BNSBS Calendar
March Meeting
Thursday, 14 February is the date for our next meeting which we hope you will attend.
Mr Peter Thurn, President of the Budgerigar Council Victoria and Hall of Fame Breeder will be speaking to us via zoom link and answering all your questions.
This is an opportunity that does not come along very often so take advantage. Peter is a wealth of knowledge, an excellent speaker and a very entertaining man. We want as many people as possible to attend our meeting and seek as much knowledge as you can. Please come armed with questions, notebook and pen. If you cannot attend but would like the zoom link, please let me know but we really want you in attendance.
Birds to bring along for the table show are 2023 rung young birds, and 2024 Nestfeathers. The more birds we have the better the evening will be. Supper will be available free of charge to all who attend. A sincere thank you to everyone who brings down a treat for supper.
February Meeting
Thursday, 8 February is the date for our next meeting which we hope you will attend. Following a quick Annual General Meeting, the theme for the evening is “You determining what is the best bird benched”. This will be a hands on evening and a lot of information can be gained. This will be another interesting evening so please come along and join us.
Please don’t be turned off attending the Annual General Meeting because we have never forced anyone onto the committee, and we never will. If you wish to talk about being on the committee with a wonderful group of people, please contact either Angela on 0415 051 110 or myself on 0403 084 154. Committee meetings are held in the Library or if you have a computer, you can attend using that whilst being in your pyjamas (if you wish).
Birds to bring along for the tableshow are 2023 rung young birds, and 2024 Nestfeathers. The more birds we have the better the evening will be. Supper will be available free of charge to all who attend. A sincere thank you to everyone who brings down a treat for supper.
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January Meeting
Thursday, 11 January is the date for our next meeting which we hope you will attend. Topic will be Preparing your birds for the breeding season. Breeding season is not just a matter of pairing up birds which you would like to see mated: It is a process leading up to the pairing that has a major impact on fertility, hatchability, feeding youngsters etc. This will be another interesting evening so please come along and join us.
Birds to bring along for the table show are 2023 rung young birds, Juvenile and Nestfeathers. Supper will be available free of charge to all who attend.
October Meeting
Garry Menzies will be giving an informative talk on Line Breeding & Inbreeding of Budgerigars.
BNSBS Annual Show
BRISBANE & NORTHERN SUBURBS BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY INC Invites you to exhibit at our Annual Show – 19th FEBRUARY 2023.
Junior entries are free, over $1,000 in cash prizes, great company, a happy day out.
YOUNG BIRDS, OLD BIRDS & NESTFEATHERS in Open, Intermediate and Novice.
February Meeting
February 9 will be a quick AGM followed by a forum with two very experienced breeders, Lynne Miller & Glenn Winch, in attendance to answer all YOUR questions.
January Meeting
January 12
“Colour Expectations”. E.g.: Greygreen to a Sky etc. You may think this sounds like a very simple meeting, but you may be surprised how many colour varieties you can breed.
December Meeting
Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 7pm, Aspley Leagues Club, Kirby Rd Aspley.
Garlic Bread, Roast Dinner & Dessert. Lucky door prizes. Club is subsidising so only $15 per head.
Please phone Carol on 0403 084 154 or email candkgough@outlook.com to book your seats.
Please join us for this great end of year function to celebrate what a great year it has been, and to thank everyone for their friendship and support. Everyone welcome.
November Meeting
Thursday November 10 is a meeting not to be missed. We will have 8 cocks & 8 hens and we are going to ask you to pick the top 3 pairs to put together to breed quality young. Then Hall of Fame breeder, Henry George will give us his choices and reasons why.
The information you will gain from the night will guide you for years to come.
Everyone welcome. Venue Bracken Ridge Community Hall, Bracken St Bracken Ridge at 7.30pm
October Meeting
Thursday October 13th is a double header.
First we have Peter McCormack speaking for 30 minutes on his experiences breeding the true Australian Budgerigar. This should be extremely interesting both for pet and serious breeders as they gain an insight into the differences between the two types of birds.
Peter’s presentation will be followed by a power point presentation on genetics especially Sex Linkage. By the end of the night, you will be able to tell what youngsters you should breed from many different pairings even before they hatch. A night not to be missed!
The table show will be 2021 Young Birds & 2022 rung Nestfeathers, Young and Juveniles so bring them along to get an idea of how you are progressing in your breeding room as well as giving your birds show training.
August Meeting
Thursday, August 11th will be a very entertaining and informative meeting as we will have four areas set aside and we will divide you into four groups and you will move around between the groups which will offer hands on training. One group will have Despotting by Garry Menzies: Another plucking vents for breeding by Glenn Winch: Another trimming vents for breeding by Dale Keevers & Tiani Hoskinson and the fourth will be identifying faults so you don’t pair the problems together by Keith Gough. You are more than welcome to bring some of your own birds down to trim, pluck, despot or identify problems if you wish – don’t forget to bring tweezers/scissors.
June Meeting
Thursday, June 9, We have Lynne Miller speaking to us on how she and Errol pair up their birds which again will be a night not to be missed.
Club Selection
Saturday, May 14, We have our Club Selection Show at our meeting room hall in Bracken Ridge to select our team for the following week at the SQBBA Selection Show. Time is 10.30am to have as many of your young birds that you can possibly bring along. I do not want to hear you say “my birds aren’t good enough to compete!”. We are being asked to supply 4 birds in 27 classes, so we need your birds please. Not enough show cages, let us know and we will lend you some.
May Meeting
Thursday, May 12, We have Wayne Robinson speaking to us on “Feather Composition”. Without knowing what type of feathers your birds have, you are facing an uphill battle. By feather, we are talking about yellow (not the colour), single buff, intermediate buff etc. If you know what to look for, again this will benefit you in the breeding room.
April Meeting
Thursday, April 14, We have Neale Love speaking to us on where the emphasis is placed when judging your birds. This knowledge will allow you to set about pairing up concentrating on the main parts of the birds and will benefit one and all whether you are a serious breeder or a fun time one ( you know you can be both at once).
March Meeting - Caring & Preparing with Jamie Wright
The BNSBS March meeting topic is “Caring & Preparing” with Jamie Wright being our speaker. This will be a very useful meeting to attend and will have something for all breeders in the hobby. Come along and see what tips or tricks you can pick up.