Posted March 24, 200817 yr My first BES [black Eyed Self’s] chicks two Yellow, One white…I tried to get some better close-ups but they didn’t work out. Some Green Opaline chicks from a TCB [Texas Clearbody] cock Yellow & a Sky Blue Opaline hen, both split for Recessive Pied so some have some Pied markings, especially flight feathers.
March 24, 200817 yr I asked this in another thread Norm, but I forget which one it was. the BES - where did that come from? How is it different to a DEC? Can you tell before you breed if it is a BES, DEC or DF Spangle? By the way, they all look very good. The brightness in their colours is amazing. Dave
March 24, 200817 yr NORM ! I will take one of each ! Man they are sweet. I love the colors. Nice pics of them in the bowls. Makes their colors stand out.
March 24, 200817 yr Author Yes I made some comment on that post too Dave. The DEC comes from two Recessive Pied genes & a Clearflight gene. It’s a completely White or Yellow bird with no markings & it’s eyes stay Black [Plum coloured] for it’s whole life. The DF is completely Yellow or White without markings when adult gets Iris rings. The BES is a Dilute they have faint wing markings & Iris rings when adult. I fiddled with the pictures to try and improve them on the Opalines so the colour may not be totally true to colour, but they are pretty bright.
March 24, 200817 yr thanks for the info Norm. i love the middle one of your opalines at the front. the white fluff means she is the equivalent of a budgie lion, mane and all.
March 24, 200817 yr Author thanks for the info Norm. i love the middle one of your opalines at the front. the white fluff means she is the equivalent of a budgie lion, mane and all. Yeah Dave I like the ones with plenty of white down, there’s a lot of variation some young birds have very little down at all, I think the show types seem to have more especially the buffer ones. Maesie, Jimmy, Nicknack…thanks for your comments…I’m surprised you didn’t ask for cake Nicknack as well as some birds, that must really be a compliment.
March 24, 200817 yr Look how clean the head is !! With the Opaline V back. PERFECT!! Show breeders have a lot to answer for. If you go to the opaline section at any show, all you will see are over marked, flecked. ticked, smudged, Opalines. Makes you wonder, who is doing the breed justice!?! Very nice Norm Edited March 24, 200817 yr by throwback
March 24, 200817 yr Author Thanks Neat…Throwback, it isn’t as good as it looks, as also it has a Pied spot on it’s head…sorry the picture is not clearer, will try for some better ones later. Maybe my camera is not such a good one & I was a little too close & on the closer setting it comes out even more blurred.
March 24, 200817 yr Hey Norm, Good colour (if it is true to life) in the yellow BES chicks, they will feather up even better with a moult, well done, nice looking birds. It looks like you have some nice split TCB birds to work with too. Feathers.
March 24, 200817 yr Author Thanks Denise, Elly, Feathers & Birdluv… Yes Aly I'm pretty happy with their colour, was surprised they looked so good at that age, but maybe some suffusion may come in with the adult moult, remains to be seen. I was also surprised that some weren't Darkwings [had wing markings] as it's supposed to be a colour adding gene & sort of dominant so expected some like Dad, but maybe next batch, as always a matter of percentages. I don't like the White series that much , but at least I have some offspring from my purchased birds to work with, which hasn't always been the case & I will mate the Blue one to a Green later. I have some first cross chicks in another nest also with a Cinnamon Opaline Green hen, which I can mate with these later to get some more BES & also hopefully improve the type. The BES cock in this batch has a massive long tail & body. I hope I get some Darkwings next batch as Dad is my only one & want some chicks before anything happens to him. One thing about this pair of BES hen & Darkwing cock. Don’t know what the chicks are going to be like when they grow up. It’s pretty common to get aggressive hens that scream at you in the nest, but with this pair the cock goes into the nest on inspection & they both scream their heads off at me…(Laughing out loud)… Then now that they have chicks both parents started attaching me when I tried to get chicks out of the nest & now Dad has a go at me even when I put feed into the cage [tries to bite my hand]. Maybe breeding a generation of little monsters. Edited March 24, 200817 yr by Norm
March 25, 200817 yr Maybe breeding a generation of little monsters. (Laughing out loud) .... I can't wait to see these little knuckle biters ! Budgies with TEETH !
