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  • Peter Thurn
  • Ring Code - PT9
  • Commenced breeding 2003
  • Member of the Melton & District Budgerigar Society
  • Budgerigar Council of Victoria (BCV) Senior Panel Judge
  • ANBC Judge
  • Achieved Champion Exhibitor Status in Victoria in 2009
  • Varieties Bred: Normals, Cinnamons, Opalines, Dominant Pieds, Spangles, Texas Clearbodies, Fallows, Albinos, English & Whitecaps
  • 7 National Wins: Albino (2008), Dominant Pied (2009), Texas Clearbody (2009), Fallow (2009), Texas Clearbody (2011 and 2012), Dilute (2014)
  • 9 National Placings: Dominant Pied (2nd, 2009 - brother to winner), Grey Green (2nd, 2011)  Fallow (3rd, 2009), Albino (3rd, 2011 - full brother placed 4th) Albino (2nd 2013), Spangle (3rd, 2012), Green (2014), Hens (2nd, 2015), Clearbody (2nd, 2015), Double Factor Spangle (2nd, 2017)
  • Inducted into the ANBC Hall of Fame for Breeder Excellence in 2014
  • 44 birds selected to represent Victoria at the ANBC National Show. 40 birds benched
  • 38 BCV Shield Wins: Grey Green (x4) , Albino (x4), Fallow (x10), Dominant Pied (x2), Texas Clearbody (x7), Green (x2), Blue (x2), Double Factor Spangle (x2) and Grey, Violet, Dilute, Opaline AOSV.
  • 5 Diplomas (Best Young Bird in Show): Kyabram 2008 (Double Factor Spangle), Melton 2009 (Opaline), Geelong 2011 (Dominant Pied), Melton 2014 (Grey Green) and Melton 2015 (Cinnamon).
  • 2 BCV Shield, Best in Show: Adult Shield 2012 - Grey Green, Adult Sheild 2017 - Spangle.