Elly

things are sounds well...one misconception is that clipped birds can't get enough flight or movement to escape that is false yes it may be easier to catch with a net but they can move pretty quick out of your reach so even with clipped wings precautions of the door and excursion must be used with caution.

Yes it was very extreme, we got 13 inches of snow some places more the worse is yet to come is the flooding when it warms up and melts the rivers and streams will over flow plus all the ice tht is already in the rivers that is frozen.

look forward to the pictures, are her dropping okay and she is still eating Karen?

very sorry to hear this hugs

great pics does anyone want to PM their picture and volunteer to be the Caption of the Month Picture? :rofl:

That is awesome Deb :rofl:

They are gorgoues, this one is the one you asked about I don't believe he is a dark green I do believe he is a Grey Green TCB

it is snowing again, not sure on how much will fall I didn't look at the forecast it looks like Alaska here with the mounds of snow piled up high

Cocks would be split if the hen was a TCB You would get TCB hens if the cock was a TCB or split to TCB

so many new and exciting things going on for you MB that is awesome!!!!! Congrats.

wow they are amazing, congrats Love the names.

Always good to have answers and I am glad you found them Prayers that all goes well.

, I am sure Cabela would love to be in that HOT HOT weather.

Try again JB, as Daz said the DF Spangle would give each off spring a Spangle gene making them SF spangle so that leave that one out of the running.

My Merlin I believe is a mix of a pet and show

For those who love the snow pictures here are some for you :thumbs_up:. Our mailbox My Van Cabela wants nothing to do with it, had to shovel him a path Let me IN Sonny on the other hand has different ideas.... This is awesome what time to go in? NO WAY....RUNNNNNNN But MOM this is great If I pose and look cute can I stay out longer? how about this look? okay, fine I will come in One more look okay, I am coming

The sky blue would have to be a cobalt because a sky blue (0 dark factors) x green (1 dark factor) would not result in an olive which is 2 dark factors. So I believe that the TCB is a grey green not an olive - the cheek patches look silvery, this would be more likely. The rest is correct.

That looks awesome :thumbs_up: thanks for clarifying.

congrats, they are sweet.

Our Budgie FAQ section is very informational so feel free to read through it under the Mutation Page, if you do a search through the mutation section you will see articles about the YF1 and YF2 gene and many of them :thumbs_up:. Here is a link where our member's post the pictures of their YF Birds http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=9577 This gene is very easy to breed what is difficult to breed is how intense or how much of the YF2 gene you want to spread on the body (which in the show world is a fault) but for pet budgies is okay because many people like the way it looks.

I don't see the V for the opaline pattern or the reverse pattern on the head, I do see why you could think it would be an opaline because of the wing pattern but I believe him to be a TCB also. The father is carrying the TCB gene and the chick has to be hen this is how you can get a sex-linked chick and the parents are different mutations. Only the hen can not mask a sex-linked gene but the cock bird can.

dark green dominant pied hen x cobalt recessive pied gives you 25% chance of an olive

good news :thumbs_up:

glad to hear she is better, is milk fever where the ducts get clogged like masitis in humans - I had that and it hurts like *** and it feels like you are dying.

Amazing the difference in forecasts from the US. to there... Here is ours..http://www.wkyc.com/weather/