control of pests on contact with additional 6 week residual protection against re-infestation. Penetrates into the plumage of birds to kill mites and lice under the feathers and on the skin. 100% safe for use on all birds.

Directions:
Concentrate: Use a 5% solution of concentrate (eg. 50mL/L or 6½Fl.oz per Gal) Shake well before use.
Ready to Use: Spray directly onto bird by holding spray 30-40cm from the bird. Spray the aviary, perches and nest boxes thoroughly. One spray should give up to six weeks protection.

Active Constituents: Piperonyl Butoxide, Permethrin, Methoprene

02/02/2025

Lots of hagoromo girls 👀 for new perches!
Last chance before they're offered elsewhere, you know what to do ✉️

Number 4 is ready to leave now and has been reduced as she's nearly hitting her 1st moult. Ideally, i want her settled on her new perch before she starts, so I'm not causing her further stress if she's chosen during that time.

Please inbox me ❤️

01/02/2025

Toby and Ryas, last clutch of babies! ❤️

All of these little ones are exhibition size recessive pieds! 🥰
From the last clutch, we had a variety of yellow face, white face, violet, cobalt, and cobalt violets, and they were absolutely stunning!

They were all snapped up very quickly, so if you're interested in any of these little ones and are on my waiting list, please drop me a message! ✉️

Once these have been reserved, there will be no more as Toby and Rya will be available on BAND once they've finished this round. ❤️

31/01/2025

Well, it's been a hot minute since I bred an albino! A very cute surprise with a pair that was bought in! 😁

The pair are Romeo ahead Juliet, and they are violet clearwings! Both are absolutely stunning in their own right, and I have been desperate to breed some of these gorgeous birds. 🐦

Well, of course, fate had to throw me in a little curveball to keep me on my toes! And that's the wonderful world of genetics! 🌏

When buying in birds that don't come with any history, it's possible that birds can be split for mutations, and you don't know what that is until breeding! 👶👶👶

Birds can be split for many mutations, but the s*x linked mutations can be hidden in the males with visual signs. Once the male breeds, that s*x linked mutation is passed onto his female offspring. Females only need one copy of a s*x linked mutation to be visual and can not be split.

So with this outcome, we know that Romeo is split for albino and any red eyed offspring he produces will be female! There is also a 50/50 chance that his male offspring will also be carriers of albino! Now, to make matters more confusing, not all female offspring will be albino, but all albinos will be female.

That means that 50% of his female offspring will be albino and this is because he's only split albino himself. If he was a visual albino, ALL of his female offspring would be albino and ALL of his male offspring would be split albino!

So, for those of you on my waiting list for violet clearwings, we also have a have a chance of albino females too! 🤍🤍🤍

How exciting! 🥰🥰🥰

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Videos

Budgie Vlog - Haruto and Mei - Rainbow Japanese crested hagoromos LAST CLUTCH!

He does love his grub 😆

Budgie Vlog - Toby and Rya - Nest Orchid - Recessive pied exhibition size ❤️

Hia, guys! Lots of babies, adults, chicken eggs, and quails have gone to their new homes, but we need your help keeping our reviews and recommendations relevant and up to date ❤️ If you haven't done so already, I would really appreciate it if you could take 5 minutes to leave a recommendation/review of your experience with us 🥰 I've done a quick video to show how to do it on a desktop computer but im very restricted on how to show you how to leave a review, as my Facebook is always logged in on my phone and the GWA page is accessed through an app called buisness suite. So what I see is not what you guys see 😅 If there's anyone that could do me a quick video on how to leave that review/recommendation via the Facebook app, I'd be eternally grateful 😁 Thank you all in advance and I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend!

Had a wonderful gift sent to me by a very talented artist called Carol Vigurs, so I thought it would be nice to do an unboxing video 😍 I was so touched and completely blown away by not only the gesture but also her amazing talent! 🎨 My handreared baby boy Moam passed away last March, very close to his 10th birthday. Before he passed, his body started to get frail, and I knew his time was near, so I made sure to get some lovely pictures of him on top of the Christmas tree, perched on the star. ⭐️ Little did I know at the time that they would be the last Christmas pictures I would take of him 😢 He really was one in a million, he taught me so many things, had so many life experiences, became a father and even outlived his daughter Moana. To receive such a heartwarming gift absolutely meant the world to me and I can't thank Carol enough! ❤️ As an extra surprise, she even made me a card with a different picture on the front. Both pieces of art will be framed and hung on the wall where they can be admired by everyone. Words really can't describe how touched I am and how grateful I am to Carol 😘 So please go and support her! I'm sure she would love to create lasting memories for you of your pets too ☺️☺️☺️ www.cavigurs.co.uk Please please check her out 🥰🥰🥰

Budgie Vlog - Milkshake and Heather - Nest Clipper - Pick'n'mix 🥰

Budgie Vlog - Rome and Fae - Nest Breakwater - TCBs and fosters ❤️

Vicky has shared some amazing videos with us and her baby Japanese crested hagoromo, Rio! Aaaaaand we have another talker 🤩🤩🤩 It's amazing to hear his vocabulary and it's super clear ❤️ I'll try and upload the other videos in the comments section but if I can't, I'll keep them for further updates! Thank you so much for sending those in! Can't wait to find you your next baby and Rio can have a new friend 💕💕💕

Budgie Vlog - Zippy and Stone - Nest Poppy - Hagos and fosters 🥰

Budgie Vlog - Citrine and Swan - Nest Daffodil - lacewing hagoromos and fosters ❤️

Budgie Vlog - Rome and Fae - Nest Breakwater - Tcb and fosters ❤️

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