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Happy Canada Day!!!

congrats, they are all gorgeous

the first picture is adorable with Runt checking out what you are doing

Vicky you have the best pictures those are adorable

I am going by Rainbow's post yes plus what I have read before dilutes I have never read a white tail that is spangle I believe that is why I believe this one to be a dilute. Plus Anne had experience with her own birds in this area of genetics so maybe that is why I am taking her description more. Maybe others will see an also offer their opinion too . This is what I see on this bird when I look at him: Dilute budgies are washed out all over. The head and wing markings are very light, and the body color is about 80% diluted (washed out). (http://www.budgieplace.com/colors.html) The picture above of the bird's tail in in the dark and the flights don't look dark they do look light grey.

sorry to read about this, I thought he would pull through too

good luck and I look forward to watching the journey, that last picture is just way too sweet

Welcome, look forward to pics

hugs on the funeral today and I hope the heartbeat irregularity is something very simple

very nice drawing MB

Very Cool!

He is so handsome, I am very sorry for what you are going through, I have been there and Pretty died in my hands, the 1 thing that helped me pull through it was the friends I had here right on BBC. BIG HUGS.

ahh...MB too late here and I am getting myself confused I am answering his question about the coloring of the blue and green and went into the dilute/greywing genes too and the who knows what the rambling went on from there..... Anyways here is a thread on dilute vs greywing http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....1&hl=dilute I am still thinking dilute because it looks more then 50% washed out unless my eyes are deceiving me.

both parents need to give 1 of each recessive genes to the chick for the chick to express the gene only have 1 of the recessive genes makes them split and not visual I said or because I was expressing above that the bird may be a dilute vs a greywing either way both genes are recessive and they lay on the same allele so they have to 1 or the other but the chick needs 2 of them to express it that is why both parents need to be split for the gene. I think that is what you ask right

I noticed you posted the same time I did and hope you read the above on my thoughts. dilute, greywing either one are recessive that means that both your birds are carrying this gene so this bird has 2 of these recessive genes inspite of the parents not visibly expressing the gene because they only carry 1 of the recessive genes hence making both your birds split for either dilute or greywing. Blue is recessive but your Green bird is split to blue which means he does carry the recessive blue gene making him not a true Green Green but a Green split to Blue, because of this the 2 blue genes came together and created your blue bird. Also because your bird is a greygreen it means that the dad who is a green must also be a graygreen (do you have bigger pics of the parents) because a blue (white based bird) when carrying the grey gene will actually be gray visually not blue. Grey is an added coloring factor and is dominant over the blue gene.

there are 2 types of greywings a full body which leaves the wing markings grey but the body a bright color and then a greywing where the body is 50% washed out. Dilute and greywing have always got me confused a bit dilute is a 80% wash out which he looks more like then just a greywing which is only a 50% . I remember Rainbow had a post going about how to tell the difference, I think he is a Dilute though but I could be wrong.

the race is is between NN and Pie who will get to 2K first :mellow:

can you enlarge your picture or post another one of the front and back of him? It is too far away, thank you.

so that is your excuse Kaz :mellow: :fear

TB you are in the top 20 posters today too.....

As I finished going through the posts I saw some interesting facts...add if you like, don't feel slighted if I don't mention you just add... Kaz and I have been posting way too much that is all I will say per the post count :fear: Birdluv is catching up Norm and Liv you have over 2000 PLUS POST.... MB, libby and Neat your not far behind... NickNack and Pie are going for 1000 plus posts and the rest of you that are in the TOP 20 Posters today are catching up quick quick and quicker..... What does this prove?

yes I think you are right

they are awesome NN