Got a new budgie today! I got a friend to pick her up, so I haven't seen her in person yet. She's a beautiful Mauve Opaline, but I need opinions on her age, I'm not very good at telling that..

 

I'm guessing she's about somewhere from 6-8 months old?

 

Since Liv is right here next to me AND we both agree with each other......

WE say its around 5 months old.

 

 

I have concerns about the wool or string on this toy. Hanging material for birds. :rofl:

Edited December 7, 200915 yr by KAZ

id say 4 or five also

Okay thank you. I'm trying to learn to be able to tell their age..so why do you guys say she is 5 months?

 

Apparently that toy has wire, not string, is that still a problem?

Okay thank you. I'm trying to learn to be able to tell their age..so why do you guys say she is 5 months?

 

Apparently that toy has wire, not string, is that still a problem?

Combination of markings on head, cere colour and condition, and iris rings.

 

The toy I would say is a problem............if you have ever seen a budgie hung on toy you will know what I mean by it being a problem.

Alright. It's not my birds' toy but the person's house she was at before I picked her up..I'll mention it to them, thanks for the warning.

 

Okay, so what colour does she look like by the way? I'm thinking a SF or maybe even DF (considering how my Sf Violet Mauve looks, and this girl looks more purple than her) Violet Mauve Opaline?

 

I'm going to call her Lakia (lak-eye-ya). The name just popped into my head a couple days ago, and I looked it up..means 'born on Thursday' in Indian apparently.

 

So does anyone know what her colour is, is she a normal Mauve or does she have some violet in her or what?

So does anyone know what her colour is, is she a normal Mauve or does she have some violet in her or what?

You'll have to wait for the experts to come on line, I haven't bred any mauves yet and don't know what they look like.