I think I finally have my head wrapped around pieds (except I still don't know how you tell a rec from a dom...but that'll come) but I don't even know what you folks mean when you talk about a bird being a spangle. :rofl: Other than that I'd say I've learned a tremendous amount from this group....enough to at least throw enough words around to fake an intelligent conversation about budgies (as long as the other person knew NOTHING about birds...LOLOL)

Normal Wing Feather Patter

 

Spangle Wing Feather

 

When you look at the bird it looks like someone traced the outside of their wings vs a normal patterned bird has white coloration the spangle has the black/traced marking

 

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/faqs/i...&artlang=en

 

I hope that makes sense

 

Here are pictures of members' of BBC with Spangled Birds

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=9578

 

Here are pictures of members' of BBC with Normal Pattern Birds

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=9580

Edited October 19, 200915 yr by Elly

Here is two baby budgies. One is a spangle ( on the right ) and one a normal ( left ). You will see the difference in the patterning of the feathers

 

Edited October 19, 200915 yr by KAZ

The easiest way i found was a simple explanation of the "rule", which you can see very clear in Kaz' pictures.

 

Normal feathering is "Dark edged with light"

Spangle feathering is "Light edged with dark"

I find that the easiest way to remember

The easiest way i found was a simple explanation of the "rule", which you can see very clear in Kaz' pictures.

 

Normal feathering is "Dark edged with light"

Spangle feathering is "Light edged with dark"

I find that the easiest way to remember

Another way is like thinking of a photo negative

Ahhh i like that one Kaz

Never heard it before

Aaaawe...thanks so much everyone...Now I get it!

 

Armed with my new information I've taken a look at all my birds and I think the new fellow I got today might be a spangle which would make him a yellow faced sky blue dominant pied spangle.

 

I'll ry to get a good picture of him this week (I had posted a picture that was from his previous home a few days ago and found out all the other stuff).

 

Thanks again!