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okay thanks very much Elly. Is this correct. Male green bird split to blue x to a green hen GB x GG First chick takes the green from the cock and the green from the hen - GG Second chick takes the blue from the cock and the green from the hen - Gb Third chick takes the green from the cock and the green from the hen - GG Fourth chick takes the blue from the cock and the green from the hen - Gb When the chicks come out are they in this order or is it random?

I think I may understand it now. A male green bird split to blue x A female green bird split to blue GB GB The chick takes one gene from each parent right? The first chick takes the green from the cock and the green from the hen - resulting in a green with no split The second chick takes the blue from the cock and the green from the hen - resulting in a green split to blue The third chick takes the green from the hen and the blue from the cock - resulting in a green split to blue The fourth chick takes the blue from the cock and the blue from the hen - resulting in a blue bird.

okay Thanks very much, Do you have a peppermint tree or do you buy the peppermint from supermarkets?

My budgies do this sometimes, especially the babies in the nursery cages. I keep my cages as clean as possible to prevent this. I take the newspaper from the cage daily if the news paper is above the grate, if the newspaper is under the grate the droppings fall straight through and out of the birds reach.

Now you figure out this one Gb (green split to blue which is a green bird with 1 green gene and 1 blue gene) x bb (blue bird with 2 blue genes) Gb x bb 1 cock green gene(g) 1 cock blue gene(:rofl: x 1 hen blue gene (:rofl: 1 hen blue gene (:rofl: GB BB Thats as far as I can get, I dont know what to do after this. Do you repeat the same thing again? Here is a picture of what I did. Somehow I think I am incorrect.

okay Thanks very much KAZ I will look into growing some peppermint. I made a small garden a few weeks back and threw all my seed left overs in their. Now the seed is growing everywhere. I pick some of the grasses from there and bunch them up and rubber band the end. It lasts a fair while and they love it.

okay Thanks very much KAZ Do you feed it to the breeding birds with chicks aswell?

Hi all I noticed that Hibiscus is safe for budgies when looking in the faq. I have a bush out the front that I beleive to be a hibiscus. Can someone please identify it for me? If it is safe, what part do you feed the birds? The flowers or the leaves?

okay Thanks very much I will change it now.

Thanks very much Elly. Could this table I just made now do the same thing as yours? Gb (Green hen split to blue) paired to bb (blue cock) Each parent gives the chick 2 genes right? So: GGBB GGBB (all the chicks would be green split blue?) Where as if it were: Gb (green cock split to blue) Gb (green hen split to blue) How would this work? I know you can get blues from a pairing like this. How would 2 blue genes from each parent be passed on without green genes being passed? I understand if you dont want to explain it, I am so confused.

Just when I thought I knew as much as I could about the dark factor. More studying to do now. Thanks very much Elly I have put in my documents: Grey green SF Split to blue.

Hi I understand that but she is not a dark green, she is a grey green. The mother is a grey green split to blue (she has produced blue chicks when paired with a blue father) The father is a skyblue masking opaline and texas clearbody. This pair has produced a range of chicks. A skyblue A light green A texas clearbody dark green Grey opaline A grey green opaline And a few others with the same mutation. Thankyou very much for all your help.

Thanks very much Elly and Jen144. So I was correct? Elly- the chart you posted is that just for my pairs? or does it work for any pair? I do not understand it. b = blue G = Green (dominant) each bird gets 2 genes from each parent b b (why are these 2 blue genes here? Are they the parent? ) G Gb Gb (is this the green parent? If it is then why is their blue here aswell?) b bb bb (Im assuming this is the blue parent) Gb = Green split to blue bb = blue

I have 2 pet pairs that I need help with. Can you correct me if I'm wrong please. Skyblue cock to Dark green opaline spangle hen. I will get 50% spangles and 50% normals. The cocks will be split opaline 50% dark greens and 50% light greens, how many of these will be split to blue? Next pair is: Opaline yellowface type 1 skyblue hen paired to dark green cock. I will get 50% yellowface normals and 50% normals. Cocks will be split opaline Colours will be light and dark green, how many of these will be split to blue? Thanks.

I have put in my records that she is a dark green. Tail is blue and not BLACK so that cancels out grey green. Olive is not possible from this pairing. It could also be light green but I'm thinking its more dark green.

The mother is a grey green and the father is a skyblue.

Thanks very much Elly. How do I tell the dark factor of the grey green? Is she 1 dark factor?

I meant to say dark green, not olive. Thanks very much. I will figure it out one way or another if the chick matures. Yes elly you are correct the cock was a skyblue and the mother was a grey green split to blue. Dark green is possible with this paring isnt it? Dark greens would have all the same cheek patches and tail colours but just the rump is lighter.

You are forgetting the most important thing.........tail.Black tail is grey green. Navy blue tail is olive. Are cheek patches as accurate as tails when trying to determine the mutation?

Is this birds cheek patch GRey or violet? It looks more greyish to me. If they are Grey its a Grey green and if they are violet its an olive.

The two pet pairs have made some progress. One hen is making her nest and I can hear her chewing the wood inside :rofl: The other hen has not paid any attention to the nest as far as i'm aware. Oh well, its still early days.

Sorry that was an error. The budgies tail is dark blue. So that would make it an olive or dark green. Grey greens are supposed to have black tails. I will just wait until the baby matures to find out its mutation. Thank you all. for the help.

okay thanks very much. on the thread I posted it on a few members said dark green and a few said grey green. This babies tail is black so wouldnt that make it an olive? arent grey greens supposed to have black tails.

okay Thanks very much Elly I will change my records now. I must have read wrong.