Most people start breeding budgies as something pretty to look at in an aviary in their garden.  Many then become interested in the exhibition side of the hobby.  When starting out we would never advise spending a lot of money on initial stock, the reason being it is better to learn the basics of breeding budgerigars from a larger number of less expensive birds, as opposed to a small number of expensive pedigree budgerigars.  Always remember that budgerigars are colony breeders and tend to breed better in greater numbers.

Once you have started to produce your own stock you will hopefully be able to sell some of the lesser quality birds to enable you to purchase fresh blood to improve your stock.  If you are generally happy with your breeding results it is worth sticking with the breeder where you purchased your initial stock from.  Many people make the mistake of shopping around and end up with mixed bloodlines that don’t gel well together.  This can seriously slow down your progression towards breeding quality exhibition budgerigars.

C&D Jones typically have two stock reduction sales throughout the year.  The main sale takes place on the first weekend of October every year, where there are usually around 70-80 quality exhibition budgies for sale.  Our second sale normally takes place some time in February or March.

Mid 2007 - Current sales bird situation

We currently have around 10-15 quality pairs of budgies for sale at around £20-£40 each.

Please note that we won't arrange for carriage of our birds via couriers (due to past bad experiences!), however we can sometimes deliver birds to you if you're having difficulty getting to us.  This will be subject to distance to travel and the amount of birds required.  Please contact us to discuss this option.

Here are some photo's taken in our stock flights on 1st April 2007:

The cocks Flight

The Hens Flight

Hens - Close up