*Nerwen*

Yes your two are 'flirting' and starting a bond. What you told us about are the sign of courtship. I don't know if the shyness would affect the length it would take to bond fully, also I'm not sure there is a set time for that to happen. I had a pair of mine in a breeding cage for a month and they were bonding, but I stoped since the female started to moult. But about two weeks after that I saw them trying to mate. Just keep with them and make sure you are giving them heaps of fresh foods.

yah it's helping already I was thinking the lutino was the mother of this set not the mother of the farther. yep the male can stil be slipt, his farther or mother could have been slpit and in the making of him one given the recessive gene the other the normal, and so the normal would show over the other. Seems like this time around he gave the gene as well as the mother creating the little baby. can you tell me more about why do don't think you should have gotten a opaline male?

okay this is not making a lot of sence to me, can we get pics of the the birds? if not can you list in more clearly what the farther looks like, what the mother looks like and what their parents looks like if known.

say why lovely Answers coming very soon.

very cute babies you would get violet spangles and violet normals and maybe other surpise babies from the hidden genes.

darn Bea that was a bonus if someone picked up that

Giving time for others to guess first but Shell I'm after a type not the colour. In this case colour has nothing to do with what I'm after. But you are right green is dominant over blue.

I will Julie

I have a set of pics for you and I wish for you to pick the DOMINANT pied. 1. 2. 3. 4. By all means guess what the others are too

ohh thanks for theinfo I went hunting for a book by him before and couldn't find anythink. I hope this reprint turns up in my area.

I can't see it happening, not in my lifetime any way As to the bet, it seems like there is one out there, i've never heard it of it before.

Yes that first picture on the lift was the colour I was meaning.

Violet and Violet together would make violet, I think with the two V genes you would get deep purple babies. I THINK

teh pied looks like a male, these one don't change to the blue when older but keep the pink/purle cere like a baby. As to geting more sky blues match him to a another blue.

oh I know that feeling, I had a male just old enough but he didn't wish to bond fast to the new gal they thye are both lovely dovely but I have to wait for the heat of summer to pass first

Yep Perfect

do you have anyother spare cage? it might be anidea to take here way fromt he others then who ever she is mating with or what ever is getitng her to lay the eggs she is away from. Is there no where else to house a cage in your house away frm George?

The wing patterns are reduced to thin stipes, making it seem reverse in this Single Factor S------

Keep looking Lin, a white wing has no wing marking or very faint ones but the pattern is still the same as a normal. Hint (maybe ): Chirpy is like Blinkie.

I don't think of you as a beginner Jump over my side and be a teacher.

no hinting Rainbow

Look lcosly at the wings: what is different about them?

okay then Lin what are chirpy and tiny, colour not gender

There is no other way to stop budgies from breeding than to remove anything that looks like a suitable spot. If you are wanting the cockatiels to breed you will have do so where the budgies can't get to the box. Pictures would be great not only do we love seeing youngones grown we can help with age. I'm glad to hear the great diet you have them on a lot of owners think seed is all budgies need.

lady it's hard to find what I want with out using ones from here that folks know