okay ,so i put my opaline cock up with a cinnimon colbalt opaline pied hen

it is their second clutch

their first clutch was layed august 08 and came out nest end oct/start nov

so this is their carry over cluth from last year with a small break in between

 

the cock bird

 

 

he has corn face and chick feeding face in this picture

 

i breed this cock bird he was my first chick from a resonablly nice pair , since starting again in o6

he is the start to just one of my few lines i have going

 

the hen of who i no nothing about exept she comes from a violet breeder

 

 

 

and the chicks

 

 

chicks are at precent 4 weeks and these pics were all taken last saturday

 

 

 

 

 

chick two

 

 

 

chick three

 

 

 

 

chick four

 

 

well thats it for now i will post pics of chicks when comming out the nest

thanks for looking any questions welcomed

 

just in case you were wondering ...i do relize that my cock is not mauve it is called the mauve grey line as his background is mauve and i intend to strenthen the mauve genetics myself in future breedings

Edited February 24, 200916 yr by GenericBlue

the chicks are absolutely adorable :rofl:

They are soooo sweer GB really gorgeous :rofl:

Nice family there GB. Looks like the mauve has come out in chick no. 4.

no chick four is cobalt so its clasifyed as violet . violet 1 factor

they greys are all difrent colours and one of them is carrying the mauve but it wont come out fully till at least second molt

one is very blue grey and one just plain grey

the last lot of chicks my dark grey she has turned out mauve of the most beautiful purple im cut as you all tell me she is grey but if you saw her in real life you would know she is not

i have tryed time and time again to get a picture of her true coulor but with no luck

id love to share her true colour as i have never seen a bird of her colouring before and am wondering if she may be infact a violet grey or is that the same thing i was told recently that mauve and violet are the same thing but i was always taught diffrently but am now questioning myself as she is so purple but dark grey all at once

all the greys chicks have the deep cobalt or violet through out the bodys so will only become more pronounced i cant wait to see in three months time even the normal grey is very light feather opacasity (ha my own word )

her is my mauve from first clutch

 

 

Edited February 24, 200916 yr by GenericBlue

i'm lost on what you are calling 'mauve grey' these are two different things in budgie genetic - mauve is a blue bird with two dark factors, grey has the grey factor gene.

 

mauve violet would be different from a violet, although i'm sure some are willing to dump any violets into the same box if not interested in the gene. looking at that hen... her cheek spots are dark which is a sign for violet, and her body is a mix of blue and grey which is what you can see in mauves.

 

Can't wait to see this chick grow up! She is beautiful!

I have to agree. They are very good chicks. They will hopefully develop nicely.

Many a bird from nest to fledging has flown off when held on a finger out in the open when the owner or breeder thought they would not or could not fly away

 

Love that fist bird, makes ya feel like breeding 'em. Good work. Escapee comment a little unsettling though...

Can't wait to see this chick grow up! She is beautiful!

Beautiful flock and nice chicks.Where do you get all your colors from?

Very impressive chicks GB!! I really look forward to seeing them develop - you will have some really nice hens by the looks of it

Many a bird from nest to fledging has flown off when held on a finger out in the open when the owner or breeder thought they would not or could not fly away

dont worry kaz i know thats possable but these chicks defenently unable to fly at time pics taken they can now well the first two any how still only small short flights still should be in nest for two week at least my cages in my aviry now so no chance of excapees was not home when these pics taken am now

Can't wait to see this chick grow up! She is beautiful!

Beautiful flock and nice chicks.Where do you get all your colors from?

these chicks were from a line i have started myself they are second generation chicks the bird i started with came from a show breeder out this way he was a one year old bird when i got him a sky blue holding violet genetics but not vissable to eye unless you really know your colours and their diffrences i dont know a lot when it comes to mutations but i know my colours and i go by cheek patches and tail colour when choosing my birds even if the breeder says something else i brought a true mauve hen for him and from their i breed my grey opaline cock he has very slate blue cheek patches and as his mother does holds the mauve gene and now from breeding him i found that as i was hopeing holds the ability to produe very blue grey birds normal greys viloets one factor and mauve and as placed with a one factor violet hen colbalt produces light medium and dark i still dont quiet know what i have but i know that the rezult i was after i achived so dont really care what their true mutation or coulors are just care that i still know how to produce what i want with out years of mucking around so am happy as this only my second year back breeding im quiet happy with my rezult and all i can say as to their colour is that they are not grey well one chick is defenently only grey as for the mauve hen her tail feather is deep purple turning to black at tip so ... i dont know she does have deep purple cheek patches and does hold the violet gene but is deep colbalt but visually violet to look at and dark grey what i call mauve i do understand that mauve is in a world of its own as is violet but i dont know how i managed to blend the two together i think it has to do with the blue grey with slate grey cheek patches and as these birds tend to hold grey but difrently to a grey with grey cheek patches and what i just relise and dont know why is one chick has black cheek patches and she is defenently going to be the same cobalt blue purpule gray mix my mauve hen from first clutch is so..... i have two hens and two cocks im happy thanks for coments i will post pics when im allowed on com for longer as have to upload them

my colours come from the way i mix my genetic backgrounds and although i know what to put to get what i want i couldnt tell you what they were as i only go by memorie of sight of colours i learnt years ago not memorie of genetics or mutations as such so sorry but i will work it out with all your help one day for now as long as im breeding what i want and with out a lot of breeding to get their im all good and will only get better rezults as my own genetics move in to place

Edited February 27, 200916 yr by GenericBlue