Can anyone post some pictures of perhaps some 11 days old Opaline chicks, especially compared to a normal chick at the same age?

I need to know how to recognise whether a baby is Opaline or not at an early age.

Look for the white down feathers. Thats the easiest way.

You really do NOT need a picture as opaline chicks have snowy white down and others have grey down.

I know, but every chick I've had in the nest that is not Opaline has had what looks like white down! It's definitely not grey..I want to be able to tell by markings.

Edited October 10, 200915 yr by Jen144

I know, but every chick I've had in the nest that is not Opaline has had what looks like white down! It's definitely not grey..I want to be able to tell by markings.

 

 

okay have the previous chicks been from an opaline mother and norm fater as they could be split cocks why white down in nest but normal to view

 

but here some pics

a 2 half week old

 

 

 

 

opaline cin dom pied

2 n half 3 weeks

 

 

 

here knew i had some

opaline

 

 

 

 

none opaline

 

 

 

hope that helps

Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for!

 

 

This is exactly what I am looking for too, except I am having trouble seeing if the down is grey when the chicks are still pink, and only the down feathers are coming in. All of mine look the same, the down pins look white.

 

Does anyone have any pictures of a really young opaline compared to a really young normal, so I can see what grey down looks like when it is first coming in?

HI Finnie

 

I've been thread digging and came up with this Spangle to Spangle pairing of Kazs'. AND who should it be? SANTA hahah I was looking for Spangle pairings and after I had been going through the thread I realized that it was about my gorgeous boy, his siblings and parents.

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....24664&st=40 <---that particular page has pictures of two young opalines But the whole thread has loads of pictures on it....Plus I know you like Spangles as much as I do

one on the bottom is opaline, all others are normals

 

 

by itself you can see the noraml black pins on the wings and the white pins (start of down feathers) on the body

Thanks for posting those pictueres, Nerwen. Quite educational. Next time I check on my chicks, I'll have to see if I've learned anything.

 

Amy, I really enjoyed going back over that old post of Kaz'. It was nice to see Santa as a baby!