For anyone intersted in looking at baby budgies... very short video.

 

http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/d...nt=P8310341.flv

 

They are coming along nicely.

My daughter has named the albino...Lemonade.

I think I have 3 hens...but I won't hold my breath with that statement :rofl: .

They are sweet as dek21...

 

Can't wait to see what they feather up as!! :rofl:

agreed anne. They are so cute in an ugly sort of way!

Hi, just thought I'd update what Mocha and Caspers babies look like.

This is Lemonade, Albino hen and YF2 like her mum.

This is the middle baby. Looks to be YF2 recessive pied skyblue spangle

And this is the youngest. Is recessive pied to and can see blue developing on its rump. Not sure on colour, possibly cobalt.

And this is the three of them together taking a nose dive into the blanket trying desperately to hinder my camera work.

 

Just quick questions about Casper. Before breeding with him I knew nothing of his heritage. To produce 2 rec. pieds do I say he's split or masking rec. pied? And with the babies down being white does that definitely mean they will be opaline as well? And how does that apply to Casper too...is he split or masking?

 

Blotch and Elmo are sitting on 5 eggs and no sign of babies yet.

Babies look to be dominant pied not recessives.

 

 

 

Dad appears to be a spangle dom pied to me in these photos............

 

 

 

and this baby

is also spangle dom pied.

Edited September 9, 200915 yr by KAZ

They are not the babies parents, they are another pair I have down.

The babies parents are Casper - Albino and Mocha - YF2 skyblue rec pied cinnamon spangle. (Photos at beginning of post.) Sorry about the confusion.

Hi there, I have this pair down to breed...

 

Casper an albino (parentage unknown)

 

and Mocha a skyblue YF2 rec. pied cinnamon spangle

 

Mocha's parents are YF2 skyblue opaline spangle split rec. pied hen and a green and yellow greywing cock split blue, ino, cinnamon, and rec. pied.

 

They currently have 1 egg laid on the 25/7 and if all goes to plan maybe another 1 today.

 

Could someone give me an idea on what to expect from this pair even without knowing anything about Casper.

 

I'm very excited as it's been well over a year since we've had babies.

 

Thanks

Gotcha...........doesnt alter the fact that the chicks are definitely dominant pieds. Are you sure Mum is def recessive pied ? The albino can mask dom pied too you know

Neither mum or dad have iris rings.

There is no mistaking Mocha's parents but I suppose Casper could be dom pied.

If he is why then doesn't he have iris rings?

Kaz, can you explain why you think the babies are dom pied please.

I just don't know what I'm looking at.

I was told Mocha was rec pied last year when I put her on this forum.

This is very confusing.

Neither mum or dad have iris rings.

There is no mistaking Mocha's parents but I suppose Casper could be dom pied.

If he is why then doesn't he have iris rings?

Kaz, can you explain why you think the babies are dom pied please.

I just don't know what I'm looking at.

I was told Mocha was rec pied last year when I put her on this forum.

This is very confusing.

Confusing isnt it ?

Mocha must be recessive pied then as she has no iris rings. Upon second look the middle pied baby

has colour through the flights so must be recessive, as is most likely the one you call lemonade.

But the other one looks to be spangle dom pied.

 

either way you have got a lovely mix of babies

Edited September 9, 200915 yr by KAZ