Elly

Alcohol Chocolate Avocado Apple seeds Are TOXIC to budgies and should NEVER be fed. Onion Asparagus Cabbage Aubergine (eggplant) Rhubarb (including leaves) Dairy products Raw potato Crisps (Chips) or other high salt human foods Human Breakfast cereals containing Zinc Strawberries (or any highly perishable fruit) unless 100% organic Should also be avoided as they may cause harm to your budgie.Some fruits and vegetables are sprayed and treated with high amounts of pesticides and should be avoided if possible. Organic produce is best to feed your budgies, and always remember to wash any fresh fruits or vegetables very thoroughly before feeding. check out our FAQ system for more information.

I can't wait to see how they feather up so we can see how well we did with guessing the results Very sweet

What do your breed your spangles too to get such markings?

RSPCA probably doesn't have an avian vet but ask if the vet was a general vet or registered avian vet that is the key . Keep us updated and him and would love to see more pics of course.

hommer they are gorgeous I am always amazed how defined your spangles markings are.

Excellent news and thank you for the update

They look very happy and pleased in their new cage Nathan. Congrats on the purchase

Millet only during hand sessions of taming soothes the beast... I can't remember is he clipped and if he is are his flights coming back that is another factor at least for me. Pretty got really bold when his flights were coming back in .

Oh that first picture is too funny Wonderful pics!

It is hard to tell a budgies age he could be just unwell and have abnormalities as Pheobe suggested. Have you taken him to an avian vet? This is where I would start personally myself.

Only see the head in most pics and they are cute cute cute.... What were the parents?

Either way is good. Raw is healthier because the nutrients are not cooked out. Great question

That is a good decision on your mom's part and was your cockatiel by your budgie a lot whatever brought her down your tiel could have so watch for symptoms. After Pretty died I got Merlin into the avian vet for a complete check-up to ensure he was okay. ((hugs))

A hen only needs 1 sex-linked gene since she can not mask she has xy genes so she only has 1 x gene which carried the actual sex linked mutation. A male has xx so he will need 2 sex-linked genes to express the sex-linked gene. For those who say xy is boy and xx is girl that is correct in human genetics but not bird genetics (I know odd). Hope that answers your question.

it is always good to rearrange cages any how I do it at least 1 a month therefore they don't get possive about any toys etc...(which I know Baby is not) but for those that get obessed with a certain toy and such :rip:

for number three, what if there is no dominant gene? then the recessive gene will one show, but you need 2 recessive genes to show the mutation so if there is no dominant gene present that means the bird has 2 recessive genes. Example: 2 blues genes (they are both recessive) or 2 recessive pied genes

5. males can be split for a recessive gene right(not sex-linked recessive)???? ** they can be split for both, hens can not be split for a sex-linked but they can a recessive gene 6. What is the chance of getting a sex linked baby if for example the female is albino(sex-linked) and the male a blue recessive pied(recessive)?? You will get no visual albinos, and the hen will give the ino gene to the male and he will be split for it because he needs to 2 ino genes (1 from each parent) to be an ino male. 7. And what about sex-linked and dominant??? What about it 2 different genes and they act in 2 different ways. So if you are asking can a bird be a sex-linked mutation and dominant mutation and show it visually the answer is yes. You can have an opaline dominant pied (example)

Gotcha

1. Yes 2. yes 3. NO recessive genes show only when the bird carrys 2 recessive genes if they only had 1 then the other dominant gene would mask the recessive mutation. If the parents are both carrying the recessive gene of say blue then you would have blue babies but if both parents where greens and not split you would never have blue babies. 4. Yes :rip:

You can PM Daz he may be able to help you out there :rip:

Good to hear that he is better :rip: everyday is another acheivement....don't give up.

He could be going in to a molt and hormonal yes If it is regular poo yes leave it there they will remove it with cleaning

Thank you :rip:, your is wonderful :angel1:

glad you rescued him is does he look that way because of the way he perches or is he fluffed up? He is very pretty, are you sure a he if his cere is during brown though? He looks like a dominant pied and in that case I am going to say you have a female not a male because his cere would be blue. :rip: