JustBeaky 0 Posted December 27, 2010 Member ID: 5,846 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 74 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 570 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2012 Birthday: 29/01/1982 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi Everyone, I am a new breeder and the only two clutches that I ever had were from the same pair. Which would be the two below. Mama Tweet and Boogie Now all of their babies turned out to be some sort of green color. Now I have paired up a second pair that is Male:Recessive pied blue and Female:Normal Sky Blue they have produced 7 eggs only 2 have hatched three weeks ago. My question is when my green babies were tiny in the nest box their down feathers were off white to grey and the wings looked grey blue of course they turned out green. Well I checked on the other pairs chicks yesterday and their down feathers are super bright white and on the top of their scrawny ,but cute, little wings they have deep black spots. Do ya'll think that the babies will be recessive pied. Like I said I'm new at this so I am used to my first pairs chicks. I figured I'd ask people with more experience. I probably could just wait til the babies get feathers, but, I am just curious!! I guess I'm just nosey. LOL!! By the way here is a picture of the father. The mother is not pictured with him. Thanks Everyone Link to comment
Neville 0 Posted December 28, 2010 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 December 28, 2010 It sounds like you have recessive pied chicks Link to comment
JustBeaky 0 Posted December 28, 2010 Member ID: 5,846 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 74 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 570 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2012 Birthday: 29/01/1982 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Thank you for your reply. Yea they look very different from the other chicks I have had. I will have to post pics when they finally pop out of the nest. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 29, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 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 December 29, 2010 Its also a sign of opaline. Piks would help. Link to comment
JustBeaky 0 Posted December 30, 2010 Member ID: 5,846 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 74 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 570 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2012 Birthday: 29/01/1982 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Oh really so opalines have the same colors. That is interesting. Well since she is a new mama and i wasn't sure what kind of mom she is at this point I really didn't want to put a camera in there. Mama Tweet my first mom was fine when I went in the nest. Before "Meanie" which is the mother of the babies, was paired with Mr. Tweekers the recessive pied male, she was pretty nippy with us and we all used to laugh that she goes out of her way to lure your finger to the side of the cage to nip your finger. So I wasn't sure if she was going to be a testy mother or not which is why I was nervous about putting a camera in there. I don't really check the nest box of Meanie as often as I did with mama tweet's nestbox. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 30, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 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 December 30, 2010 I don't really check the nest box of Meanie as often as I did with mama tweet's nestbox. Once you have chicks you should be checking nestboxes twice a day http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=13358 Link to comment
JustBeaky 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Member ID: 5,846 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 74 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 570 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2012 Birthday: 29/01/1982 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 okay so one looks like mom and one looks like dad. I got some pictures of the one I will post tomorrow. It is a really cute little chick. He fell out of the nest today. Could barely walk and the parents were going crazy. So I helped him back up. The parents are happy now and so is baby he looked a little cold. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted January 26, 2011 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted January 26, 2011 how are your chicks :} Link to comment
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