Elly

Very nice

How old is the hen? The older the hen the more chance of egg bound and loosing her completely.

Well everyone said it best Don't Leave :hug:, we are hear to help, No one is perfect and we all have our different talents that is what makes us all different, unique, and wonderful people here on this forum :hap:. I hope you consider staying maybe take a back seat and read more but always participate when you want. HUGS.

Good advice from Neat and Liv but you should not have him covered all day? Do from the hours of 7Am - 7PM for the a week and see if that helps after you have separated him from the babies.

Knowing you whatever you do is with your full heart and soul, I though would say to start with a smaller parrot such as a cockatiel and then if you chose to work up, they give you a good idea of what needness can be :hug: and they are a fun little parrot with a big personality.

I don't believe the violet gene has anything to do with it, Merlin is a violet and had pink greyish feet, I love the dark blue feet though

big hugs for your son

the yellow washing into the blue is okay that is part of the YellowFace Type 2 gene how old is he again?

Here is the description and genetic information right in our FAQ http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en

Liv, why would the cere be brown and the nostrils blue? That is not normal for a male out of condition?

I agree with Liv, how long are you keeping him covered?

They look beautiful, the first one looks Cobalt to me, maybe a flash was used to wash out the color a bit, blues are so difficult to photograph.

I am so sorry to read this, hugs, she is beautiful.

The hen is a TCB the feather condition looks very poor is the bird going through a molt? How old is the hen? This is just observation on what I see I am no expert. The yellow bird looks like a hen too? I can't see a clear shot of the cere but if it is pink at the bird is over a 8 months then 1. it is a Dark Eyed Clear if it doesn't have red eyes OR 2. it is a Lutino if it has red eyes Are these birds related?

Better picture of the eyes up close would help, as falki said that helps determine which one. Here is a good article about Fallows http://rares.bestofbreeds.net/fallowsal-nasser.htm

She is an YellowFace Type 1 (from what I can see not 2 at this point) Skyblue Opaline Hen

cool now you can spend time together chatting the night away .

Looks female, the pictures are very dark can you retake the pictures in natural light to help us out with the color, looks green but can't tell you totally without better picture.

Welcome to the forums, I agree with what everyone said .

Go Fish, how ever did you get such an idea JB Do you think it will snow where you live for Christmas ?

Glad the wedding went well and everyone arrived safe and sound, can't wait to hear more about your visit.

So cool Deb , I look forward to pictures. I believe Kaz has 2 of them and they are awesome dogs.

everyday maybe in an aviary situation where there are other birds bathing, I find that birds bath when other birds decide too, with only having 1 budgie Merlin may bath 1x a month or if I splash my fingers in the water he sometimes will. I wouldn't worry about it. My Pretty never bathed he simply didn't like it, once I tried lettuce leaves and it worked 1 x .

I agree with Neville, he is very pretty, welcome.

could be, that is interesting