Davegf28 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Member ID: 3,281 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 50 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 520 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 29/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 18, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) I saw on another forum where they had pictures of black budgies. They said they were really dark blue that looks black. Does anyone know if they are real and how they are produced? Edited June 16, 2007 by **KAZ** Link to comment
Marlony 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Member ID: 3,348 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 489 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,980 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 20/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 21, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) yes there are. Two types actually. an anthracite budgie and a blackface. Edited June 14, 2007 by Marlony Link to comment
Feathers 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Member ID: 2,977 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,031 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,850 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/11/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 6, 2009 Birthday: 08/08/1965 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Hi there, these are the two black types: Anthracite - http://www.budgieplace.com/c_anthracite.html Blackface - http://www.budgieplace.com/c_blackface.html Feathers. Link to comment
Davegf28 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,281 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 50 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 520 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 29/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Can they be produced by breeding or are they just lucky mutations? Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted June 16, 2007 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 June 16, 2007 Neither are a FULLY black budgie. Anthracite is a grey and the blackface have the markings in the mask and dody. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 16, 2007 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 June 16, 2007 I am trying to breed my own black budgies This hen coloured up like this after her first moult...............and she is moulting again. Her name is MUDDY :hap: Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted June 16, 2007 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 June 16, 2007 good one Kaz. I have heard stories of that flecking moulting back out later on. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 16, 2007 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 June 16, 2007 good one Kaz. I have heard stories of that flecking moulting back out later on. We live in hope :hap: meanwhile she is an unattractive freckly girl...... Link to comment
Lady 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 984 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 508 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 5, 2008 Birthday: 01/04/1967 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I am trying to breed my own black budgies This hen coloured up like this after her first moult...............and she is moulting again. Her name is MUDDY :hap: Awwww she looks like she is an outcast.. But very funny kaz..:(Laughing out loud): Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 16, 2007 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 June 16, 2007 I am trying to breed my own black budgies This hen coloured up like this after her first moult...............and she is moulting again. Her name is MUDDY :hap: Awwww she looks like she is an outcast.. But very funny kaz.. She may need a sight- impaired cock bird ....I will look out for one with a white cane Link to comment
Norm 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,235 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,965 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 12,755 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 6, 2009 Birthday: 20/08/1940 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I am trying to breed my own black budgies :grbud: This hen coloured up like this after her first moult...............and she is moulting again. Her name is MUDDY Your not the only one Kaz, looks like we have similar ideas. Looks like your ahead of me. Link to comment
Marlony 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,348 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 489 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,980 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 20/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 21, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 "double-factor anthracite appears as the true anthracite with the black body color." http://www.budgieplace.com/colorsguide.html#anthracite This one would be black except the head and the markings on the wings right? Link to comment
Norm 0 Posted June 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,235 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,965 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 12,755 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 6, 2009 Birthday: 20/08/1940 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Yes Marlony, there are sort of two types of Black Budgie, the anthracite & the black faced ones, neither of which I think are available in Australia. The Anthracite is a definite mutation, that must just happen or you get some stock from someone, where as the Black Face maybe can be bred via selection. Link to comment
KathyW 0 Posted June 17, 2007 Member ID: 3,495 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 137 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 925 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/06/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 15, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) Kaz, I think she's fascinating. All you stereotypical types knocking her "looks" ought to be ashamed of yourselves I had a black Gouldian once. Looked like a normal juvenile, but every moult, he got more and more black feathers until he was completely black all over! Unfortunately, he never bred, and was not as hardy as the normally marked birds and had to be kept inside. Which made me wonder if it was some sort of deficiency or problem in his biological make-up. Those "black face" budgies are quite fascinating thou. Almost look like an entirely different species! Good luck with "Muddy"! Cheers, KathyW. Edited June 17, 2007 by KathyW Link to comment
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