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I personally would be careful about using their safe "home" as punishment but that is me. I always want my bird to go back into his cage because he feels safe plus after awhile he will be smart and when you go toward the cage fly off because he won't want to go in. Merlin (who is a boy) does do the same thing. I agree keep your face away if he tends to be a nipper. I notice he will try and nip my lip if he is on my finger flirting with my thumb (Laughing out loud). I think he is saying this is my thumb so stay away. If he is on my finger and he is biting me like crazy which he has done I will blow in his face lightly and say no or if I will take my thumb and flick his beak (very lightly) and say no. When the behavior stops reward with a favorite treat (have it there right away). If this doesn't work put him back on top of his cage or on a playstand off of you until he settles down. Females and males can get stinky as I like to say but don't react, do simple steps to avoid the situations and use reward whether then negativeness and you will find it works.

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I think any breeder will say it could have been so many different things and the answer will really be unknown. I am sorry to hear about your loss

they sound beautiful and welcome to our forums.

1. Skyblue opaline spangle male + Light green opaline spangle female?You will have all green babies with this pair unless the green bird is split for blue if so then you have 50% chance of blue babies. As for the Spangle gene (it is 50% only if you have 1 spangle bird but since you have 2 the ratios changes) 25% Double-Factor Spangle, 50% Spangle, 25% Normal You will have 100% opaline babies (males and females) since you have 2 opaline birds. 2. Mauve Dominant pied spangle male + YF blue female? You will have a blue babies depending on the dark factors there could be different blues not just mauves. You didn't indicate the type of blue on the female. 50% spangle 50% dominant pied 50% normals (you can have dominant spangles or just spangle or simple normal --- depends on the how the genes will come together - I know you can break the above combo's into ratios someone may come along and do it ). If it is a YF is dominant gene from what I understand. So I am going to say 50% YF babies BUT if the mauve spangle is a double factor YF then you would have 100% YF babies. 3. Green opaline male + Normal skyblue female? All babies will be green unless the male is split for blue All females will be opaline so if you have any opalines you can automatically sex them and know they are females All males will be normal

Yes take them to a vet that would be my personal decision. So the vet can examine them and get them on antibiotics to ward of any infection. You can also read this from our FAQ Help My Budgie is Bleeding what should I do. Keep us updated and welcome to our forums.

wow it has been a while since I have seen some babies will really dark barline they are gorgeous Kaz

Wonderful to hear Mick that they are both doing well and back to normal. If you go in our FAQ section you will see a part on food and nutrition and it gives you good healthy options of veggies and fruits

Personally they both looks like hens to me. You have an Opaline Dominant Pied Skyblue Hen Lacewing Hen ( markings of the head, wings, and tail show up as a light cinnamon color and the cheek patches are pale violet. The eyes are red/pink) As for breeding the 2 if they are the opposite sex I would try and get more information about them to make sure they are not sibling. Many birds that are in the same pet shop at the same time are siblings. This would be my concern. As to breed them together (if they were not related) I don't know if that would improve the lines of the budgie at all...I would leave them up to the breeders here. Lacewing is a combo of ino and cinnamon which are both sex-linked genes. If this a hen and she was bred to him all the boys would be split for the 2 genes but you would not get an visuals. You would need to breed the hen with another one like her to get the same babies or a male that is split for ino & cinnamon. If it was a male then you would have a 50% chance of ino or cinnamon babies they would all be hens and a possible change of another lacewing too. (If I am wrong I know someone will correct the details)

Believe it or not I think that is a good thing. Pretty was self sufficient and he was in and out of his cage and got so independent that he was hard to put back in. Merlin has always felt safer in his cage, I take him in and out and it is much better to control him and he is flighted. So I personally would encourage a level of dependency and you don't have to chase the bird around to get them back in their cage. This is my personal opinion thought having 2 different experiences.

In the FAQ section there under Cages there is an article and even examples of Daz's aviary.

I closer shot with the cere using the macro setting on your camera with no flash just good daylight would help

Very pretty chicks I agree with Kaz and on a note they don't need to fly to get away from you quickly you can ask anyone who has or had a clipped bird . Better to be safe then sorry.

exactly what macka said because a grey on a blue based bird would be grey. Depending on the dark factors it has will determine the color of the grey. Since violet is a blue it would darken up the grey so you may not even know it is carrying the violet gene (or would you? not sure) because on a green bird you have to look closely at the feathers around the feet, cheek patches etc..

as Kaz said Robin very unlikely it is a case a no cuttlebone because as long as they have perches they can rub their beaks down on that. Vet exam with your vet will probably find the underlying issue.

An overgrown beak can be the result of health problems including trauma, developmental abnormalities, nutritional imbalances, polyomavirus-like infection (finches), or liver disease (especially in budgies).n It also can be a site of mites too or more serious issues. Not only should beak be trimmed because a bird can starve but so should the underlying illness. This was the information I found on the net.

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Violet is an added factor and dominant so when you have single factor Violet and you breed with a non-violet bird you have 50% chance of violets. Violets can be seen on skyblues and cobalt. If you have a double factor Violet and you breed to a non-factor violet all your birds will carry 1 Violet Factor gene. Violet can show up on a green bird too. Grey is the same it is an added factor and the bird can be a single or double factor too. The spangle gene is dominant so as long as you have 1 spangle bird you have a 50% change of getting spangle babies too. I hope that helps you to figure out the ratios a little better. Numbers are great but to understand where they come from help me a lot .

Oh I missed this post I am so sorry. CONGRATS!!

A Type 1 is when the yellow is restricted to the face only. A Type 2 is when the yellow is on the face will bleed in to the body and sometimes can turn the bird completely green. The Type 2 variation usually shows up during the first molt and can increase as the bird continues to molt. Here are examples of YF birds from our FAQ section..you may find the mutation you are looking for. Members YF Budgies

I really like that one too Kaz... Great pics

wonderful pictures your birds are gorgeous

Congrats Paul...green with envy

Libby, your bird looks like a yellow face 2, clearwing, recessive pied (as Norm said) the red or the plum in the eye you can see in different lighting or flash indicates recessiveness. This is my educated guess KBJ do you have a front shot of your budgie? I can't tell if your budgie has an iris ring? If it does I would lean toward a double factor pied. I see the patchy feathers between the wings and then some color around the upper shoulder area from what I can see of the picture. It also looks like the bird has blue feathers on the bottom is this true? Again a front shot would be most helpful.