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Hello everyone! I just, this week, got a new male budgie, Buddy. I'm new to educating myself on the different mutations and Buddy is stumping me so I need your expert experience to identify his mutation(s)

 

Just a little extra info that may not be visible in the pics is that he has one silvery cheek patch and one purple! Also, the place I got him from clipped his wings (way to short if you ask me) but from what I can see when his flights grow in they will be a very, very pale yellow, not a pure white.

 

All of that plus his body and head markings lead me to believe he is df dominant pied and sf spangle mix or possibly recessive. Please help me out in figuring my new friend out its so confusing! LOL

 

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I am still new at this, but I will hazard a guess. Please don't take this as gospel, one of the more experienced people will confirm this for you. But I think I can see an iris ring so I'm thinking it's a light green dominant pied. Im not sure why the cheek patches are two different colours. Hope this helps.

 

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You are right pebble his a green dominate pied.

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Thanks Pebble and L_J! I appreciate you taking a stab at it Pebble. The reason I thought dominate pied and spangle mix was because of the cheek patches. As far as I knew the only mutation that can be mixed with those colors was spangle. Anyone know if that's correct?

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Can you get me a shot of his back? so I can look at his head markings better.

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Hey she/he is a double factor

 

So a DF Dominate Pied.

 

as she/he almost clear you can see on the wings.

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I agree Df Dom Pied.

That is 1 heavy wing clip.

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wow Yeah I noticed that too.

 

I hope OP realizes the person who done it has done it wrong.

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I will get a picture of the back of his head for you tomorrow. He's sleeping for the night :-)

 

I've actually been really worried about how short his wings have been clipped. He can't protect himself from falling to the floor when he tries to fly and he fell off a perch flapping his wings in place too. Poor little guy can't even flutter down. He hits hard. I warned my husband and son that we all need to be careful with him until they grow back.

 

You don't think he will have a hard time growing them back do you?

 

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I am sure they will grow back its like asking how long is a piece of string.

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I called the vendor that clipped my poor little buddy's wings and gave them ***. I hope they stop doing that to the birds imho it abusive

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What did they have to say about their clipping practice? Suitably embarrassed I hope.

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Honestly, the store I purchased him from was very concerned and embarrassed and gave me the vendors info right away. The vendor I have a feeling was just trying to make me happy. They said they would look into who was clipping them too short and that they do have to clip them for their saftey during transport. I argued that they were obviously clipping them not for saftey but for convinced in handling them. Buddy isn't more than 12 wks old, he's still learning to hop, jump, play and even just getting around in a cage, he's more than a little clumsy without his wings right now. I put more perches in a smaller (its wide not high) cage for him while he's quatentined and clipped. I do clip a bird sometimes myself because of the layout of my house but only till there tame and know they have to stay in the living room.I usually only clip 2-4 primaries. I only ever had to do that with one bird who would fly to the ceiling and bump into it. Once he stopped he's been fully flighted since.

 

Just a side note I only purchased him from a store cause there are no breeders in my area :-( I wish I could get one hand raised. Someday when I'm educated enough I may try breeding myself. Knowing me tho I prolly would have a hard time giving the birdies away tho lol

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Sounds like it was a way of forcing them to be tame.

 

I know people who cart show budgies around with out a hassle, so they have a very poor excuse.

 

I hope he can grow his wings back.

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They should be fine but they usually take a while to come back because they will have to moult out and regrow.

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Totally adorable little fellow.

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Adorable lil budgie, very pretty too. :) He almost looks like he's glowing :P

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