RIP budgies got it right I believe and based it on the tail colour amongst other things.

The two pet pairs have made some progress. One hen is making her nest and I can hear her chewing the wood inside :rofl: The other hen has not paid any attention to the nest as far as i'm aware. Oh well, its still early days.

okay thanks very much. on the thread I posted it on a few members said dark green and a few said grey green. This babies tail is black so wouldnt that make it an olive? arent grey greens supposed to have black tails.

 

black tails would make it is an grey green

The parents? one was a Grey Green and another a Sky? With that parentage you can't have a olive that would requre 2 dark factors in the bird and with this parentage that is not possible, correct me if I have the parents wrong I am doing from memory.

 

From the FAQ

How can I tell the difference between an Olive (bird with 2 dark factors) vs a GreyGreen (a green series bird with the added factor grey)?

 

Olives have dark blue/purple cheek patches and black-blue tails. Olive is a bird with 2 ark factors. Dark factors are inherited from the parents based on how many dark factors they are carrying.

 

Grey-greens have silver grey patches and black tails. Grey-green is when a green bird inherits a grey gene from it's parents. In blue birds, a bird that gets a grey gene would be grey.

Edited January 30, 200916 yr by Elly

I meant to say dark green, not olive. Thanks very much. I will figure it out one way or another if the chick matures.

 

Yes elly you are correct the cock was a skyblue and the mother was a grey green split to blue.

Dark green is possible with this paring isnt it? Dark greens would have all the same cheek patches and tail colours but just the rump is lighter.

0 dark factor x 1 dark factor = 50% 1 dark factor & 50% 0 dark factors

1 = dark green or cobalt

0 = light green or sky blue

Thanks very much Elly. How do I tell the dark factor of the grey green? Is she 1 dark factor?

Thanks very much Elly. How do I tell the dark factor of the grey green? Is she 1 dark factor?

I am confused...which one is grey green ?

The mother is a grey green and the father is a skyblue.

Thanks very much Elly. How do I tell the dark factor of the grey green? Is she 1 dark factor?

 

What were the results of all the chicks again?

If she has 2 dark factors then all the chicks would be dark greens or cobalt (1 dark factor) because she would contribute 1 to each chick since she has 2 to give she will give 1 BUT if she is a dark green then she only has 1 dark factor and 0 dark factor so being paired with the sky blue who has no dark factors she can contribute either 1 or none giving the possiblity of dark greens, cobalts, skyblues, light greens. Hope that makes sense.

Hi

 

I understand that but she is not a dark green, she is a grey green.

 

The mother is a grey green split to blue (she has produced blue chicks when paired with a blue father)

The father is a skyblue masking opaline and texas clearbody.

 

This pair has produced a range of chicks.

A skyblue

A light green

A texas clearbody dark green

Grey opaline

A grey green opaline

 

And a few others with the same mutation.

 

Thankyou very much for all your help.

Yes she is a grey green but she can still be carrying dark factors, according to the off spring she would be carrying only 1 dark factor since you did have a sky blue and a light green in the clutch. If she was carrying 2 dark factors you would have only cobalts and dark greens no skys or light greens :rofl:.

Just when I thought I knew as much as I could about the dark factor. More studying to do now.

 

Thanks very much Elly I have put in my documents: Grey green SF Split to blue.

Single Factor would be used for Spangle, Violet gene etc...I would note 1 dark factor.

okay Thanks very much I will change it now.

1 egg to pet pair 1

Still no eggs to pair 2. They are showing interest in the nest box so hopefully they will soon start. Back to work tomorow.

I accidently deleted my website today so I have had to remake it from scratch.

I also sold 2 budgies today, 2 days after putting the sign up.

I accidently deleted my website today so I have had to remake it from scratch.

I also sold 2 budgies today, 2 days after putting the sign up.

Sorry about your website Pearce....its a good one. Next time back it up every time you add something or make changes.

Thankyou KAZ.

 

I have remade the site now, I had it all backed up in word pad. Changing colours and fonts is the hard part.

The tcb and skyblue are out of the nest box now. But remember when I posted about neon and thunders first clutch of pbfd babies breathing fast all the time, this chick is doing it. Even at night not in the heat, constantly opening and closing beak. Is it a symptom of pbfd? Otherwise they are perfectly healthy.

 

2 eggs to pet pair 1 and 1 egg to pet pair 2 .

Thankyou KAZ.

 

I have remade the site now, I had it all backed up in word pad. Changing colours and fonts is the hard part.

The tcb and skyblue are out of the nest box now. But remember when I posted about neon and thunders first clutch of pbfd babies breathing fast all the time, this chick is doing it. Even at night not in the heat, constantly opening and closing beak. Is it a symptom of pbfd? Otherwise they are perfectly healthy.

 

2 eggs to pet pair 1 and 1 egg to pet pair 2 .

PBFD birds have hotter bodies like a fever and it makes them act like they are hot.

The birds are going well today. They will be released in 1 week.

Pearce? I just tried your website and it's not showing. There is a language I cannot decipher displaying on it.

I love your babies. Very strong and nice looking.

Hi.

 

My website was taken over by some thing I have no idea but its fixed now. This website is giving me more trouble than good.

Well looks good now. I actually like the woodgrain pattern too.

The gray opaline on the front page is very nice. Is she recently fledged?

She is still in a breeding cage and will be released in one week. Spends her days in the seed dish sleeping.