*Nerwen*

yep yep

ohh that would be fun just have to find this super hard picture

yep more comming

so we actually get to hear about the one in hundred chance of budgies breeding with out the nest box. Well at least you know your taking good care of them The best way really is the seprate them, but this will only really work if they can't see each other. You say you have two others, do they all get along? If so add a friend in with each bird so they are not alone. That's all I can come up with, i havn't had a problem the few times I had to break up my freckle and pie.

yes Julie that's bog they alway have to talk to themselves It sounds normal, but normal loud singing like that from a female is calling to other bird, the whole group of mind do it when they hear the wild bird fly over. Nothing to worry about at all

what does your scales look like Daz how do you get them on it? Like the vet did? I think I need to head out and get a set for myself. Jangles would be a heavyweight budgie, he likes to pig out on the food all the time :glare: The others are always so busy they keep the same shape all the time.

I argee with all of you, it's what I give my lot.

(Laughing out loud), yes you have all the right points for one type

I would be if your really said recessive not dominant

great to hear all is fine good luck to sqweakie and her moult.

okay then lin (your right by the way) Dominant Pieds are also known as banded pieds, they have stripe of colour on the chest and colour around the rump and on the under belly. Dominants are mostly the ones with the clearly marked 'bald' patch. Adult males get the normal blue cere. With recessives the colour is found at the base of the rather than on the chest. They have uneaven and patchly baring around the head and wings. One sign (but not the best to look for) is the bright orange beak and pink feet, these signs can been found in any bird depending on it's colouring. Adult males keep the prink/purler cere of young budgies. okay hope that wasn't over the head talk there

oh that's right Daz I forgot one turned out to be female If there are no more questions I will start to plan the next one One last check to see if you can tell them apart now, Which is this one Dominant or Recessive?

he might be moving a touch to fast for her, if they haven't got the singing and bobing and feeding down right and try to mount they will get a telling off Female budgies are very picky. But do keep a close eye on them, if she really isn't happy withhim it might turn ugly fast.

*claps* yes Lin that right The fourth was a hard one because of the flash glare on the body, but that was why I picked it made you look hard.

yep that is a good sign as to sleeping it depends on their moods, I check mine and all but one have picked the same branch that night (not always the same one) or they are all over the place, and the pairs are not alway next to each other.

good luck

1. Double factor Pied, the colour of the cere marks it clearly as a dominate over recessive becuase it is the normal blue, other sign are the small patch of colour around the throat. 2. Both Recessive, the cere colours are that of a baby budgie. plus the birhgt pink feet and orange beak, with the colour at the base of the bird rather than the chest. Also uneven baring at the back of the head. 3. The pied spot. Dominants are mostly the ones with the clearly marked 'bald' patch. The colour on the body is in a band like pattern with a line ont he chest and on the under belly. 4. Like the second one, the bright feet and beak and the colour only found on the base of the birds belly. how is that Daz? Also I believe someone already stated about the ceres.

that's right Eterri

Fallow- a red eyed bird of any colour with brown markings rather than black. simple enough?

yeah But I loved genetics in school as well It's the only time I listened in class

sky bue with red eyes it is

yes it did glad you now understand how it could have happened. Thinking of the opaline I wonder if the lutino hen was in fact a opaline as well (although both on the X chromosome) but the ino gene overrode it. Becuase the opaline changes feather colour to the body colour but a luntino is all yllow to start with. Might be wrong but that is the only way I can see you getting a opaline male offspring.

its possible Shell.

there are differant types of fallow int he budgie. and this one look to suit ashen or smokey fallow, where the wings are a light grey rather than brown, but the red eye still marks it as a fallow rather than the dilute. If thw wings lookd more grey-brown in real life then it could also be a Dun fallow.

Lovely and HurdyBirdy outstanding work you get the gold stars. Lin, Caren and Shell win the silver star picture numbers one and 3 are the dominant pieds. The first is a double factor making it look like a recessive but as Lovely say he has a blue cere. Pink and ornage beaks are a thing to look for in a recessive but not the only thing. Number 3 has those traits but is a dominant pied. Now any other question about pieds?