So this is my new girl Nixie:

 

Right now I'm thinking she is a Goldenface skyblue or cobalt violet opaline?

She has a very purple tinge around her vent, feet and tail feathers and her belly color is neither skyblue or cobalt so that makes me think she is a violet, I would say cobalt violet?

 

 

 

 

And again.. Jasper:

I've been doing some research on violets and I'm almost sure he is also a violet even though he looks different than Sky (My YF1 skyblue violet recessive pied hen, next to Jasper..)

 

What are your opinions? I'm a bit confused (as always).

You have to remember that there is variation in the colouring of all birds. You can have deeply coloured sky blues that resemble pale cobalts, and so on and so forth. It could be that your bird is a deeply coloured cobalt, but im more inclined to say there is a single violet factor in there.

 

Looks to be a goldenface SF violet opaline cobalt.

 

The other one i am more inclined to think is a cobalt not a violet skyblue - i'll have to show you my violet skyblues sometime and you'll see what i mean.. Sometimes violet doesnt really express very well, so it 'could' be a violet cobalt, but i dont think it is. Its much easier to tell in person.

She is a type 2 yellow face opaline cobalt. The yellow is not bright enough for her to be a golden face. She doesn't look violet in the picture

She is a type 2 yellow face opaline cobalt. The yellow is not bright enough for her to be a golden face. She doesn't look violet in the picture

I agree with Neville

Thank You

 

So I have two cobalts and Is Sky a skyblue violet then? or just cobalt as well?

 

and about Nixie, I was a bit confused because her yellow is brighter than my YF1 and not as bright as my goldenface. Yellowface Type 2 then

 

..and I guess I'll have to wait until I breed them to be completely sure about their mutations..