I got these handsome boys yesterday

 

Dominant Pied....... (a little help with his description?)

 

 

 

Normal Blue

 

 

 

I got them from different petshops so they are in different quarantine cages.. Also what would be their approx. age? The blue one is very young maybe 8-10 weeks old? The dominant pied must be much older since his iris are visible now..

 

.. and last question: The little guy seems to have a dirty vent, it wasn't like that when I got him yesterday, but it isn't clogged just a little stained, I thought about cleaning it with warm water? but I don't want to stress him out too much so maybe that should wait..

Edited April 4, 200916 yr by Cory

First one probably around 3-5 months of age. Looks like a yf blue Dominant pied. Did you cut his wings yourself?

 

Second one looks like a little skyblue hen to me. I know neville posted on another thread that he is cock but I cannot see it. I think its a hen. 8-12 weeks of age. Feel free to correct me.

Clean the vent, leftover droppings on the vent get clogged up worse and worse as the days go on because it all sticks to eachother. Could be from stress.

First one probably around 3-5 months of age. Looks like a yf blue Dominant pied. Did you cut his wings yourself?

 

Second one looks like a little skyblue hen to me. I know neville posted on another thread that he is cock but I cannot see it. I think its a hen. 8-12 weeks of age. Feel free to correct me.

Clean the vent, leftover droppings on the vent get clogged up worse and worse as the days go on because it all sticks to eachother. Could be from stress.

 

 

Thanks for the advice

 

I did not clip his wings I got him like that, I'm not really a fan of clipping my bird's wings and I think they cut them way too short.. and about the blue one.. I'm really hoping for a boy so maybe I'm not seeing things I should be seeing but his cere looks very pink to me and it gets blueish on the upper part.. there's definetly no white in there but I guess I'll have to see what he turns out to be once he gets older.. and if he is a hen then I will need to add two more boys to my flock lol

Edited April 5, 200916 yr by Cory

I agree that you have a YF2 Dominant pied cock who is 3-5 months old.

Your normal blue is around 8 weeks or so old. To me it is possible its a hen, but it could also be a cock. a clear photo of the cere front on in natural light will help us tell for sure.

I agree that you have a YF2 Dominant pied cock who is 3-5 months old. Your normal blue is around 8 weeks or so old. To me it is possible its a hen, but it could also be a cock. a clear photo of the cere front on in natural light will help us tell for sure.

Okay I'll try to get some better pictures then they are so flighty right now though.. its hard to get good pictures

Edited April 5, 200916 yr by Cory

Very nice birds, Cory! Don't worry about the yf2's wing clip, it'll grow back pretty soon. If he's well past his 1st moult, his 2nd one will be on it's way... Just remember to change their diet gradually!

Very nice birds, Cory! Don't worry about the yf2's wing clip, it'll grow back pretty soon. If he's well past his 1st moult, his 2nd one will be on it's way... Just remember to change their diet gradually!

 

 

Thank You .. Good thing his wings are growing back I really like to see my birds flying around, and I did remember about the food change this time! lol well actually I bought the same brand of food the store uses since it has the seeds and the pellets all in the same bag and its cheaper to buy it that way pellets and seeds for the price of one My only problem is that they don't like the pellets that much I think they are a little too big for their liking so I have to break them a little and that's the only way I can make them eat their pellets :happy-dancing:

Gorgeous!

 

I have a very similar budgie. Here are pictures of her at 10 weeks and 2 years. She's been my second best breeder and produced some gorgeous coloured babies.

 

 

Gorgeous!

 

I have a very similar budgie. Here are pictures of her at 10 weeks and 2 years. She's been my second best breeder and produced some gorgeous coloured babies.

 

 

 

She is so beautiful! and I'm guesing she is a YF2 sky blue dominant pied? because if that is the case then Sonny (that's how I named him) would be a cobalt since his blue is darker.. I was having some trouble figuring out his blue shade since its very greenish.. thanks for showing your pictures