September 2013 Newsletter - Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar
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September 2013 Newsletter - Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar
Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society inc September Newsletter. The Club’s Web Page is : www.wrbsinc.com The Newsletter Editor email – milton.ludlow@gmail.com Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society Inc. would like to state, that it’s 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 Your Committee is as follows: President Trevor Broadbent Ph. 07 3206 8861 Vice President Kerri Potts Ph. 07 3286 9490 Secretary Kay Ralph Ph. 07 3393 3205 Treasurer Bill Sedgwick Ph. 07 3396 8732 Ring Steward Show Secretary Show Steward Bill Sedgwick Pat Sedgwick Ian Anderson Frank McGill Milton Ludlow Val Scott Kay Ralph Mark Jones Ph. 07 3396 8732 Ph. 07 3396 8732 Ph. 0411 081 894 ............................ Ph. 07 32455428 Ph. 07 3901 0494 Ph. 07 3393 3205 Ph. 07 3200 0232 Editor Caterer Social Director Web Editor Committee Members:- Milton Ludlow, Ray Saunders, Val Scott, Mel & Shane Whell. Editorial. Hi from your editor. OK, see you all at the Spring Festival, we need workers to sell raffle tickets, members to talk to the public regarding their bird problems, don’t forget you were in that same situation probably 10 yrs ago. We need sale [pretties] birds, not your OLD birds you can’t give away, mostly Nesties. We all have a great weekend here, so let’s improve the weekend and make it better. In the last Newsletter we stated that Trevor B. was the first to win a Fface/ Gface logie at the Nats, yes that’s right, the first Wynnum Redlands Club Member to win that trophy. Marvellous how the grape vine works in the Ipswich area, as I’ve always said, “if you have something to say to me then say it to me, don’t go behind my back an gossip” I might lose respect for you as a man and a bird breeder. Are you interested in breeding lesser varieties & need help sourcing stock, or need some technical advice on how to breed your lesser varieties, then contact your club committee. Minutes of Committee Minutes of Committee Meeting held on 6/ 8 /2013 Held at 10 Loynes Street, Wynnum West. Meeting opened by Trevor Broadbent at 7.20 p.m. Attendance:- Kay Ralph, Bill & Pat Sedgwick, Kerri Potts, Trevor Broadbent, Ray Saunders, Milton Ludlow, Mel & Shane Whell, Val Scott, Frank McGill, Ian Anderson. Apologies:- Milton Ludlow, Mel & Shane Whell, Frank McGill, Ian Anderson. Minutes of previous meeting read & accepted. Moved by Ray Saunders Seconded by Kerri Potts carried. Business arising from Minutes. Carried over to General Business. Correspondence:- Inwards:- BNSBS re:- Budgie Blast. :SQBBA re:- Revised SQ Show Colour Schedule. :- Bill Sedgwick re:- Nationals DVD. :- BNSBS re:- Dr Mike Cannon Lecture 19/10/2013. :- QCBS re:- Renewal of affiliation. :- ABS re:- upcoming events. :- Pine Rivers B.S. re:- Show Schedule. :- QCBS re:passing of Ivan King. :- QCBS re:- Quarantine issues with rare breed chickens. :- BNSBS re:- Show Schedule. :- SQBBA re:- SQ President on holidays. :- ANBC re:- 2013 Annual meeting minutes, financial report, WBO report. :- SQBBA re:- Nominations for Executive etc. :- Fraser Coast B.S. re:- Show Schedule. :- Feathered World magazin :- Cancer Council. :- Wayne brown re:Sourcing birds. :- Martin Hampson re:- Letter of support for grant funding for (CDSHS) :- BC & CBS re:- Show Schedule Outwards:- On behalf of Cleveland SHS ( CDSHS) for grant application.Business arising from Correspondence Carried over to General Business.Moved by Kay Ralph Seconded byVal Scott Treasurer’s Report:Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Soc. Inc. Cash Balance carried forward $ 3,765.85 Income $ 1,152.16 Expenses $ 1,089.88 Cash Balance as at 6/ 8/2013 $ 3,828.13 Term Deposit $ 16,007.85 Total $ 19,835.98 Total memberships including partnerships & families now stands at (57 ) memberships. Treasurer’s report moved by Bill Sedgwick Seconded by Ray Saunders Carried. Review Past Events:- Xmas in July:- went very well, however not enough people. Massive meal, anyone who went home hungry – own fault. Open Day:- Good day, well attended. A large number of public walk-ins. Will run again next year, Tables to be booked in advance. Have already had interest expressed for next year. Booking already made for Sunday 3rd August 2014. Upcoming Events:- Spring Festival :- No Parking on Long Street. Limited parking on Smith Street. Council looking after parking. Birds need to be there preferably Friday night. Set up Friday Annual Show :- Trophies discussed. Xmas Party / Trophy night:- Kerri following