At the request of a member, we need a section for Texas clearbodies. Please post your Texas clearbody budgie pictures here.

An Opaline Texas Clear Body cock.

 

 

An Opaline Texas Clear Body hen.

 

 

A Texas Clear Body Normal cock.

 

 

I'm not an expert on them, but I think the first one the Opaline Texas Clear BOdy cock, probably has the best colour...with out suffusion of Green through the body.

As requested by Elly, this is my Blue Series Texas Clerabody, Cammie:

 

 

 

 

Feathers.

my only TCB Norm

My T.C.B. below (on left in first 2 pics)

 

 

 

I have two yellow T.C.B's top and bottom:

 

here are some of mine not the one at the back cock bird just the hens

may I ask what makes them TCB's? I am new to all this stuff!

Texas Clearbody

In the Texas clearbody variety, the color of the budgie's body feathers is diffused or absent, and the wing markings are dark at the top and fade to a light grey toward the tips of the wings. The standard for the Texas clearbody budgie is to have no color in the body feathers, leaving only yellow or white (depending, of course, if the budgie is yellow-based or white-based). The Texas clearbody can however, have some color in the body feathers of up to a 50% dilution. In this case the body feather color is stronger toward the vent and rump feathers.

 

Source: http://www.budgieplace.com/c_clearbody.html

 

Here is why, the description is above, we don't have it in our FAQ's

TCB's look great

Edited July 14, 200915 yr by mattdog2

Dont they mattdog. they are very unique specimens, i dont know which i like better the green or blue series. The last show i went to there were the nices tcb blue series, but after seeing all the green series as well, they are all awesome.

 

also trish

in your first post, looks like DF spangle hen, her beak? is that a protruding beak??

I must precent my lovely clearbodies, they are nearly five weeks old and about to leave the nest. They are both yf sky blue, the youngest one also opaline.

 

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100739.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100778.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100689.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100792.jpg

 

 

 

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Edited January 15, 201015 yr by KAZ

Betty your little clearbodies are gorgeous, such lttle cuties.

 

Here is my only clearbody

not a good photo though

I must precent my lovely clearbodies, they are nearly five weeks old and about to leave the nest. They are both yf sky blue, the youngest one also opaline.

 

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100739.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100778.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100689.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100792.jpg

 

 

 

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oh they are just adorable bettie

Do we still need more? I can post a couple of my four.

Do we still need more? I can post a couple of my four.

You dont have to ask This is what these topics are for. Members showing off their budgies

Clear something up for me here people? TCB - is it recessive? I have seen people breeding TCB's with albinos. Which shows?

Texas Clearbody is an allele of ino and as such is sex linked recessive. Another term used for this allelic occurance is 'par-ino'.

I pair my clearbodies to Ino's to get rid of the suffusion. 50% Clearbody split Ino cocks, 50% Clearbody hens. I keep opaline in my clearbodies, I prefer them like that. Here is a site: http://www.bestofbreeds.net/al-nasser/article8.htm

 

Here are my cocks:

Opaline Grey-Green Clearbody Cock. Red Ring.

 

Opaline Grey-Green Clearbody Cock with the Lutino Hen. Red Ring hen. These two have been... getting interested in breeding. Haha Eggs any day.

 

I also have a Opaline Violet and another Opaline Clearbody Grey-Green Cock.

He's gorgeous!

so that explains the ino to clearbody pairing. okay, got it. Thanks everyone.

Thankyou! My violet hen is sick, so I wouldn't want to post a picture right now. TCB's are a forgotten and ignored mutation almost. I am looking at possibly turning to TCB's altogether. Here are the two boys-

I must precent my lovely clearbodies, they are nearly five weeks old and about to leave the nest. They are both yf sky blue, the youngest one also opaline.http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100739.jpghttp://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100778.jpghttp://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100689.jpghttp://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/be...10/SG100792.jpgedited to links as oversized as per forum rules

The only bad things with these little fella's is YF reduced the size, or takes longer to develop or something. Otherwise CUTIES!n :rofl:

Love the rich body colour :rofl:

Thankyou Kaz I got the cock that was in with the lutino hen from a backyard pet-type breeder. When I was given the Lute girl and second cock later on as a gift from a club member, it turns out the two lute boys must be related! They definitely look related. Haha I just remembered I have another clear body in the aviary. I suppose more photos :rofl: