Posted April 17, 200619 yr Please post a picture of your opaline budgies here so that others can learn about the mutation. Include name, sex, colour, and other mutations (if any). Name: Puddin' Sex: Female Colour: Cobalt Other mutations: n/a Star Female Colour: Blue Other mutations: Yellowface II Daffodil Female Dark Green Other mutation: clearflight pied
April 17, 200619 yr Name: Akala Sex: Female Cobalt Opaline Other Mutations: greywing Name: Bubble Sex: Female Violet Opaline Other Mutations: cinnamon Name: Razzo Sex: Female Violet Opaline Name: Tirikke Sex: Female Skyblue Opaline Name: Spongebob Sex: Male Skyblue Opaline
April 17, 200619 yr This is Spook (mother and foster mother) This is Angel This is Olive This is Zorro This was Kitty This is Dude The twins I have many more....two violet opalines, a cinnamon green opaline, a grey green opaline....and much, much more.... Edited April 17, 200619 yr by budgiebird
April 18, 200619 yr Name: Boidie Sex: Male Color: Blue Other Mutations: Dominant Pied Name: Rocky Sex: Male: Color: (BLUE) Grey Other Mutations: Greywing, YF Type 2
April 18, 200619 yr Name:Tootie-fruity Sex: Female Colour: Yellowface type 2 blue Other Muations: Texas Clearbody Edited February 9, 200718 yr by Nerwen
April 18, 200619 yr Name: Bobby Sex: Male Colour: Skyblue Opaline Other mutations: None other than excessive moulting... Couldn't decide which picture I liked best! Ooh greedy Budgiebird - can I have one of the twins??? :fear edited to fix picture - other one was a bit blurry! Edited April 18, 200619 yr by Riebie
May 6, 200619 yr This is my new addition Name Ocean Colour Violet or cobalt Other Mutation none Edited February 9, 200718 yr by Nerwen
May 10, 200619 yr How I missed this one, I'll never know! Name: Blueberry Sex: Female Color: Violet Other Mutation: Clearflight Pied Name: Patches Sex: Female Color: Cobalt Other Mutation: Clearflight Dilute Pied Name: Blossom Sex: Female Color: Skyblue Other Mutation: Type 2 yellowface Greywing Name: Mystery Sex: Female Color: Skyblue Other Mutation: Type 2 yellowface Greywing Name: Sky Sex: Female Color: Skyblue Other Mutation: Clearflight Pied Name: Rainbow Sex: Male Color: Mauve Other Mutation: Type 2 Goldenface Clearflight Dilute Pied
November 18, 200618 yr Name: Reepicheap Sex: female Colour: Yellowface Other Mutations: Yellowface type 2 Edited November 18, 200618 yr by Nerwen
November 18, 200618 yr Name: Jingles Sex: male Other Mutations: yellow face II Name : Claire Sex: Female Other Mutations: Dilute the one on the left , color blue is Claire .
November 20, 200618 yr An opaline does not have the normal stripes on the back between the wings. Where the stripes normally are, is only the body color of the bird. This gives the distinct appearance of a "V" shape when viewed from behind. It is difficult to find a "clean" opaline. Also, the color of the edges of the shell marking feathers on the wings will be the base color of the bird, and not the head color, which is usually the case. Opaline also changes the barring on the head of the bird, so that instead of showing up in evenly spaced rows as a normal budgie, they come in looking "off center", and not marked as well. Reverse barring is a good term Dingo. The barring is also not as dark as is normal. The best opaline I had was Mystery, she had the cleanest back with almost no barring between her wings at all. this picture is a bit dark, but you can clearly see her back and the "V" shape everyone describes. You can't see as well, but the feathers on her wings are edged in the body color and not yellow, which is her head color. Here is the one from above, it shows the coloring of her wings a little better. Here is a picture of the normal barring on a budgie, compared with the barring on an opaline. I have used Blueberry as an example of an opaline, as the black markings on her wings are of normal intensity, so you can tell how much the opaline gene lightens the barred feathers on the head. You can also see how the barred feathers do not form even lines on the head, like they do in a normally marked bird. Both of these birds have head spots of about the same size. I hope that helps. Edited November 20, 200618 yr by Rainbow
May 19, 200717 yr rainbow, would cherry be a clean opaline??? http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/177...nt=DSC04003.jpg The one in the top right corner.
May 20, 200717 yr Some of my opalines.. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02889.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02846.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02338.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02328.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02332.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02273.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02168.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...dy/Dsc02145.jpg And some more not a very good shot. Sorry http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...es/Dsc03294.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...es/Dsc03255.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...es/Dsc03191.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/lady...es/Dsc02621.jpg Edited May 20, 200717 yr by Lady
May 28, 200717 yr I dont get what oplaline is. how can you tell if your bird is opaline? This I think is a good example of an opaline. these pics are of my new baby 5 1/2 weeks old my partner reckons she has the best V he has seen in 7 years or more, I don' realy know about that, but I do know it is good and it is going to be a nice size show bird as she is showing good quality now, her over nest mates are 1 light green very nice and 2 other opalines just like this one with perfect V's also but they are a bit smaller because their mother feather plucked them raw for a few days, and I think it might of stunted their grow, but they seem to be catching up.
June 3, 200717 yr Name: Tiki Sex: Male Colour: Sky Other mutations: n/a Name: Kiwi Sex: Female Colour: Green Other mutations: n/a
October 6, 200717 yr Yoshe Opaline Female Violet Cobalt http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x271/ra...es/000_1842.jpg Edited October 6, 200717 yr by Daz photo over sized 450 x 450 max
October 24, 200717 yr These are my opalines Name: Kito (2nd from the right Sex: female Colour: cobalt Other mutations: spangle, yellowface type 2 Name: Nikio Sex: Female Colour: Violet Other mutations: n/a Name: Bacardi Sex: female Colour: Violet Other mutations: Cinnamon, spangle, yellowface type 2
January 22, 200916 yr Name: n/a Sex: Hen Mutation: light green opaline Name: n/a Sex" Hen Mutation: grey opaline
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