up with caterer. Bill to talk to Manly Bowls Club. Newsletter Items:- Spring Festival BC&CBS show General Business:- SQBBA Meeting :- Bill will be stepping down as treasurer. Club Shirts:- Price has gone up. Guest speaker for August – Russell Toombs can’t make it due to family circumstances. Will have a round table discussion. Bill & Pat have sourced a hospital cage. The committee has decided to donate it to the SQBBA. Agenda Annual Show Xmas Party / Trophy Night. Meeting closed at 8.50p.m. BITS AND PIECES. Sept the 11th.Mr K Gough will do the slide presantion from the Nationals. Oct the 9th Mr Henry George will be discussing BASICS IN BUDGIES. Nov the 13th Mr Glen Winch will be discussing YELLOW FACE and DOM. PIEDS. These lectures will be very informative to all members, and i expect to see a really big roll up for the next couple of months, and also the weather will be more comfortable, so no excusses. To all club members Mal Reid has Budgie and other types of seed in quantity; Sourced from Riverina Seeds. Mix is 1/3, 1/3, 1/3.This seed will be available to all members at $22 – 00 per bag. You must ring Bill S. and arrange where to collect your order and pay for it. Available monthly. Sexing budgies. Sexing mature budgies is easy. The cock's cere (the waxy skin around their nostrils) is blue in colour. But if the cock is an albino, Lutino, recessive pied or a fallow then the cock will never get a blue cere, the cere is then fleshy pinkish in colour. I didn't know this before and thought that my first recessive pied cock was a hen because he didn't have a blue cere, and never got one either. The cere of an adult hen is whitish, tan or brown in colour. Sexing young budgies isn't that easy in the beginning. However if you breed with sex linked varieties then you can sex the young already in the nest. This is the case if you're breeding a cock of a sex linked variety with a normal hen. Dominant varieties. The dominant varieties are: dominant pieds, spangles, greys, violets, and yellow faces. Are there any more dom. varieties that i have forgotten??? Dominant varieties can never be carried invisible, if a bird carries a dominant variety it is always visible. A double factor bird has got the same dominant variety from both of the parents, while a single factor bird got one dominant variety from either the cock or the hen. In the below table you can see what to expect when breeding with dominant varieties. Double factor Double factor 1/1 Double factor Single factor Normal 1/2 Double factor 1/1 Single factor 1/2 Single factor Single factor 1/2 Single factor 1/2 Double factor 1/2 Single factor 1/4 Double factor 1/2 Single factor 1/2 Normal 1/4 Normal Normal 1/1 Single factor 1/2 Single factor 1/1 Normal 1/2 Normal Spangle. One type of Dominant Varity. Spangle causes the markings on the wings and tail to be reversed. On the wings, instead of the normal black feathers with white edges creating the normal striping pattern, the feathers are mostly clear (yellow or white) with a thin black stripe at the edge. Sometimes the spangle mutation causes a little bit of the body colour to show up between the stripes on the back of the head. Unlike the Opaline, spangle does not cause the body colours to spread throughout the feathers of the neck and wings. However a budgie can be both spangle and Opaline, causing a unique pattern of colour dissipating through the wings. Genetically double-factor spangles are all yellow or all white (depending on base colour). Genetics of Spangle There are only two alleles for spangle: the spangle gene and the normal gene. The spangle gene is semidominant to the recessive normal gene. This means that a single-factor spangle looks different from the doublefactor spangle. Here, we will represent the spangle gene as "S" and the normal gene as "s". Therefore there are three possible genetic combinations for any budgie: ss - Two normal genes (homozygous) resulting in a normal budgie. Ss - One spangle gene and one normal gene (heterozygous) resulting in a spangled budgie. SS - Two spangle genes (homozygous) resulting in a double-factor spangle budgie, which has no markings or colour. As you can see, it is only when one spangle gene and one normal gene is present that a budgie is the actual spangle variety. When two spangle genes are present the budgie has no markings or colour, and looks like a Lutino/albino except for the red eyes. Below are some punnet square examples of pairings. A normal budgie and a spangle budgie ssXSs s A normal budgie and a double-factor spangle budgie ssXSS s s S Ss Ss S Ss Ss s S Ss Ss s ss ss Offspring Phenotype Results: 100% Spangle Offspring Phenotype Results: 50% Spangle 50% Normal