Hi,

 

The pair in picture 1 have 5 eggs in their nest just wondering what the babies may be if they hatch, in picture 2 this pair have 5 lovely pink chicks no feathers as yet think I can take a guess and say they will some shade of blue hehe and the last pair also have eggs and I won't even take a guess at what they might be. I also have eggs from a cobalt violet opaline pair I think even with my novice knowledge I know what I will get there (love the easy ones hehe)

 

thanks

yellow face cobalts opalines

cobalt opalines

yellow face violets opalines

violets opalines

 

cobalt normals

violets normals

all hens will be opaline

all cocks will be split cinnamon

 

 

cobalt normals

violets normals

all cocks will be split cinnamon

What Nerwen said,

Off topic, must say. i love your opalines (my fav variety) very clear v strip. did you breed or purchase?

As you appear to be colony breeding there is no guarantee that the mate of the hen that lays the eggs will be the father of the chicks.

Yes Neville that is true. But you can be pretty sure off whos the father, when you sit down and watch them for a while, when i first started out i colony bred for about 2months, then got cages. but if ther aren't many birds in the aviary, it can pretty esay to work out who is paired with who.

Hi cameronsch thank you they are lovely, I breed these ones they were my first ever attempt and I was lucky enough to get 5 they are all very good breeders I have all paired with different hens at the moment and have another 5 few day old babies and eggs galore so fingers crossed and I do spend a lot of time with them and I can usually tell who is with who as most of the pairs I have will not let any other female/male near them .

 

Hi Neville, yes I am colony breeding at the moment although am starting to get serious this weekend hubby and I are starting a bigger aviary ( got all the gear ready just need hubby to come to the party hehe ) will then start getting proper breeding boxes and selecting good parents etc... I have only started with budgies about a year ago and after the first 5 lovley babies I am hooked.. I do have a lovely hen that seems to have no mate well she does chase one of the opalines around a fair bit when she is out of the nest who has another mate so think he also has done the "deed" with her and pretends not to know her when the other "missus" is about but as you know with the colony breeding pretty much anything goes hehe I am also trying to get some knowledge on varities and pairing for when I do start with the breeding boxes so when the babies from those parents do eventuate I may be able to identify what they are, which is what I am striving for