*libby*

Yep Yep!!! a Pretty opaline TCB!!! :yellowhead:

okay well basically... If the male doesn't carry the gene No chicks can be born showing it... If the cocks split opaline you'll get opaline hens and some split for opaline cocks If only the hen is opaline you'll get normal hens and split for opaline cocks if both parents are opaline, all chicks will be opalines of both sexes If the cocks opaline you'll get opaline hens and cocks split to opaline Does that help The reason you got a male baby albino from that pairing is because the cock is split so you had a possibilty of = albino cocks Normal / albino cocks albino hens Normal hens And you happened to get the albino cock :hap: NOW does that help ?

Opaline Is a Sex linked Gene I hope this helps you Opaline x Opaline = 100% Opaline Opaline cock x Normal hen = Normal / Opaline cocks Opaline hens Normal / Opaline cock x Opaline hen = Opaline cocks Normal / Opaline cocks Opaline hens Normal hens Normal cock x Opaline hen = Normal / Opaline cocks Normal hens Normal / Opaline cock x Normal hen = Normal cocks Normal / Opaline cocks Opaline hens Normal hens

Do you have pictures of that henout of the nest box? she looks like an opaline Texas clearbody?

He is a sky spangle, but does appear to have an "opalesence" through the back of his head/shoulders, but i wouldn't call him an opaline spangle

Very gorgeous birds you have there!!! i Love your cobalt dom pied hen!!! Although, does she have scaley face? She also carries violet! very nice! Are any of them related? do you know?

fingers crossed!

i'm sorry you lost him karen!!!

Boy from me also! Very cute!!!

Hi Craig, okay, first of all... I'm sorry for your loss.... I won't however unfortunatly say thay i think you did the right thing, Because in the world of animal care... You didn't... When a hen is egg bound, if all other attempts to help her pass it fail a vet IS NEEDED... Even a Normal practice can somewhat help with passing the egg. As it so happens just yesterday i had an eggbound hen, She was in alot of pain, could not walk/stand and needed the egg out immediatly. We tried the oil, we tried humidity, we tried calcium, none worked. That was when it became OUR responsibilty to take her to a vet. The nearest avian vet is miles from here and she was already struggling so a vet nearby that could help was sought after. They gave her lube, an inducing drug and massaged it out. Although i feel for you on what you went through and your daughters, Cutting the membrane from the egg was not a good call. You more than likely cut her uterus, which must've come out her vent with the egg. Ultimatly even though you're inexperinced and i do not blame you for that at all, you still made the wrong call. Your hen probably has what i have heard another member Kaz call it, a prolapse. When her organs come out with the egg. Once again i am sorry for your loss, but you needed to be made aware incase it happens again. Please don't take this in the wrong way, or as if i am attacking you or condemming you for killing a bird. It was a wrong decision made from lack of knowledge and no experience with the subject. I'm sure you'll learn from what you've been told and be better prepared next time.

Don't forget it's OPALINE and spangle by the looks of it Nice Birds

As again inspired by someone elses post and at request of Elly to see parts of australia, Here's some uploaded pictures from My neck of the woods, Perth!!! - One of the horses at a B&B in collie standing by a nice view - The QEII(Queen Elizabeth II) Taking off from Fremantle (my closest Beach) the other evening - The View from John forrest national Park - and again - A well named "Bleeding Gum" Oozing it's sap all over the ground - No,no one was just murdered here - Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree!!! merry merry king of the bush is he!!! laugh kookaburra laugh!!! - A pretty Wild flower - The Intricate Rock faces - another pretty rock face - a Lazy old magpie on the bridge about 1m from dad - A GORGEOUS splendid Wren! - and again - and again... He was tooo pretty not to add! - A possum box - another rock face - The pretty water in the park! - and the other direction! - And last but not least, bob and i in the pool at our house... We may not have snow, But there's other luxuries we get (i still want snow though!!!) *sorry for scaring all with me in bathers* Anyone Wanting to add their own Aussie pics, Feel free to add to this Thread I'd love to see them also as i've never left W.A.

is Jack definatly a Jack and not a JAcki?

Sounds like you're having a ball!!!! P.S. i'm a tad confused (Laughing out loud), which one are you I LOVE your photo's by the way and am sooo jealous!!!! Post up the horse bum picture it'll be good for a laugh!

Perhaps the mice are allergic to peanuts and avoided them :hap: :budgiedance:

It may have looked like a hen if it was young when you purchased it... My DF dom pied cock has the exact same cere... so does one of my DF spangle cocks! odd hey!

Cute budgies! I'll agree Atlas is stunning!

Don't forget once all the traps seem to of died out they may still have pinkies hanging around somewhere

Hi and welcome! As Kaz said there's a few of us here in Perth, so if you need any help just give us a bell Where abouts in perth are you?

As elly said 100% normal split to fallow... Your other birds needs to carry fallow by atleast being split for it to show in the off spring

yes a recessive pied male can be split to opaline If both birds are blue based the only way to get yellow pins is with the YF gene Unless your birds have had a little "hanky panky" on the side :hap:

Perhaps i should burrow a golf buggy from Whale back golf course at the end of my road then :hap: (Laughing out loud)

Perhaps i'll burrow my grans gopher and make this race a fair one :hap: haha! that thing sky rockets down hills! We'll make a game of it in point walter (where they live) Racing down the hill... First one to the bottom with the most peppermint leaves WINS!! haha Kaz what will you be riding ?

appears male.... Better Pay up :hap: JK!

Bindi - My blue heeler x kelpie, is the the BEST Mouse trap/hunter i have ever known!!!! perhaps it's time to coax your parents into investing in a dog if all else fails :hap: