The eldest blue greywing hen chick I have is turning out very nice. Here she is

http://s741.photobucket.com/albums/xx57/pr...nt=332c3864.pbw

Beautiful birds as always Kaz

 

Ross

Renee got to have a cuddle of my greywing hen chick today when she was here. The chick is called FLUFFY :hooray:

Renee got to have a cuddle of my greywing hen chick today when she was here. The chick is called FLUFFY :hooray:

 

And isn't she just GORGEOUS! I can't wait till she feathers up over the next 10 days.

she is perfect kaz just right in every aspect for greywing keep it up :hooray:

she is perfect kaz just right in every aspect for greywing keep it up

 

She is better than some

 

Working on my new flights today

 

 

.................in this nest of three greywings

 

Eldest is like its father but leaning more to a pale violet colour. Second chick is full body colour skyblue so far, third chick yet to determine.

Edited October 25, 200915 yr by KAZ

How can you get a dark factor into that line?

Some greywing baby photos....

 

 

 

 

 

in these photos she seems to come out as paler blue ...she isnt

 

Other greywing nest

 

 

 

 

 

Your greywings look great. I love the blues, and especially the blues that have that rich deep body colour.

Your greywings look great. I love the blues, and especially the blues that have that rich deep body colour.

Me too, and I am fortunate that my green hens are split blue

Why is it that blues are so hard to photograph and get the colours right ? What I see in the nest is nothing like the blue the photos turn out

 

 

 

 

weird what you see here.......triple the colour.

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by KAZ

Why is it that blues are so hard to photograph and get the colours right ? What I see in the nest is nothing like the blue the photos turn out

 

 

 

 

weird what you see here.......triple the colour.

 

 

It's all to do with the science of optics.

The intensity of the light in your bird room will alter the colour of the chicks on the camera. Our brains will adjust automatically to light change so we dont notice different colours.

 

Your babies are stunning!! You have some winners there

Very very nice Kaz!!!!!! I expect that I'll see these guys at future selections. What colour ring have you put on them?

Very very nice Kaz!!!!!! I expect that I'll see these guys at future selections. What colour ring have you put on them?

Blue rings I think.

I'm glad I'm not starting out breeding grey wings Kaz I think you might sweep the floor in a few years if you keep breeding birds like this!! Keep it up

Mummy greywing has decided she is ready for another round...................

 

 

 

 

I will move the babies into the bottom of the breeder cage in the morning.

 

Other greywing nest

 

Here is DAD

 

AND BABY

 

I just found out from the breeder of the Dad

 

The sky cock you bought to my knowledge no dark factor but some of his brothers had the violet neck markings..... his sire was a green greywing and mum was a green opaline greywing I feel he would be split opaline as all his brothers have bred opaline hens but you will get some normal hens. So, does this mean FLUFFY is not female as the white cere indicates ??? and does this also mean that the green of the parent or parents could have been mistaken and was actually a violet green ?

Edited October 27, 200915 yr by KAZ

There is definately a violet greywing in that photo - the middle chick. As for the parent - its likely the dad but its hard to say. I have had a violet pop out of a YF2 sky blue and a light grey hen. Neither parent anyone would suspect as being violet or carriers.

I think Dad is a violet skyblue. He is not a normal sky, nor a normal cobalt. I say Violet skyblue.

 

I love the blue greywings Kaz and I think your birds are wonderful. Well done.

There is definately a violet greywing in that photo - the middle chick. As for the parent - its likely the dad but its hard to say. I have had a violet pop out of a YF2 sky blue and a light grey hen. Neither parent anyone would suspect as being violet or carriers.

Which middle chick ?

I think the middle chick in the photo below.

 

I think the middle chick in the photo below.

 

 

 

Right Different father though, different nest and parents.

 

this is the dad of those

 

and their mother

Edited October 27, 200915 yr by KAZ

this is the dad of those

 

and their mother

their babies

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the other baby