Offspring Genotype Results: 100% Heterozygous (Ss) Offspring Genotype Results: 50% Heterozygous (Ss) 50% Homozygous recessive (ss) Two spangle budgies SsXSs A spangle budgie and a double-factor spangle budgie SsXSS S s S s S SS Ss S SS Ss s Ss ss S SS Ss Offspring Phenotype Results: 25% Double-Factor Spangle 50% Spangle 25% Normal Offspring Phenotype Results: 50% Double-Factor Spangle 50% Spangle Offspring Genotype Results: 50% Heterozygous (Ss) 25% Homozygous dominant (SS) 25% Homozygous recessive (ss) Offspring Genotype Results: 50% Homozygous dominant (SS) 50% Heterozygous (Ss) After being married for thirty years, a wife asked her husband to describe her. He looked at her for a while, and then said, "You're an alphabet wife ..... A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K." She asks ... "What the hell does that mean?" He said, "Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Fabulous, Gorgeous, and Hot". She smiled happily and said ... "Oh, that's so lovely, but what about I, J, K?" He said, "I'm Just Kidding!" The swelling in his eye is going down and the doctor is fairly optimistic about saving his testicles. A Muslim has been shot in the head with a starting pistol; police say it's definitely race related... Paddy thought his new girlfriend might be the one but after looking through her knickers drawer and finding a nurse's outfit, a French maids outfit, and a police woman’s uniform, he finally decided if she can't hold down a job, she's not for him Breeding Condition . Author: Lindsey, Cute Little Birdies Aviary. Breeding condition is a change in a bird’s body to prepare for reproducing. When your budgies they are in breeding condition they are primed and ready to raise their chicks, they are at peak fertility, and have the optimal hormone levels to carry out raising a family from start to finish. These hormone levels are ideal for egg development and fertilization, as well as parenting drives for raising the resulting chicks to be healthy confidant adults. This thread will help you to know why breeding condition is important, how you can tell when your pair is out, coming in, and in condition, and how you can encourage them to come into condition Why Condition Before Breeding? In the wild budgies naturally come into breeding condition at optimal times during the year when there are the best condition. At these times there are increased light hours for finding food and water, a greater supply of fresh food, and they have just finished with their seasonal moults. You can attempt to breed your pair outside of this ideal time, but the results will always be better if you work with their natural body cycles and you will have less of the common breeding problems that often come up. Common problems that result from a pair not being in condition :Lack of breeding motivation in your pair Irregular laying cycles Infertile eggs Abandoned eggs Poorly fed chicks Abandoned chicks It is simply because hormones play a role in successful breeding drive for all of the things mentioned above that there are higher chances of them with an out of condition pair. The change of your pairs cere and behaviour is an outward sign of the inward change in them. If you want them to breed as successfully as possible, you need to work with their natural cycles during the time they are in condition. Are They In Condition? As was mentioned, the cere and behaviour are the best indicators. Here are some things to look for in both your male and females. Males When your male is not in breeding condition he will have a lighter blue uneven even colour to their cere. Males have the deep blue, shiny and even tone to their ceres of males that are in peak condition. Behaviours to look for in malesThey will become much more vocal. They will flirt and sing to anyone or anything that will listen, trying their best to impress their potential mates and ward off other males. Their cere will change from a light uneven colour of blue, to a deep even bright blue in colour. Females A female not in condition will have a white/blue colour to her cere like in the picture 1. This is the least fertile time to try and breed your female for a hormonally healthy hen. When a female starts to come into condition, pic. 2 the white/brown colour begins to turn into a light tan cream colour. This is when it is best to set your pair up in their breeding cage. Here are females in breeding condition Pic. 3 This is when you want to introduce the nest box and encourage egg laying. By this time the pair should be bonded and mating. Behaviours to look for in FemalesThey will get more aggressive in general and especially toward other females. They will start chewing