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[*Nerwen* 0]

Of cuase I remember melon :ausb: How cool to get more like her from a different pair :(Laughing out loud): If they are like Melon then they are girls and your Kiwi is split for opaline.

[**KAZ** 0]

Forgot to mention, Goliath and Jade have five nice healthy babies and are raising one adopted baby too.

[**KAZ** 0]

 

Swifts spangle fallow

 

We have been discussing on this blog what this baby could possibly be...fallow or what. It seems the spangle in the "recipe" has confused the markings. I said I would ask a show breeder who specialises in fallows for her opinion.

Here is her email......." Hi Karen. After inspecting your pictures and looking up a few books and letting it all tick around in my subconcious the best possibility I can come up with, in view of what Laureen tells me you have in varieties, I am inclined to think the chick is a Light green cinnamon opaline spangle texas clearbody. However this presumes the father is split for texas and opaline and cinnamon. I'd say it was a double factor spangle but the green rump doesn't fit. I'd say it was a Lacewing but the green rump doesn't fit. The eye is very bright red more like Ino or Lacewing then cinnamon but time will settle that as it will fade to deep plum by the first moult if cinnamon. At first moult the cinnamon markings should deepen and be more visible, again, if I am right !!! She may be somethingelse again! Anyway you will hopefully know if that combination of genes is possible, the cock can be /texopaline/cinnamon or /texcinn/opal or/opalcinn/tex. Also if the blue spangle is dad she is also /blue!! "

............so that is an experts opinion and we shall probably have to wait and see what develops with this baby. Maybe I have come up with a new breed of budgie ?!

 

Edited August 19, 2006 by Bubbles

[*Nerwen* 0]

wow :(Laughing out loud): I wonder why she can up with the texas clearbody? rather than a recessive pied which the spotty markings on the wings would seem to lead too.

[**KAZ** 0]

Nothing really seems to fit this bird....it is a type that for now seems to fall between the descriptive cracks. I do know that some show budgie breeders seem to describe their bird types a little differently to the way we do on this forum. I am still confused and have no answers that make sense

[Riebie 0]

Whatever it may be it is just gorgeous!!

 

Pssst.... where are the pics of Butter & Chucky's baby???

[**KAZ** 0]

Whatever it may be it is just gorgeous!!

 

Pssst.... where are the pics of Butter & Chucky's baby???

The weather was disgusting...too rainy and windy and darkish for good photos. Tomorrow hopefully

 

wow I wonder why she can up with the texas clearbody? rather than a recessive pied which the spotty markings on the wings would seem to lead too.

Texas clearbody?....nah : Recessive pied ....nah : Red eyes ....yes ! Who knows ? Maybe new mutation ?

[Elly 0]

:(Laughing out loud):

[*Nerwen* 0]

acutally something that bugged me I thought the red eye from a cinnamon gene weaked before the chick was even out of the box?? But she said to wait for the eye to fade stil.

[**KAZ** 0]

Whatever it may be it is just gorgeous!!

 

Pssst.... where are the pics of Butter & Chucky's baby???

 

Just for you Sherrie Butter and Chuckys baby (they have another baby in with Jade and Goliaths hatchlings too )....but is a dominant pied with yellow and blue I think.

 

I will try for photos later but today is overcast and rainy and not a good day for photos. Remember Melon Nerwen ? Well we have at least two baby budgies in a nest belonging to Honey and Kiwi that are colouring up just like Melon, or so it seems so far. Very pretty.

Kiwi

Honey

melon

 

Here they are Jenni.....does this mean kiwi is split for opaline ? I think so

First two eldest

next two

youngest baby

 

Here is a real pretty violet baby. Is from this pair

but raised by Swift and Rocket

Violet baby

 

Shiloh

Lucifer

and baby

Edited August 20, 2006 by Bubbles

[*Nerwen* 0]

SQUEALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I want them all. I was near to fainting at the first two like melon and then you showed me the violet What a looker. *faints at cutness*

[**KAZ** 0]

SQUEALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I want them all. I was near to fainting at the first two like melon and then you showed me the violet What a looker. *faints at cutness*

The Melon Look alikes seems to be times 4....do you think ? The violet baby is to die for !! She is a prettier vioiet than I can show on a photo. Is it possible that Lucifer and Shilohs baby is a texas clear body too ?

Edited August 20, 2006 by Bubbles

[*Nerwen* 0]

yes it's possible becuase he can be carrying the gene or even a normal ino gene which can get you a baby like mum.

 

as to the melon look alikes yes I think 4 of them are just like her, i love the blue on the youngest too

[**KAZ** 0]

The blue baby also is so pretty. I have some more baby photos to post tonight as well. Managed to take some today as the weather was nicer, but I also had to work the weekend. Good thing work is just out my back door.

Ken's java finches are happy enough that one has a nest with one egg so far . The Java has made an interesting nest....it has created a tunnel in the nesting material so the eggs are at the very bottom of the box through a tunnel of about 4 inches in the nesting material. He has a pair of canaries sitting on eggs too in the privit hedge where Frank the frog used to sit. We have found Frank in a log on the back wall of the aviary. We should have Kens aviary split up for the budgies by the weekend (Kens birthday on Saturday ). A lot of budgies have been shifted from the main aviary ready for thier move. All Kens birds are now healthy and thinking about breeding sometime soon.

More babies Amaras

Currys babies Amaras

 

More babies in the aviary Kayas Spices Kayas Ciaras

Edited August 20, 2006 by Bubbles

[Bea 0]

OMG!! :D ....enough said. :(Laughing out loud):

[Riebie 0]

*also squealing* OMG so beautiful... :D

 

Nerwen I remember we were fighting over Melon when Karen first got her - now we can have one each!!!

 

Also I will reserve that little green opaline spangle - his name is Peedy and I will come to get him, the melon lookalike and Butter and Chuckys baby... I think I will call her Sherbert or Pastiel....

 

Have you many unhatched eggs now Karen??

Edited August 20, 2006 by Riebie

[Elly 0]

The first batch of babies you just posted are the most unique I have ever seen they are gorgeous. I would love to see more pictures of them as they get older. The violet is beautiful.

[**KAZ** 0]

*also squealing* OMG so beautiful... :hap: :hap:

 

Nerwen I remember we were fighting over Melon when Karen first got her - now we can have one each!!!

 

Also I will reserve that little green opaline spangle - his name is Peedy and I will come to get him, the melon lookalike and Butter and Chuckys baby... I think I will call her Sherbert or Pastiel.... :hap:

 

Have you many unhatched eggs now Karen??

Unhatched eggs ? :hap: Yes. We have the new hens from Geraldton breeding, plus others in breeder cages. Some more to go in the main aviary, and some in a smaller aviary. Those babies that re Honey and Kiwis look a lot like Melon....I am surprised there are four almost the same The green opaline Spangle PEEDY is yours....come get it. I have a Sherbet but Pastel sounds okay. :hap:

 

The first batch of babies you just posted are the most unique I have ever seen they are gorgeous. I would love to see more pictures of them as they get older. The violet is beautiful.

They are cuties, huh ? I will update. Dad sits in with the Melon lookalikes feeding them and keeping them warm. He naps in there too. The violet baby is so, so pretty. I real surprise. Mother of that one is hopeless as a mother. I let her start and foster her babies to others now. The large sky opaline spangle in the piks also is one of Amaras from behind the brushwood fence. She also had some violets.

[Nathan. 0]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

KAZZAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE HONESTLY, AND IM NOT LYING ONE BIT, THEY ARE THE MOST GORGEOUS SPECTAULAR STUNNING BEAUTIFUL AMAZING WONDERFUL BABY BUGDIES IVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG ! ! ! I want the first group of pics you showed us! Butter and Chucky is stunning, Kiwi and Honey's are tooooo nice to even say anything about :hap: the violet opaline spangle baby, and Lucifurs baby is GORGEOUSLY HANDSOME!!!!!!!!!!!! :hap: I do have to admit, i have a new favourite, sorry Curry, i now love Shiloh and Luciifers baby :hap: Funny enough he to is texas clearbody just like Curry :hap: (Laughing out loud)

 

ps- Kiwi and Honeys babies, the two oldest babys have the EXACT same tone as my Emma, so indeed thery are yellow faced blue type II's :hap:

 

Kirby

Edited August 22, 2006 by Nerwen

[Guest Phoebe]

What beautiful, beautiful babies, all of them! And I can't even help name them as I can't stay on

[Shawna 0]

I look forward to this post every day. If I don't have time to look at others, I always check in here to get my fill of budgie news and beautiful photos. I MUST have that violet baby. Gorgeous. I'm getting very anxious to put up my first pair. Oh winter hurry up and get here! Did I just say that? I hate winter.

 

Keep the news and photos coming!!!!!!

[**KAZ** 0]

This little baby budgie decided today was a good day to fledge, I found it walking around exploring, head bobbing up and down, neck outstretched as it peered here and there. looking, looking.....hippety hopping. But I decided that since it had only half the feathers it should have ...it was going back in the nesting box. My guess is it fell out while stretching out of the nesting box hole for a feed from Mum or Dad. Funny little tyke...brave as, but not quite ready yet for its first day out.

 

On another note, we have divided up two areas in Ken's aviary ready for the move for the budgies. Photos over the weekend. And Frank the bullfrog has taken up residence in a hollow log hung from the back wall of the aviary. Funny thing is, so has a pair of Java finches. They are busy building a nest in the middle of the hollow log just about 16 inches away from Frank.

Edited August 21, 2006 by Bubbles

[Elly 0]

I love the "chicken look" it is so cute cute cute...

Those colors are absolute amazing I see them above too.

[**KAZ** 0]

Another "chicken" out of the nest FAR TOO EARLY ...this one

I put it back Not enough feathers

[Elly 0]

Mr. Adventure huh....:(Laughing out loud): what a cutie.