Posted July 15, 200816 yr My little Smokey has been showing some behavioural signs of "growing up", but it has been confirmed this morning... He has his first little pin feathers on the top of his head! Will get some pickies when my husband gets home from work with the camera! Aw, baby's first spikes!
July 16, 200816 yr Author Here are some photos of Smokey... he was a bit camera shy (a.k.a. a bit of a grumpy bum!)... maybe he's feeling a bit self conscious about his first spikes... It didn't matter how many times I told him his look would certainly impress other members of the forum, he just wouldn't smile for the camera! Aw, pleeeaasse don't show people my spikes! *Sigh* I guess I'll sit still for a moment. This is the last one, alright... Okay, maybe one more, but will you stop if I put on a really cute look? Hmmm... for some reason the pics are up the right way on photobucket, but are coming up sideways on here... will try to get that sorted out so as to save people's necks! R
July 16, 200816 yr so cute the one with the wing dropping on your thumb you should put in the budgie of the month contest SO CUTE
July 16, 200816 yr Author so cute the one with the wing dropping on your thumb you should put in the budgie of the month contest SO CUTE Hehe... yeah, I like that one too... he's even more spiky today. His cheeks are starting to get really spiky, and the new featers coming out on his face are a deeper yellow than his baby ones. His tummy is also getting a more grey sort of smudge up the middle. Do you guys think his colour will change much, or is this fairly indicative of normal first moult colour change?
July 16, 200816 yr his color may change after a couple molts then stay the same it may become more vibrant and darker? It is always interesting to see how they do molt out, I know Pretty's color of blue became so much more brighter of a sky blue and Merlin his coloring really stayed the same, in the sun Merlin looks almost purplish.
July 17, 200816 yr Author Yeah, Casper was the same... he was a brilliant blue when i got him, almost purple around his face and on his back, and he didn't change at all when he moulted. It's going to be interesting watching Smokey's colours change.
