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MB how many weeks old?

Here is one: How can I tell the difference between an Olive (bird with 2 dark factors) vs a GreyGreen (a bird green series bird with the added factor grey)? Olives have dark blue/purple cheek patches and black-blue tails. Grey-greens have silver grey patches and black tails. If that's the case.. I guess that would make him an olive. Olive is a bird with 2 dark factors - in green it goes light green with no dark factors, dark green with 1 dark factor, and olive with 2 dark factors. Dark factors are inherited from their parents based on what color they are.. and how many they have. Grey-green is when a green bird inherits a grey gene from it's parents. In blue birds, a bird that gets a grey gene would be grey.

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awe thank you for the update

how is it coming along?

I think this would be a good topic for the FAQ's but I need all your help....what bird mutations look very similar but there are slight characteristics that can distinquish them. So I would like the experts to help me out with the answers and we will get this into 1 topic under the FAQs. How can I tell the difference between a Lutino/Ino and a Dark Eyed Clear (DEC) or a Double Factor Spangle? You can leave your question or answer the questions put here...thank you... I am going to PIN for a temporary until we have all our answers then I will unpin and put as 1 document in the FAQ's OH and pictures welcome if you have an example of say an INO vs a DEC

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Sunnie your babies look so healthy and their colors and spangle marks are vibrant, you should enter that last picture for the contest called Oh Baby & the Budgie of the Month that pose is way too cute.

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that is awesome, you will have to show us pics onces everything is arranged .

Liv, I love the betta too, I had 1 and my daughter got a goldfish from school put them in together and the goldfish picked the **** out of the betta he ended up dying now I have a goldfish and a pleco that are HUGE and I don't enjoy them much anyways off topic...that would be a pretty tank for to have 1 in there. They are actually very peaceful fish with others and are good community fish. Just not with 2 males together.

They are both very young and beautiful Karen. I think you are right about it being a hen the olive one she is beautiful. I love the olives and grey greens they are are my favorite in the green series. The dominant looks like a male as Liv said he is very handsome. Congrats on your finds.

You have a couple bird like that too remember Kaz, was it Cheeta's baby that looked dominant but was recessive

that is cute Karen

excellent question and good answer Kaz, I added that for the FAQ's under general questions

He is very handsome

Very nice Karen, I look forward to seeing the chicks.

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Oh she is beautiful Deb I just love her coloring and the fact that she doesn't have the usual black barring on her head she has turned into a beautiful little girl.

Here is an interesting article too on Teflon Article to Read CLICK One of the points I do want to point out from the article "You may be thinking that you only use your nonstick pots and pans at low temperatures so you will be safe. Don't make that assumption. A day may come when you may accidently leave a pan on a hot burner, or your kids or someone helping you out at a party may not know and cook something at a high temperature and by the time the mistake is realized it may be too late. " This topic like others are debatable, you do what is best with your circumstance, the best thing you can do is take the information and then do what is best for your bird in your own household.

Here is a comprehensive list I found Plants Safe/Unsafe

and of course pics of Roxie too

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