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Yep they look like violet or olive greens and your white one looks like a double factor spangle. Cheers Jenny

It all sounds pretty normal he is still seeing you as a preditor at the moment so he is just trying to protect himself. Once he learns to trust you and that you won't hurt him things will improve. When you cut his other wing just cut the first five flight feathers that should even them up enough I think. Cheers Jenny

Very cute keep them coming.

Sounds like you might be lucky things seem to be going well. You may have to keep an eye on the babies as they feather up as there is a high chance of them being plucked though it looked as if they had only been removing the down feathers going by the photo. Cheers Jenny

Hi and welcome, sounds like you're off to a great start. Cheers Jenny

Hi cutting one wing is old practice and vets these days recommend to cut both sides. Generally you take enough off them to limit their flight but not disable it, so the bird can fly straight and land softly. I used to only cut one side myself but changed when my vet changed and I do feel that it is more practical. Cheers Jenny

Hi and welcome. Looks as if it will make a great aviary and the kids will get just as much fun out of it. Cheers Jenny

Hi so long as there is no damage to the follicles there shouldn't be a problem with them growing back. You can wait until their next moult or you could pull out a couple of the feathers to regrow quicker but this hurts the bird. Once quarantine is over you might be able to make it so they can get around the aviary until their flights regrow. Cheers Jenny

Hi she is a cinnamon opaline skyblue.

Hi L_J, your white baby may be a double factor spangle. Mr Teddy may be spangle as it is hard to tell with his wings as his markings are indistinct. Does the baby seem to be all white? Cheers Jenny

Hi Rochelle if they are coming out of an aviary it will be hard to get them to look after the babies. The only chance for them will be in a cage and try to replicate what they already have. It would be much better if you can keep their box but if you can't get one as close to it as possible. Can the lady leave them a bit longer so they will be easier to hand rear because new borns are very hard to keep alive. Good luck with them. Cheers Jenny

They all look like pieds to me so they are the teddys babies. Cheers Jenny

Hi and welcome looks like she is a he to me, pretty bird. Cheers Jenny

Hi Birdlove the area is just above his preen gland so it is the most actively preened spot on the bird as he uses his preen gland to condition all his feathers. Check his preen gland to make sure it isn't blocked or swollen, it is located under the feathers above the tail. It doesn't seem to be anything major but if you are worried take him to a vet for a look over, at least then you will have peace of mind. Cheers Jenny

Beautiful wow there is a big gap between the first two lucky it doesn't seemed to have mattered great mum by the look of it. Cheers Jenny

Hi she must have been eating something or she wouldn't have lasted a day. I would put her somewhere where food is easy to get to even a layer of food on the floor until she is eating well. You may have to supplement her until her weight improves. She seems to have an undershot beak which may need to be trimmed occasionally, was it like this when you got her if not she may have damaged it somehow in the aviary though it is a common problem in the nest from food compacting in the top beak. Cheers Jenny

Hi it sounds like your male may have been malnourished as a baby so his bone strength is not there to fly properly. The problem you are having with his young sounds similar because your male is struggling to keep himself going let alone a family. If he was in a cage setup he may have been able to cope but males in an aviary situation need to be 100% fit to be able to do all the duties of a dad. If you want young off him you would have to keep him separated with the hen and cage breed him. They will need lots of calcium and good quality feed. You could also foster the eggs out to other pairs who are proven parents. I don't think it is a hereditary problem I think mum was struggling to keep up without much help, it is usually a hungry baby that will leave the nest early. Cheers Jenny

Yes she is a creamino aka yellowface albino. I think she is a type one yellowface as the yellow is quite pale, she is very pretty. Cheers Jenny

Glad to hear all is well. Cheers Jenny

That's great news now it will be twice as interesting to find out what colours you will get, and see who the parents are. It does sound like the other egg is no good but it won't hurt to leave it there anyway. Cheers Jenny

Hi good luck with the little fellow hope he improves. Just a suggestion, make sure he has both seed and pellets until you know for sure he is eating the pellets or he may starve himself as some birds don't recognize them as food so they have to learn to eat them. Cheers Jenny

Hi Ross I have had this happen before when things have been going along fine and I have left them alone for the last week and they have come out of the nest with concrete balls on their feet. Left on it will probably take the toe off, I have had success by using a pair of pliers and gently squeezing all around it to destabilise it, then you may be able to soak it off or it may come apart. You have to be very careful as the toe is already compromised. Cheers Jenny

Hi, you pretty much answered your own question the top one looks to be a visual violet so is cobalt as well it is also greywing and opaline, still a little hard to tell sex but i'd lean toward male. Your other one is opaline spangle yf skyblue or possibly sky violet and maybe hen. Cheers Jenny

Hi they are both pretty babies the first one looks like a grey bird on my monitor but is also greywing, opaline and spangle. It is hard to tell whether it's pied or just the spangle in it's wings I think we need a few more photos at different angles. Your other one is a yellowface greywing skyblue. Cheers Jenny

Hi Budgiemad with your male being an ino bird and your hen being a black eyed bird all of your dark eyed babies will be boys and your red eyed babies will be girls. This is because dad is cremino which is a sex linked mutation and his daughters can't carry his mutation in split form so they must display it visually. It's great to be able to sex them as soon as they hatch. Cheers Jenny