I’d like to share one of my latest batches of youngsters, they are just ready to leave the nest & wouldn’t smile for the camera, so I had to hold them. In each case I have shown a front & back picture, to show the wing markings & breast colour. Some how I missed a front on one of them, I will say which one when we come to it.

The mother of the batch is a beautiful [not in show terms, just in health & vigour] Opaline Grey wing Sky blue, I saw her in a pet shop a short while ago & she just caught me eye & I needed a blue hen, as didn’t have enough, I wanted to pair her with one of my spangles to get some blue spangles, I only had one I bought, but since I have breed some. She was so keen to bred. Sorry no picture at this time.

I paired her with this cock, which I think from help on this forum I have worked out is an YF2 Par blue Spangle [i thought he was just normal, but from babies I have learnt he is also Greying too].

 

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/gr...6666/father.jpg

 

Baby No. 1 Back & Front. I think an Opaline, Spangle, Cobalt.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/1.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/2.jpg

Sorry about the shadow.

 

Baby No.2 Back & Front. I think YF2 Opaline, Spangle, Grey wing, Cobalt

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/3.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/4.jpg

 

Baby No. 3 Back & Front. I think YF2 Spangle, Grey wing, Cobalt.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/5.jpg

Look at this babies cere, I don’t know if the picture is clear enough, but it’s cere is almost black, it looks healthy…has anyone had this experience?

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/6.jpg

 

Baby No. 4 Only back, somehow missed front shot. I think YF2 Spangle Grey wing, Cobalt.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/7.jpg

 

Baby No. 5 Another YF2 Spangle Grey wing, Cobalt.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/8.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/greenie6666/9.jpg

Edited May 17, 200717 yr by Norm

they are very cute Norm!!

sweet birds.. now if you could just take them all along to the airport and send them to me by Australian Air Express ....

They are gorgeous! I love the greens and blues all mixed together

hi norm

love the colours.

as to black on the cere i dont know why this happens,but i have had this with some of my babys it soon disapears.nerwen , kaz,elly,daz might know why?

Baby no. 3 is my favorite.I love grey wings!!

They are all very sweet.I have never seen a cere that colour before.

they are all gorgeous as for the black cere I have seen them with the black beak but not cere but I only see babies here (Laughing out loud). Merlin had black on his beak too but not cere that is the only baby baby I seen. Let's see what Kaz, Daz or other's that breed say.

Yes, some ( just a few ) have a black cere for a little while. It fades away up to the 6 weeks old mark. Can make initial sexing of the baby budgie difficult. But it is no problem at all.

Thanks guys I think they look nice too, hope they grow up to breed some nice birds. As for the black cere, that was also a thought that I had that it may be something similar or connected to their black beak when young.

sweet birds.. now if you could just take them all along to the airport and send them to me by Australian Air Express ....

 

 

Yeah Una…there’s some nice birds over in WA I’d like sent my way too…(Laughing out loud).

Yeah Norm i feel really quite sad seeing everyone elses beautiful birds since i've had HEAPS of bad luck the last few months.. I just cant wait to get the new aviarys done and start to re stock again, then ill be Australian Air Express's most loyal customer