just about everything in sight like perches, toys cuttlebones and mineral blocks etc. They will flirt with males, become more vocal, and start searching out potential nesting spots. Her cere will change from blue/white to a deep tan. How Can You Encourage Breeding Condition? Diet In the wild the weather and food supplies it brings has a huge effect on breeding. When there is the greatest amount of food is when budgies begin to breed. High protein and fat foods will encourage breeding condition. You will also want to increase their calcium intake with cuttle fish, mineral blocks and liquid calcium. Calcium Sandose. Some examples of high protein foods I like to feed: Hard boiled eggs, Legumes, Wheat germ Daylight Hours Increase their daylight hours from 8-10 to 12-14. The more sunlight they can get the better for them, since a hen produces vitamin D from natural sunlight which is needed to absorb calcium and prevent egg binding. If your pair does not get at least 30 minutes of direct sunlight, consider a supplement that will help compensate such as Soluvite D or Soluvite D Breeder. Other Budgies Budgies are flock animals. In the wild they breed within hearing distance of other budgies. Not only is it a protection with more budgies to keep a look out for predators, but it also provides competition which spurs on the pair. Silence for a budgie means danger, so making them feel secure with lots of back ground noise will increase their motivation to breeding. Lastly A Nest box Once you are seeing signs that your pair is in breeding condition, they are ready for you to introduce a nest box. Adding some shavings for the female to kick out and arrange in the box will trigger her nesting instincts. I like to add some spray millet in the box too so the hen has something to eat curing the long hours she spends in the box incubating and feeding the chicks. If your pair is fully conditioned and bonded, you can expect eggs (fertile ) to be laid 7-14 days later. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON. Due to a water shortage in Ireland , Dublin swimming baths have announced they are closing lanes 7 and 8.... Steve Davies MP State Member for Capalaba P: (07) 3245 6950 F: (07) 3245 4871 PO Box 523, CAPALABA DC QLD 4157 Shop 60, Capalaba Park Shopping Centre, Capalaba | Mt Cotton Rd, Capalaba QLD 4157 We thank Steve, Lachlan and Chloe for the printing of the Newsletter and all other printing, Thanks Wynnum Redlands Budgerigar Society inc. Annual Show Sunday the 3rd November 2013 & SQBBA Gold Breeder Assembly Hall Cleveland Show Grounds Smith St. Cleveland Type of show – Nestfeathers – Young Birds – Old Birds. Old Birds to be bred by the Exhibitor (no purchased birds to be shown) Young birds to be rung with an approved 2013 closed ring and be bred by the exhibitor. Nestfeathers to be rung with an approved 2013 or 2014 closed ring and be bred by the exhibitor Staging from 7.30 am with final staging 8.30 am. Entries close – Monday 28th October with show secretary Pat Sedgwick 10 Loynes St. Wynnum West 4178 Phone entries – will be accepted up to 9 p.m. on that date call Pat on 3396 8732, Trevor 0407323622 E-mail show.secretary@wrbsinc.com Mob on show day 0413960396 or 0434148780 Exhibitors are requested to enter birds in the following sections Nestfeather Young Birds Old Birds This is a Gold Breeder Award Show Please note that due to computerised entry system it will be difficult to reclassify any entries. Trophies and Awards Sponsored by Champion of Show................................................. Trophy......................................... M Ludlow Champion O/Sex of Show ......................................Trophy......................................... M Ludlow Champion Nestfeather of Show ..............................Trophy........................................ JJ’S Pet Supplies Champion Nestfeather O/Sex of Show................... Trophy Champion Old Bird of Show................................... Trophy........................................ T & Y Smith Champion Old Bird O/Sex of Show ........................Trophy Champion Young Bird of Show Perpetual ..............Trophy........................................ Roy Richards Trophy Champion Young Bird O/Sex of Show................... Trophy........................................ JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Green Series Bird of Show.................. Trophy........................................ JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Blue Series Bird of Show..................... Trophy....................................... T & T Broadbent Best Young Yellow Face of Show........................... Trophy Best Young Golden Face of Show........................... Trophy Best Young Lutino of Show Perpetual.................... Trophy........................................ Christie Shield / Trophy Best Young Albino of Show................................... Trophy......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Cinnamon of Show.............................. Trophy Best Young Lacewing of Show............................... Trophy Best Young Opaline Normal of Show..................... Trophy......................................... W & P Sedgwick Best Young Opaline AOSV of Show...................... Trophy Best Young Clearbody of Show.............................. Trophy Best Young Dominant Pied of Show....................... Perpetual Trophy........................ Hockey Shield / Trophy Best Young Spangle ASV of Show......................... Trophy......................................... K & B Dunk Best Young Spangle AOSV of Show...................... Trophy Best Young Double Factor Spangle of Show.......... Trophy......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Greywing of Show............................... Trophy Best Young Clearwing of Show............................. Trophy Best Young Fallow of Show................................... Trophy.......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Blackeye of Show............................... Trophy.......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Dilute of Show.................................... Trophy.......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Recessive Pied of Show...................... Trophy Best Young Darkeyed Clear of Show..................... Trophy.......................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Young Crest of Show...................................... Trophy Best WRBS Rung Young Bird of Show................. Trophy Best Nestfeather Normal of Show.......................... Trophy Best Nestfeather Sexlinked of Show...................... Trophy Best Nestfeather Dominant Variety of Show......... Trophy........................................... JJ’S Pet Supplies Best Nestfeather Recessive Variety of show......... Trophy Best WRBS Rung Nestfeather of Show................ Trophy Best Junior of Show (Gaining most points) ..........Trophy.............................................. Potts Family Open Intermediate and Novice Sections Best Old Cock.............................. Trophy ..........................................Best Old Hen.................. Trophy Best Young Cock......................... Trophy.......................................... Best Young Hen .............Trophy Best Nestfeather Cock .................Trophy........................................... Best Nestfeather Hen..... Trophy A Trophy will be awarded: in Open, Intermediate and Novice Sections for Old & Nestfeather Birds for Best Normal – Best Sexlinked – Best Dominant variety – Best Recessive variety All Perpetual Trophies will be presented at the annual WRBS Trophy Night (23/11/13) Entry fee 50 cents per bird. Please note all birds entered must be paid for. Postage will be added if stickers are posted. Cages:- only ANBC approved cages accepted, please ensure drinkers are in correct position. The cage must be in a good clean condition. Ensure perches are secure. Floor covering:- Millet sprays if you need millet sprays they can be purchased at the show Trophies will be presented at approximately 2 p.m. or earlier if possible. Morning tea will be provided at around 9.00 am. Lunch will be available at a nominal cost. Removal of Birds immediately after presentation of trophies. Every care will be taken with exhibits but the Club will not be responsible for any losses, deaths or accidents. The Show will be conducted in accordance with the Show Rules of SQBBA & adopted by WRBS inc. The SQBBA Gold Breeder Award covers the ANBC matrix 26 classes for young birds only. A printed certificate will be presented on the day with a trophy for the most points in each class in a year presented later in the year. The points are accumulated at all shows where Gold Breeder points are awarded SQBBA COLOUR SCHEDULE Effective 1st August 2013 (To cover ANBC extra classes 2013/2014) SQBBA COLOUR SCHEDULE 1 3 5 7 9 Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal 11 13 15 17 Normal Normal Yellowface Normal Australian Golden Face Normal (Single &Double Factor) Lutino (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Albino (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Cinnamonwing (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Lacewing (incl Y/face, Golden Face & Opaline ) Opaline Normal (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Opaline