I haven't ever seen an FBC (full-body-colour-greywing) or a goldenface and I thought this might be one.. Could you tell me if I was right or wrong? Maybe just a yellowface? (pics are too big to put here, my friend's put them online) And does anyone know, if a FBC-greywing is paired to a split greywing, is there a possibility to get FBC-greywings?

 

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/ti...et/DSC04641.jpg

 

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/ti...et/DSC04643.jpg

Australian Yellowface or Goldenface whichever you prefer to call them. Your bird is an Australian Yellowface(sf) Opaline FBC Greywing. As for the body colour I am tossing up between Violet Sky and Cobalt but leaning towards Violet Sky as the cheek patch is quite dark and the body feather rather inconsistent with a normal sky colour.

 

Your query - Full Body Coloured (FBC) Greywing X Normal / Greywing

 

Results are - 25% Split Greywing

25% Greywing

25% Split Clearwing

25% FBC Greywing

 

All birds will have full body colour except for the pure Greywing. It will be around 50% of normal as will the cheek patches. The markings will be a strong grey especially on a blue bird. On a green bird they are sometimes seen as brownish and can and do end up miss-classed at shows.

Thanks RIP! So if we find him a greywing girlfriend, half of the chicks will be FBC's and half greywings, this is SO great! I'm talking "we", because I live in a nearby village to my friend and I will possibly see some of his offspring in my house some day...

they look great Good luck getting some babies

Thanks RIP! So if we find him a greywing girlfriend, half of the chicks will be FBC's and half greywings, this is SO great! I'm talking "we", because I live in a nearby village to my friend and I will possibly see some of his offspring in my house some day... :hap:

 

I don't think he'll worry to much about what variety/colour is as long as it is a girl.

 

I'll give you two parings to consider. I am not going to worry about colours or other mutations.

 

Pairing 1. FBC Greywing X Greywing

 

Result: 50% Greywing: 50% FBC Greywing

 

OR

 

Pairing 2. FBC Greywing X Clearwing

 

Result: 50% FBC Greywing: 50% Clearwing

 

Take you pick it will depend on what you visually want. The darker markings of the Greywing or go more for a light shade of grey with the Clearwing.

Thanks RIP! So if we find him a greywing girlfriend, half of the chicks will be FBC's and half greywings, this is SO great! I'm talking "we", because I live in a nearby village to my friend and I will possibly see some of his offspring in my house some day...

 

I don't think he'll worry to much about what variety/colour is as long as it is a girl.

 

I'll give you two parings to consider. I am not going to worry about colours or other mutations.

 

Pairing 1. FBC Greywing X Greywing

 

Result: 50% Greywing: 50% FBC Greywing

 

OR

 

Pairing 2. FBC Greywing X Clearwing

 

Result: 50% FBC Greywing: 50% Clearwing

 

Take you pick it will depend on what you visually want. The darker markings of the Greywing or go more for a light shade of grey with the Clearwing.

 

 

 

 

I would definitely go for pairing with a clearwing, there's just one but; I haven't yet seen a single clearwing here in Finland . But greywings are nice too. My friend will have a split greywing hen to pair with him if he wants to breed in the end of this year, she's cobalt yellowface type I (it would be better without the yellowface, but we don't have much choice up here...) - I will possibly have some violet spangle greywing chicks in the summer, so I will donate one for her and maybe we'll get more FBC chicks and possibly also double violets

 

I'm so excited about this boy, hope everything will go fine and he turns out to be a good cock to breed with.