Hi All,

 

I don't know my spangles from my pieds :question: and would like input on the possible colours I could expect from a union of our two muched loved feathered friends.

 

 

A couple of definitions of "spangled", "pied" etc would be great as well

 

The Hen -( Lilley) The Cock - (Aussie) The happy couple

 

 

Lilley's breast colour is closer to her individual picture (- There is a fair tinge of green through the blue).

 

Thanks in advance for your time.

Lilley appears to by a yellowface or golden faced mauve. Aussie appears to be a normal green.

Here is a picture that shows the difference between a normal and a spangle budgie..its all about wing patterns

 

 

Normal wing patterned budgie on the left......spangle on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

two on the right are spangles......

 

 

 

Recessive pieds

 

 

opaline dominant pied

 

dominant pied

Edited July 30, 200916 yr by KAZ

Thanks Kaz,

 

So chicks would be yellow faced, normal winged greens? mauves? mixture?

 

Cheers

Thanks Kaz,

 

So chicks would be yellow faced, normal winged greens? mauves? mixture?

 

Cheers

Green is a dominant colour......unless you know the male is split for blue you will only get green series birds. There may be hidden genes that will surprise you.

Thanks again,

 

Not what I wanted to hear however - I did tell the children that IF this applied science lesson (using our much loved pets) was successful that I would keep a very pale purple and white budgie if it appeared (I wont let the budgies know that they are not my favourite colour!!).

 

I'm not sure how we'll go anyway - Iv'e researched a fair bit now - these birds are not avery birds (caged inside in a fairly large cage) - They are let out every evening to join us for their greens at the table when we are having dinner and get to fly the room at their leisure for a 3-4 hours - We have attached the nesting box through the lower door of their cage, but so far they have showed no interest in it. Lilley has pecked everything in site since we bought her home a year ago - quite destructive - (my cork board is almost gone!!) and Aussie has been "feeding" her for the past year as well. Just don't know the success rate on breeding such domesticated birds. Any ideas??

 

Cheers

Nestbox lower is not their ideal placement for a nest. Best to attach high up, outside, with access from within. Sometimes this means cutting a couple of the cage bars for access. You can patch it later with a piece of aviary wire.

Make sure the cage is big enough for a family and for flying around in displays of mating behaviour.

Letting them out while breeding may be a distraction that causes you problems further down the track. Suggest once breeding leave them in the cage.

Be careful making promises to your children as a lot can go wrong in breeding..... they will learn the joy and the losses. Hopefully more joy than losses.

Edited July 30, 200916 yr by KAZ