I have a male green opaline spangle show budgie that i am wanting to breed with this summer so i am started to look for a hen but i would like some advice on the best hen for him. I am wondering would he be best with a normal or a spangle. I want green babies so i am going to look for another green. I am still trying to grasp the genetics but with him being opaline would all the hens be opaline no matter what i pair him with or all just carrying the opaline gene.

I am going to try a reply but feel free to ignore and listen to others as I am still getting the hang of this.

 

My gut tells me that you want to pair him with a normal and to make sure the normal is not split with anything so that it truly is a normal.

 

I would also say if you wanted to keep the green you need a normal mutation that is resessive so a normal grey would be good. You could go a normal green but then you need to find one that matches his colourings if you want to keep his colours as her green could dominate over his.

 

So yeah I think a normal grey would be your best bet but then maybe I am really wrong so everyone else please feel free to tell me I am way off track!

A good quality normal green would be nice or a really well marked normal spangle ( not opaline )

Thanks, now i need to convince hubby that i need to go budgie shopping.

Thanks, now i need to convince hubby that i need to go budgie shopping.

Most men you can slip a new budgie past them without too much trouble

 

Thanks, now i need to convince hubby that i need to go budgie shopping.

 

Just don't tell him, really would he notice the new additions? Be sneaky... distract him to the front and sneak the bird in the back

 

Good luck budgie shopping post pictures of what you get!

My problem is i do not drive so whenever i need to go to the petshops i need hubby to take me. A little bit hard to slip a budgie passed him when he is with me.

I would go for a Green / Blue .....

 

Tell him if you loved me you would take me :hap: