BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Hello every one I was hoping someone could identify my baby budgie's gender I don't know anything about sex linked things but the mutations of the parents might help with gender of the chick: the Mum is a YF2 grey spangle dominant pied and the Dad is a YF2 cobalt opaline. And here is the chick: sorry if photo sizes are 2 big I edited them to forum size rules but the keep changing . CHEERS. Link to comment
Flip-trainer 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Member ID: 6,947 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 393 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 12, 2016 Birthday: 16/04/1998 Share Posted March 25, 2012 They're really blurry photos but from what i can tell, its a girl Link to comment
sweetpea 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,123 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 215 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 29/01/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 5, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I have nil experience but I'm going to guess... boy? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted March 25, 2012 There is little point in guessing anything till the CLEARER PHOTOS SHOW UP Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 There is a bit of white around the nostrils and the rest is a light pink is that female? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted March 26, 2012 There is little point in guessing anything till the CLEARER PHOTOS SHOW UP Link to comment
Neville 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 4,610 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 714 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,640 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/08/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2015 Birthday: 09/12/1940 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The chick is opaline so if the mother is not an opaline the chick must be female. Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The photos below are the clearest I can get in the 1st Picture the cere shows blue on it but that's just the reflection of the icecream tub the 2nd picture ( distance ) is the actual colour of the cere a light pink with whitish rings around nostrils. Link to comment
Twisted 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 6,621 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 188 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,110 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 27, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I am with Neville...Baby looks opaline to me..So If dad was opaline and mum was normal then baby must be a girl...( as long as it is opaline ). Is the baby also cinnamon...? If so then dad would be split cinnamon which would again make baby a girl... Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yes the baby is cinnamon. Here is the mum would you be able to tell if the mum is opaline? ( Yellow bird ) Link to comment
Neville 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Member ID: 4,610 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 714 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,640 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/08/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2015 Birthday: 09/12/1940 Share Posted March 26, 2012 THe mother is an opaline spangle dominant pied & the dad is opaline so the chick could be either sex Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 27, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Can any 1 tell the sex of the chick from the photo? : The nostrils are white around the outside not blue ( icecream tub reflects making it seem blue). Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 27, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Someone? Link to comment
Flip-trainer 0 Posted March 27, 2012 Member ID: 6,947 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 393 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 12, 2016 Birthday: 16/04/1998 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Someone? I believe it's definitely female Link to comment
Twisted 0 Posted March 27, 2012 Member ID: 6,621 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 188 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,110 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2012 If baby is a cinnamon then dad is split for cinnamon as mum cannot be split for cinnamon...This makes the baby a hen........ Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 27, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks Guys Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 28, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Today I just noticed the chick has a clear patch on the back of it's head. Isn't the patch on recessive pieds? not dominant pieds? Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Any1 Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted March 29, 2012 the clear patch appears on all types of pieds. Link to comment
Finnie 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 5,135 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,545 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2020 Birthday: 06/08/1965 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Are all the photos of the same chick? Based on these two photos, it appears to be a dominant pied. Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yes the photo's are of the same chick. I thought only rec. pieds have a clear patch on the back of their head but I guess I was wrong. Link to comment
fordmob 0 Posted April 5, 2012 Member ID: 6,842 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 231 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,355 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/07/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 26, 2013 Birthday: 01/05/1972 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I understand why you used the word "gender" instead of "sex" in the title. Link to comment
BUDGERIGAR BOY 0 Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 7,204 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 36 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 I understand why you used the word "gender" instead of "sex" in the title. LOL Link to comment
Perequito 0 Posted May 4, 2012 Member ID: 5,923 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 48 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 402 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 6, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2012 What a gorgeous wee chick Budgerigar Boy!!!! :rolleyes: Link to comment
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