AOSV (incl Y/face, Golden Face, Blackeye, Dilute, Clearwing, Greywing, Cinnamon ) Clearbody Normal (incl Y/face & Golden Face & Opaline) 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 No Light Green Dark or Olive Green Grey Green Sky Blue Cobalt, Mauve, Violet Sky, Violet Mauve Violet Grey Blue Series Blue Series 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Yellow 20 White 22 Green or Blue Series 24 Green or Blue Series 26 Green or Blue Series 28 Green or Blue Series 30 Green or Blue Series 32 Dominant Pied (incl Green or Blue Series 34 D/Factor, Y/face, Golden Face, Greywing, Cinnamon, Opaline, Fallow & Spangle) Spangle Normal (Incl Green or Blue Series 35 36 Y/face & Golden Face, Excl Pied & all in Spangle AOSV ) Spangle AOSV (incl Green or Blue Series 37 38 Greywing, Cinn, Opal & Fallow & combinations & incl Y/Face, Golden Face) Spangle Double Factor - Green or Blue Series 39 40 (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Greywing (excl Opal, Green or Blue Series 41 42 Cinn) (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Clearwing (excl Opal, Green or Blue Series 43 44 Cinn) (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Fallow (incl Y/face, Green or Blue Series 45 46 Golden Face, Greywing &Opaline ) Blackeye Self (excl Green or Blue Series 47 48 Opaline) (incl Y/face & Golden Face) Dilute (excl Opaline) (incl Green or Blue Series 49 50 Grey Yellow/White, Y/face & Golden Face) Green or Blue Series 51 Danish Recessive Pied 52 (incl Y/face, Golden Face, Greywing, Cinnamonwing, Opaline, Fallow & Spangle) Dark Eyed Clear (incl Green or Blue Series 53 54 Y/face & Golden Face) Crested ASV (incl Y/face Green or Blue Series 55 56 & Golden Face) Saddleback ASV (incl Green or Blue Series 57 58 Y/face & Golden Face) Darkwing ASV (incl Green or Blue Series 59 60 Y/face & Golden Face) 61 AOV Non Standardised Green or Blue Series 62 Variety (incl Y/face & Golden Face) As per ANBC Standard 63 Variable Class 64 * Green Series includes Light, Dark, Olive and Grey Green. * Blue Series includes Skyblue, Cobalt, Mauve, Violet and Grey. * All classes are in accordance with the ANBC Standard and Matrix - Amendment 1 of 2012 * Multiple factor birds exist in many combinations. Therefore , if the schedule does not list a certain colour/variety combination then these birds will go into the AOV and Non Standardised classes. 33 Refer ANBC Standard colour matrix for combinations. * Any bird carrying multiple factors will only be eligible for awards which can be directly taken by the particular class in which they are entered. * If you have a bird carrying multiple variety factors, please refer to the colour matrix from the ANBC Standard to see what class you can enter your bird in. For example, if you have a bird that is visually a Dominant Pied, Opaline, Cinnamon, Yellowface and Grey you would check to see the highest section number in the matrix and if all the other factors are included, then that is the class to enter the bird in. In the instance of the bird described, Dominant Pied (sect 16) is the highest, included is Opaline (sect 11), cinnamon (sect 9) Yellowface (sect 3) and grey (sect 2), so therefore in this instance you would enter this particular bird as a Dominant Pied either class 33 or 34 dependant whether a cock or hen. * Variable class to be nominated on the Show Schedule by each club as required. SQ Calendar of Events 2013 Sunday, 8 September 2013 Wynnum Redlands Strawberry Festival Sunday, 8 September 2013 Fraser Coast BS Young bird & Nestfeather Sunday, 15 September 2013 Sunshine Coast BA Nestfeather & Any Age Saturday, 21 September 2013 S.Q.B.B.A. AGM Sunday, 22 September 2013 Brisbane & N.S.B.S. Any Age & N/feather Sunday, 29 September 2013 Pine Rivers Budgerigar Society Auction Sunday, 6 October 2013 I.B.S. Julie Trebbin Tribute Show Nestfeather, Young & Any Sunday, 6 October 2013 Budgerigar Society of Bundaberg Annual Sunday, 13 October 2013 SQ forum Sunday, 20 October 2013 Toowoomba BA Sunday, 20 October 2013 BCCB Young and Nestfeather Sh Breeder All Age Show Budgerigars Sunday, 20 October 2013 Fraser Coast BS NF, Young & Any Age sh Sunday, 3 November 2013 Wynnum Redlands N/feather, Young & Old Sunday, 10 November 2013 Judges Assn Saturday, 16 November 2013 S.Q.B.B.A. Saturday, 23 November 2013 Wynnum Redlands Judges Meeting Uniting Church Hall Wond Tingalpa Trophy Night Friday, 29 November 2013 Ipswich B.S. Christmas breakup all welc Saturday, 30 November 2013 Saturday, 7 December 2013 Thursday, 12 December 2013 Tuesday, 31 December 2013 ABS Toowoomba BA Trophy Presentation & Ch Christmas Party .BNSBS Christmas Party SQ affiliation due @ $3 per member