**KAZ**

Cinnamon opaline blue to reduce suffusion in chicks.

so gorgeous !!! Isnt Dee_mons eyes SPOOKY looking

Yep and some seem to be showing spangle tailpins.

I dont know Dave.

Action shots Dave Depending on what they were doing while I was trying to get photos, you will get different looks

Nice birds Dum dum is also split recessive pied as you can see by the tiny spot on the back of his head. You are qurantining, right ?

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Omelette's nest

No...she is cleaning house you can sneak some back in once she add some eggs.

Great news New budgie friends, new info available to you, new birds, new focus....all good

Not sure.........I will go and count them for you ........ 34 breeding pairs down breeding at the moment

Still going to be quite for a while Kaz just popped in to say hi. My mum is sick she has the big C. Biggest internet hugs buddy...............been there with my mother being seriously ill over a long time too once. Know whats its like. You need all your strength and focus for her. PS send all your budgies to me for babysitting

Outstanding buddy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was starting to get worried about you being gone for awhile

Fully coloured ceres, white iris rings on any type that will have iris rings ( recessive pieds dont have visible iris rings )....thats a start.....they may still be be under 12 months though. Better still buy from a breeder who has records of their hatch date and the birds have legrings. If you can buy birds with legrings green rings will be old enough to breed and some black ringed birds too depending on the part of the year they were bred. ***********IGNORE the legring colour advice. as you are in canada your legring colours will be different to australia.

Isnt a budgie a native australian bird ?

Now 7 out of 8

Is she really a dilute or is she just a cinnamon opaline spangle ? I am wondering, as she was sold to me as a dilute and spangle. Her father was a grey spangle/dilute. I guess I am second guessing here............upon looking again she has the tail she should have if dilute and the spangle inheritance is just confusing things. PS the chick hatched yesterday didnt make it.

These two appear to be both females if the white on the cere is like that in real life. It seems you may have used a flash in taking the photo which alters perception of colour to a degree and makes it harder to see real cere colours. Young also. SUGGESTION.........if you are keen to begin breeding and you have bought birds that are too young, buy in a pair or two of OLDER budgies........12 months to 4 years and breed with them while you wait for the others to grow.

She is like her mother............... old photo

okay done. Have you come across this before Kaz? Yes and no...there are three or four types of crop issues with similar symptoms........best to get expert advice on it

Until you have a proper diagnosis Renee, make sure their is some apple cider vinegar in her water.

Cannot guarantee a breeding hen will have brains....if theres some stupid thing they can think to do, they will do it :thanks:

More pictures................

He's missing head feathers now too Dave if the dad is feeding them it might be a good time to remove the mother :thanks: