Dean_NZ

Yep she looks to be a SF violet cobalt clearflight pied spangle. Dad does look split for recessive, and mauve. And you can expect 50% cobalts and 50% mauves from this pair. Interestingly enough, i think this is the perfect pair to test the violet factor/dark factor linkage theory. If violet is indeed 'carried' on either a light or dark factor (as opposed to being a seperate gene) then the hen is either LvD or LDv and the cock is DD. Meaning, you will only get violet cobalts and normal mauves, or normal cobalts and violet mauves. If you get a violet cobalt AND a violet mauve, then it disproves the linkage theory.

Yellow face is there, i can see it by changing the angle of my screen which shows different colours and highlights.

Could be clearwing, body colour looks quite bright.

I'd say hen

Yellow Face type one produces a bird with a light yellow (creamy coloured) face and little if any spillage. Double factor yellow face ones technically dont exist, but i wont go into that arguement right now. Yellow Face type two gives you a yellowfaced bird with yellow running smoothly through the wings, body and tail. It is usually pale, although with any mutations there are some brighter than others due to genetic variance. You can get single and double factor yellowfaces. (You can also get composites, but for simplicities sake i wont go into that either). Goldenface is exactly the same in breeding and appearance (including composite varieties) as yellow face type 2, except it is MUCH brighter. Having said that, your bird does appear to be a goldenface. I would need more pictures to be more sure, but im fairly certain it is a single factor goldenface, probably a bgyb1. So breeding it with a standard b1b1 blue bird, will only give you 50% goldenfaces like the above bird - bgyb1 and the rest of the chicks will be b1b1 Edit: That bird doesnt look seafoam green? Looks blue in the body?

Probably easiest to post clear pics of both parents and go from there lol. You might get slightly different answers regarding violet factor, as some people believe it is connected to a dark or light factor, while others think it is a seperate gene that adds colour (similar to grey). Establishing the parental genes would be the first step.

Did the same thing with my last clutch of this season Kaz. I too found that the chicks are very eager to eat when i put the fresh seeds in and immediately start picking at it. I too found the oldest chicks feed the younger ones and to me if a bird is feeding another bird then im quite confidant it is able to feed itself first! I think this is definately a practice i will keep up from here on out.

HUGE heads on those babies huh! I couldn't believe it! Its great to know that there are birds like that in canada since i will be moving there sometime after i graduate here in 2 years.

You should see some of the canadian birds. Jeepers! Canadian show budgies

This that double grey green pair i love so much? Looking forward to seeing how the blue chick compares size and lookwise to the others. Be good to see if the grey greens are any different feather or size wise...

Dont think the dom pied spangle is opaline. Perhaps split for it, but certainly not opaline by any standard. And as far as finding them in the pet shop goes, you certainly do have a good breeders culls there. The only show culls i see in the pet shop are normal greys.

How else do you thinkt he other eggs will be fertilised? Budgies mate all the time, recreationally and for breeding. Budgies who are courting and mating for reproductive purposes mate many times. This usually stops once all eggs have been laid and the hen is brooding, but will start again once the chicks have hatched and the youngest is about 2-3 weeks old in preparation for another round of eggs. Plus, the males tend to get frisky after a while anyway

Depends on the hen. I have one that lets me give her a scratch and play with the babies while she's in there. She'll nibble on my fingers (not bite), and is generally very placid.

I would only say they are good in a situation where you cant give your bird a lot of social interaction and one on one time. Budgies can quickly fall in love with "the bird in the mirror" and some even become obsessed over it, to the exclusion of you! I think your little budgie will receive all the love and attention it needs, and a mirror is not necessary at all. They are usually good for lonely budgies who have no interaction with people or other budgies.

How odd. I didnt even notice the chest barring until you mentioned it. Interesting indeed..

I coated the growth with parraffin oil to soften it overnight then took a stab at it the next day. The yellow part of the lump had grown bigger and looked like a ball of yellow, pierced it with a sterilised needle thinking to try and squeeze it and see what happened. However when i pierced it (vertically across the width, not towards her brain!), i noticed it move as a whole and it appeared to be seperating from her skull. I put the needle down and gently moved the lump and saw it was coming away, so i plucked it off fully and it came away cleanly leaving a reasonably large cavity behind. Flushed the cavity with saline, cleaned with a saline soaked cotton bud then added some hydrogen peroxide. It looked much better by the end of it all, and i checked her today and its healing up quite nicely.

Going by that I might be inclined to say cobalt. Its possibly a violet sky blue, but that doesnt come across on camera very well and you would know better than us if its a purpley blue or just a deeper blue than sky blue (cobalt).

Looks more like a violet cobalt opaline hen to me. Probably the flash tho. The cock could be a lutino but i cant see the eyes and suspect is a double factor spangle green. I think i can see some green suffusion on the chest..

Yeah i know. I just wasnt sure if there was a joke i missed, or if she was serious and uhh.. yeah. Must have missed the point..

lol

Use what?

dont forget the pied hen is a violet cobalt, could get violet blues or greens if the cock is split blue

I should have noticed in the nestbox that the albino had started losing feathers. The grey didnt lose them in the nest, i took it out of the box for a test flight and feathers went everywhere on its first attempt Thats when i knew something was noooot right! I know your pain! Now that i look back, i can see the YF albinos feathers werent right and there is a fallen one beneath it: Heres them both at varying times (havent taken pics of them after losing all feathers or after some grew back):

I think those are the things we hold out for in this breeding dealio! The downs are hard, but the ups are so rewarding