Elly

I agree, excellent pictures of showing the cere with the babies side by side .

The parents, I can't see that the hen is a cinnamon so it would have to be a hen because the father threw the gene which I don't see he is a cinnamon either, if I am right on that then genetically you could only have a hen, that is what is wonderful with the sex-linked genes if you know how they work you can sex your babies immediately.

Funny how people get off on a tangent isn't it Norm , I read your statement and I agree.

I didn't know they specified it if you can refresh my memory , I do know that say that a GREEN series bird can carry the YF but to show it is difficult to see since their head is already yellow...

no it is not a fallow not marked like one, I see now I remember reading about the Easley ones too...Norm knows more about TCB, you may want to give him a PM and tell him that Elly asked you to PM him and see if he could see this picture, he is usually on around now but he may be busy.

Being that is he an Opaline too changes the effects of the wing colors Opaline Light Green Standards General body colour: rump, breast, flanks and underparts; light green of an even depth of colour throughout including V area (saddle or mantle) where undulations at the back of the head should cease thus leaving a clear V effect between the top of the wings. Mask: buttercup yellow, ornamented by six evenly spaced large round black throat spots, the outer two being partially covered by the base of the cheek patches. The buttercup yellow of the mask extending over the frontal and crown, to merge with the faint undulation at the back of the head. The frontal and crown should be clear and free from all markings. Markings: on cheeks, back of head and neck should be minimal. On wings should be black on the body colour ground and be symmetrical with an opalescent effect. Cere: blue in cocks, brown in hens. Eyes: black with a white iris. Cheek patches: violet Primary wing flights: black with a minimal body colour edge. Primary tail feathers: dark blue. Feet and legs: blue/grey. When you start to combine mutations such as this bird the standard for TCB is not there because the genes are mixed, how they are shown and such is beyond me. I haven't seen anyone else reply let hopefully someone will too because maybe I am off track (but I don't think so) Standards for TCB SEX-LINKED CLEARBODY LIGHT GREENGeneral body colour: rump, breast, flanks and underparts yellow suffused with light green and may vary in intensity from minimum through to almost 50% of normal body colour depth, the suffusion should increase in depth of shade progressively downwards from the upper breast to the rump area where the colour is deepest. Mask: buttercup yellow, ornamented by six evenly spaced large round black throat spots, the outer two being partially covered by the base of the cheek patches. The buttercup yellow of the mask extends over the frontal and crown merging with the black undulations at the back of the head. The frontal and crown should be clear and free from all markings. Markings: on cheeks, back of head, neck and wings; pale black with a well-defined buttercup yellow edge free from any intrusion of body colour. Cere: blue in cocks, brown in hens. Eyes: black with a white iris. Cheek patches: violet. Primary wing flights: pale grey. Primary tail feathers: dark blue. Feet and legs: blue/grey mottled. As for ECB I am not sure what that stands for.

The Opaline Gene reverses the lines on the head and makes them faint, if you look at the pictures you will see that the Opaline TCB has a different look then the TCB, example is Feathers Blue TCB in the link provided above.

Much better picture, I would say Opaline Texas Clearbody Green, CLICK HERE to see member's Texas Clearbodies,

Question how can it be a Golden Face if it is a green series bird, would it not be a Golden Face Bue where the yellow has washed through the body? GF, YF terms I thought were only there to describe the yellow on a blue series bird, I was thinking it could be a blue series bird in my head because the Yellow is so deep but it could be due to 2 dark factors too, the green doesn't look light either it looks very dark vs a light green? Here is the color showing what dark green is WBO Standards 369 is the color I am thinking Source: Best of the Breed Website Another thought is that he could also be carrying the violet gene which does add a darkening factor to a green bird

okay...I would actually call the airline and find out then, also I would find out what the enviroment is down there, do you have any breeders by you that ship birds? That is a good start too.

What were the parents? That would clear it up a bit too

It would be the same requirement the cage must be able to fit under the seat so it is not in the way of feet.

the answer to your question is bread is high in salt and it is advised not to give them bread because of this, even the wildlife officials don't want you feeding wild birds bread because if this very reason

excellent, I see that you did your picture when through fine.

I am not an expert on worming as we don't seem to have this issue in the U.S., so I will let the others help you out, poos really should be dark brown or black with white in the middle and not watery, so it sounds like something is going on within his digestive system, I can't be certain if it is worms (no one here can) so I am going to advise an avian vet trip to have him checked out throughly. How is his weight? Can you feel his keel bone or does it protrude where you can see it?

better photo please...I have mixed feeling it looks like the cere type of a male because of the smoothness and the bulbous of the nostrils but pale like a female, did you use a flash?

Welcome to the forum One important thing in the first few days is to make sure they are eating you can tell this if you blow on their seed very gentley and the empty husks fly off, if they are this young you want to ensure they are eating. You won't see a budgie drink water until they get more comfortable with you so that is nothing to worry about if they are eating well they are drinking. Here is an article from our FAQ section on Taming My Budgie - CLICK HERE you can start to review this information. Also food and nutrition is very important you should not just be feeding them seed but a variety of foods, I would work on this more once they are more established in their surroundings. What concerns me is that they are huddled at the bottom of the cage, I assume you have perches in the cage. Can they perch? Also make sure you have a different assortment of perches with different widths, not just the dowel ones that are standard and come with the cages. Cleaning your cage is very important, change the paper everyday if not at least every other day on the bottom, I put the paper on top of the grate it makes for easier clean up, do a through washing of the cage 1x a month, change food and water daily and wash out the containers each time. If you have more questions please always ask here on the forum, we are all glad to help out.

how cute

Looking from the back it looks like a Dark Green Opaline (dark green =. 1 dark factors)

what other signs does he show, how are his poops?

awe they are just so sweet, did you enter a photo for Budgie of the Month? You should if you didn't

I heard you got to meet Kaz how cool was that and she share a beautiful picture she took of you and your wife, you are a gorgeous couple, thank you for taking the time to post all the pics I enjoy them.

You can use natural perches like I do from safe trees, and bake them for 20 mins at 200 F degrees, it kills anything in there, let them cool and then give them the perch, I have done that with both my birds, Pretty loved to strip the bark, the bigger ones are excellent for their feet to exercise along with the smaller ones, I actually keep the small branches on because Merlin will hop from one perch to the next, his fav is the swing I made for him a last year, Pretty's was the rope perch .

Oh I am so very sorry to hear this, hug hugs to you and your family.

I took my branches from a small japanese maple (I think), it has red leaves, then I baked them on 200F in the oven for 20mins, as suggested to kill any yucky stuff, of course I watched it carefully. I let it cool and then waited 1 day and put in Merlin's cage, I have never had an issue, Pretty loved to strip the bark off the branches. You can take the leaves to a garden shop by you and they should be able to identify what you have in your backyard.