Posted September 15, 200717 yr I have never seen a budgie like this.It’s a special bird. Please tell me sth. about this Mutation.thanks! Edited June 26, 200817 yr by KAZ
September 15, 200717 yr Blackface Black face is a new mutation in which the black stripes (undulations) of the head extend all the way into the face and mask, as well as the body feathers. The blackface mutation also causes a darkening of the body color. This mutation is extremely rare and last known to only exist in the Netherlands. I had one like yours very heavily marked...I called her "MUDDY" but she wasnt a blackface either. You will notice on a blackface budgie, the lines and marks also go all over the body as well, which isnt happeneing on your pretty blue budgie. http://www.budgieplace.com/v_blackface2.jpg http://www.budgieplace.com/colorsguide.html#blackface Edited September 15, 200717 yr by KAZ
September 15, 200717 yr No. I doubt it. Yours is just a heavily marked bird like mine was Edited September 15, 200717 yr by KAZ
September 15, 200717 yr Beautiful Bird. If this bird happened to be blackface - which Kaz said it's not - blackface is recessive.
September 15, 200717 yr As Kaz said it’s not a Blaceface, but a heavily marked Opaline, they seem to be more prone to get, what’s called miss marked birds, it would loose points if you were showing it. It’s a bird that might be used by selection to breed a birds something like a Blaceface. But as they say a Blackface is a rare Recessive mutation & as far as I know there are only a few in The Netherlands [Holland].
September 16, 200717 yr He/she is very nice and if you were to breed, you would breed with a very clean headed bird..
September 16, 200717 yr He/she is very nice and if you were to breed, you would breed with a very clean headed bird.. Unless you wanted something new...a Black headed Budgie...
September 17, 200717 yr I reckon that you should breed him with another opaline and see if you can get even heavier marked budgies.
September 17, 200717 yr It depends on what you want to do Dragonfly-Sky, if you just want to breed normal Oplaines, he would be a good cock, as he doesn’t have the same “fault” as her, the dark markings on her head. So you would have a better chance of loosing the dark marks on the head, but if you want to breed a bird with more or darker markings a birds with darker markings if you could find one would be better.
September 18, 200717 yr Lady - they don't look any darker than normal and don't have the wash of colour from opaline which is a fault as well so I would think he is a good match if wanting to improve the flecking on the head in the chicks.
June 27, 200817 yr As Kaz said it's not a Blaceface, but a heavily marked Opaline, they seem to be more prone to get, what's called miss marked birds, it would loose points if you were showing it. It's a bird that might be used by selection to breed a birds something like a Blaceface. But as they say a Blackface is a rare Recessive mutation & as far as I know there are only a few in The Netherlands [Holland]. I agree with you Norm. The pics I have seen on this budgie haven't convinced me that it's anything new. It wouldn't lose points, I doubt it would be judged at all. Just a heavily marked opaline that would be hard to reproduce. You need a aviary full of them and know the gene linkage before you can pronounce that you have a new mutation There have been a lot of odd-bods through the years that have come and gone because they couldn't establish a line.
June 27, 200817 yr Thanks for the bump Kaz Very interesting, now we know what to look for in our opalines
June 27, 200817 yr As Kaz said it's not a Blaceface, but a heavily marked Opaline, they seem to be more prone to get, what's called miss marked birds, it would loose points if you were showing it. It's a bird that might be used by selection to breed a birds something like a Blaceface. But as they say a Blackface is a rare Recessive mutation & as far as I know there are only a few in The Netherlands [Holland]. I agree with you Norm. The pics I have seen on this budgie haven't convinced me that it's anything new. It wouldn't lose points, I doubt it would be judged at all. Just a heavily marked opaline that would be hard to reproduce. You need a aviary full of them and know the gene linkage before you can pronounce that you have a new mutation There have been a lot of odd-bods through the years that have come and gone because they couldn't establish a line. That bird you bred TB would be a good start to breed something new, looks like those Blackfaces with a bit of work...not sure if you call it a new Mutation or just a variation.
November 9, 200816 yr I just love it! What amazing colours. Id love to have one - even if the showies wouldnt judge it! Lol
November 9, 200816 yr I have an opaline that was very heavily marked like this one and when it was 3 years old all the markings disappeared and it was left with a nice clean head
September 29, 200915 yr I am also sorry to say...nothing special.....Just a run of the mill miss marked bird. I see heaps of birds like this go through the shop, and the shop turns over hundreds of budgies a month. Sorry!
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