Elly

best wishes on your little ones recovery....

Sorry to hear about your dog, we faced the same decision earlier this year. She is very cute little girl

very nice Bea :sad: Like the new siggy too....I thought you adopted Fizzy ...how are Tim and him getting along?

Grey is expressed like this is how I read it. In a white (blue) based bird the bird would be grey In a yellow (green) based bird the bird would be green grey Grey is not a hidden but is a factor that is added to the color of the bird just like violet. greys have grey cheeks patches mauves have blue cheek patches I am not sure what the whole clutch is but what Norm is saying could be true that the albino is masking the grey gene therefore instead of giving a blue gene she in fact is giving a grey gene which would account for grey green/grey babies Also I agree with that the dad could be a YF2, I read an article that sometimes these green birds will look like greens but when breed the real genetics come out. So if that is the case you would get greys and blue and no greens. so if you have a grey bird x blue bird you have 50% grey and 50% blues I hope this is making sense as I am pulling it apart for my own understanding and yours too I hope

the type of dominant pied would be a clearflight since there are 3 type to be more specific if you wanted that . Cute birds.

If I am correct you can adle the eggs and then either 1 put them back OR you can 2 take them out and put fake eggs there. Let her lay on them until she is disinterested and remove them. But let the experts confirm this...I know there are many topics on this if you do a search...

awe they are simply cute cute and more cute

wonderful group shots, they are gorgeous

Welcome to our forums, you have a beautiful flock

youc can PM Bea and ask here what she did

your right budgies are a mass production and by the time they get to the stores are not tamed. I would spend more for a parent-raised tamed bird for sure. I believe the imprint of the parents is important and that they are very tamed when simply handled in the nest. As I said Bea raised Blinks from the nest with the parents feeding him. He is amazing...I hope she comes on to see this post. Good luck.

it is wonderful to see the gang again, I am so glad your mom is able to help out caring for them. Thank you Shawna.

thank you for the update, I have been thinking about you. How neat, I remember they did butterflies in 1st grade with Aaron.

Pretty talked he is now passed to rainbow bridge. He was under 2 and had about 5 phrases going.

mauve = 2 dark genes so a bird is not split to mauve dark factors take into play what type of blue skyblue = 0 dark factors cobalt - 1 dark factor mauve = 2 dark factors in a green bird olive = 2 dark factors and since the dad is an olive he is carrying the 2 dark genes so I there are no dark factors being hidden? The hen yes can be hiding dark factors since the ino gene erases the coloring of her body. If they are 2 dark factors genes they are not considered a doublefactor blue it is just that the bird is carrying 2 dark factor genes. Here was my original post of what the outcomes where to be according to the parents.

Yep always quarantine as Aly said. Great job on opening your heart these birds . Look forward to pics.

oh how exciting , I can't wait to see how this all comes together for you.

as said most people don't handrear budgies they get their best nutrition from being parent raised and learn to be a budgie. Handling them at a young age they will become very tame. Bea let Blinks be parent raised and handled him in the nest. He is a very very tame budgie

congratulations!!!

good to hear Norm he is doing better

busy busy girl...looking good

Bea had this issue, you would have to do a search. I remember her budgies being very hot. I would offer the bath, you can try lettuce or greens in some water and see if she takes to that, a fan directly on her would be a bad idea but a ceiling fan for circulation when she is not out for flight tine would be okay.

Yes it is you may want to offer her a way to cool down. I am sure some of our breeders from AU can give you some tips too.

Aly posted it in her explanation :grbud: the link.

great advice Kaz