Hi there i have these few birds and i dont really know there ages can anyone help me out??I love this photo it looks like the cock is checking her out!

 

 

I know this one is fairly old but im not sure of what the colour mutation would be called? it is yf opaline but what would you say about the purple belly?

 

 

this guy is the same he has a yellow face green chest blue middle and purple belly and he has speckles of purple through his green chest?

 

 

Sorry guys i edited it twice in photobucket it just doesnt want to shrink???? Can anyone fix it for me please?

Edited July 19, 200816 yr by **Liv**
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the last two are ywllow face type 2. they might be violets as they seem to keep a more blue belly area... in fact i'm willing to say the last boy is violet. the first is cobalt opaline. can't say age very well all are past the first moult but 8 months to over a year is likely.

 

What a funny photo!!!!!

 

 

"My goodness Honey, your rump is getting rather large."

 

"OH MY GOD! He did not just say that out loud"

*I feel a disturbance in the force, seems a fellow just put his foot in it*

 

HeHe i just had to find a comment for the last picture

Hey stop picking on my birds! Haha thats okay they do seem to look 'SPECIAL' in these photos with the last green/violet i have him paired with a grey and there babies seem to all be green so far so how does the violet come into it???

Missy great pics to enter inthe Budgie of the month Competition Especially the first one

 

Liv love the captions :hap:

okay the one with her looking at the rump is WAY funny, I love that caption.

Hey stop picking on my birds! Haha thats okay they do seem to look 'SPECIAL' in these photos with the last green/violet i have him paired with a grey and there babies seem to all be green so far so how does the violet come into it???

 

Shouldnt be greeen if they are the parents. Have you got a green male in the aviary? He is a YF2 violet (same as one of mine) it works the same as a blue series bird, its only the yellowface bleeding down making him turn green

The Pie is correct, you should have no green babies from them, are you just seeing the yellow fethers on the head and thinking they are going to be green? With them you would get a mix of YF blue, YF violets, YF greys, blues, violets and greys.

REALLY???????????? I have had these two in cabinets for around 8 weeks so they are definantly the parents??? They are showing yellow face but the wings had hints of yellow on them which have now turned to a green it is not that visible yet so when it comes out stronger i will put up some pictures up. That is really weird though because they are definantly the parents and the babies are really showing signs of being green is there any other posability?

pictures would really help, how old are the chicks?

pictures would really help, how old are the chicks?

 

 

i have taken photos but the colours dont show up. I will wait a few days for the colour to be stronger. I think if anything they will be like the dad and be yf green and purple because i think i can see some blue or purple coming through on ones legs?They are around 2 weeks old.

here is a young YF coblat baby around the 2 weeks mark. Is this the same look? you can hardly see the yellow on tbe wings it is a faint cream in real life.

here is a young YF coblat baby around the 2 weeks mark. Is this the same look? you can hardly see the yellow on tbe wings it is a faint cream in real life.

 

 

No mine have green on the ends of their wings i will go and take some pics and hope they turn out a bi better than last time i cant seem to get my photos to work they are either too dark or too bright??any tips?

the best way to take pictures to show the accurate coloring is put the bird in the daylight or sun and then snap a picture with out a flash.

okay they are making me a liar! I just went and checked on them and the green has faded to a cream colour??? I swear they were green yesterday??? One of them possibly two are not yellow faces they all seem to be getting blue around there legs so i might just get cobalts? So if he is a violet and she is normal grey which colour is the dominant one? Should i have more violets and mauves than greys or cobalts???

 

Here are the photos they are not the best.

 

 

 

Edited July 20, 200816 yr by missylu

Anyone??? Libby where are you? You are the champion at this guessing the mutation stuff!

Id go with greygreen . ,if Parents are Green/violet to grey

Edited July 21, 200816 yr by lonebudgie

Id go with greygreen . ,if Parents are Green/violet to grey

 

 

Thats what i thought aswell, but now they are starting to get blue on there legs? Im really confused! i guess i will just have to wait until they fully feather up?

NO GREENS WHAT SO EVER! Please start calling the yellowface parent what it is - Yellowface violet (not green/violet) the green is only appearing on the chest becuase it is bleeding into the body which is what the type 2 does,

 

Yes these young are yellowfaces. I know what you mean about the green you spoke of on the wings when the pin fethers are still closed up the yellow can look very greenish, only when they start to open do they look yellow.

 

as to the colours your have an even chance of getting grey, violets or blues (would think cobalts but the mother as a grey might not have any dark factors)

Edited July 21, 200816 yr by Nerwen

They arne't making you are liar Missylu My chicks at present 1 has now become a YF

 

Thanks Nerwen :Das I was really confused too

NO GREENS WHAT SO EVER! Please start calling the yellowface parent what it is - Yellowface violet (not green/violet) the green is only appearing on the chest becuase it is bleeding into the body which is what the type 2 does,

 

Yes these young are yellowfaces. I know what you mean about the green you spoke of on the wings when the pin fethers are still closed up the yellow can look very greenish, only when they start to open do they look yellow.

 

as to the colours your have an even chance of getting grey, violets or blues (would think cobalts but the mother as a grey might not have any dark factors)

 

 

I hope you are right because i would love some yf blues and violets. So how strong is the yellow face would it be 100% ?

yellowface is dominant over the normal blue gene. it will not be 100% only 50% you could also get some YF greys as well from those parents.

 

They arne't making you are liar Missylu My chicks at present 1 has now become a YF

no they just like us to keep guessing until the very last moment.