I visited my local pet shop to buy a few accessories and ended up buying a new baby budgie. :budgiedance:

 

I have named him Balki. He was a little scared when I brought him home but has settled now. He is in quaranteen at the moment away from my other 2, George and Franklin. They will have a new buddy soon.

 

Does anyone know what type he is?

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure that he is a recessive pied like the all yellow one in my signature :wine. he is very cute :budgiedance:.

Edited February 10, 200817 yr by Little one

No I would not know, but he is a beautiful bird. How much did he cost?

Kirsten

Thank you. He was $35.

 

No I would not know, but he is a beautiful bird. How much did he cost?

Kirsten

Edited February 10, 200817 yr by Vickykh

He looks to be an opaline recessive pied, and what a cutie :budgiedance:

All I see is the recessive pied in him not any opaline if you have a picture of the back of him it may help see if he is carrying the opaline gene. It is a rarity to find a male opaline (more common in females) since it is sex linked. From the look of the cere he looks like a he too. . Congrats. Is 35.00 a normal cost for you? In the US our recessive pieds are around 14 - 19.00 but because of the conversion things may be more and if handfed or handled around 35.00? Just curious :fear

Hi Elly

 

Thanks for that. I will take a picture of his back later today.

 

I bought him from a local pet shop and usually find that baby budgies cost around the AUD35.00 dollar mark in shops.

 

 

All I see is the recessive pied in him not any opaline if you have a picture of the back of him it may help see if he is carrying the opaline gene. It is a rarity to find a male opaline (more common in females) since it is sex linked. From the look of the cere he looks like a he too. :fear . Congrats. Is 35.00 a normal cost for you? In the US our recessive pieds are around 14 - 19.00 but because of the conversion things may be more and if handfed or handled around 35.00? Just curious

:budgiedance: He is very pretty, I love how the necklace matches the body color, budgies are currently selling for between 20 and 35 Canadian dollars here. :bluebudgie:

Most pet shop prices for budgies here in Australia is $30- to $35. Privately sold budgies from home breeders around $15 upwards.

He is gorgeous :budgiedance: .

he is a beauty :budgiedance:

He is just divine... what an adorable little budgie. I love his colours

Here is a photo of his back. If anyone can let me know if he is carrying the opaline gene?

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Elly

 

Thanks for that. I will take a picture of his back later today.

 

I bought him from a local pet shop and usually find that baby budgies cost around the AUD35.00 dollar mark in shops.

 

 

All I see is the recessive pied in him not any opaline if you have a picture of the back of him it may help see if he is carrying the opaline gene. It is a rarity to find a male opaline (more common in females) since it is sex linked. From the look of the cere he looks like a he too. . Congrats. Is 35.00 a normal cost for you? In the US our recessive pieds are around 14 - 19.00 but because of the conversion things may be more and if handfed or handled around 35.00? Just curious

Lovely