Elly

Liv is right about Kaz knowing more about this and I am sure she will see the topic and respond when she has a chance .

Keep us updated and let us know what the avian vet says if you get him checked out.

Maybe not? When I did a quick search and put in US everything still came up AU.

beautiful parrots Kaz, I don't think I have seen them around here at least in pet shops.

Have a safe trip JB and I am positive your father in law will DO okay!!!

any updates?

How is the leg?

Updates? I hope I didn't miss anything.

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excellent news MB

They are very pretty.

You have received good advice, keep us updated.

Oh I hate the waiting, hugs.

Kaz, you sound like me when we went on vacation, I had a 2 page instruction note on how to take care of all the pets while we were gone. Good luck Liv, I do believe your mom if capable should know what to look for in signs of trouble though.

Very lovely Neville, the parents are just as lovey as the hen. Neat, the ino gene erases markings so that is why you can't see if they are carrying certain genes like recessive pied, dominant pied, opaline and many others... .

Awesome job you did it and your birds are beautiful , thank you for sharing them with us.

Your green series TCB would be yellow like in this picture of Norm's bird that I pulled from the TCB Mutations thread, this is an Opaline TCB in the Green Series. Descriptions of a TCB In the Texas clearbody variety, the color of the budgie's body feathers is diffused or absent, and the wing markings are dark at the top and fade to a light grey toward the tips of the wings. The standard for the Texas clearbody budgie is to have no color in the body feathers, leaving only yellow or white (depending, of course, if the budgie is yellow-based or white-based). The Texas clearbody can however, have some color in the body feathers of up to a 50% dilution. In this case the body feather color is stronger toward the vent and rump feathers. Reference Site So you will not see a strong green or blue coloration in a TCB you would see more of the yellow or white (base color) like the bird above which is a green series the green or blue that you see is more of suffision in the lower body like your bird has more of the greenish suffision then Norm's TCB does. OR for example your own bird here that you posted in the TCB that is also an Opaline TCB. I hope that helps in identifying them more clearly .

I agree totally boy, what a cutie, you should enter one of those pics for Budgie of the Month. Nice to see you back on .

Looks like a Dark Green Opaline Cock

Check and make sure your picture is still in photobucket and you didn't delete it that is what it is showing not your picture.

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interesting Kaz, look forward to seeing them feather up more

Well we can't jump to conclusions and say it is a tumor if you want a confirmed diagnosis you will need to take him to an avian vet. If it is a tumor it just depends on what type and how fast it is growing that can't be determined unless there are tests and that is a decision you will have to make. He can live a very good life, you just have to keep an eye on him for any declining signs of health, and tumors are not contagious.

I believe it would be too risky to remove it and cured no the only way is to remove it. and it could be cancerous or benign, with budgies it is usually left alone.

Yeah, Neville, my answers are identical except for the colors, I feel good lol