I have tried to search for information about this as I know black eyes are a form of mutation with some budgies and their colour OR they are the colour of eyes of the very young.

 

However my Bugalugs is neither young (he will be 3 in March) nor is he a mutation, just a plain simple Normal Green BUT he doesn't have any ring around his eyes at all, they are completely black. I was discussing this with Clouds birds today and she said it may be a mutation of some sort?

 

Is he maybe a Dark Eyed Clear? I'm a bit confused

 

 

That's the best I could get right now sorry

Could be split recessive pied. I've heard of recessive splits displaying one or both eyes without irises much like their fully recessive counterparts. Its a bit like how normals split opaline can show opalescence in the feathers around the shoulder/head/neck.

 

At least thats my thoughts.

i have a dark eyed spangle 2 year old hen

i wondered myself if she came from a pied breeding

she is a light green spangle nothing more nothing less

the only other thought i had was a brown wing but i dont know anything about that mutation as far as i could even tell brown wings from my faded out black looking winged birds

im told theirs not much diffrents from the black to the brown wing but its the eyes you tell with

but i dont know

rips the one to ask about brown wings i guess

as for your cock

like my hen

i dont know

pied breed is my best guess

I DO know that his mother was a dark green normal and his father was a blue/yellow/green recessive pied. Now that i'm learning mutations I can say that, where as before I'd have said patchy blue/yellow/green/ So that would make him split for recessive pied wouldn't it?

 

His wings are definitely black, I can't see any hint of brown in them at all

Have you maybe put him in certain type of lighting to see if they are just very dark vs not there?

I am sure it happens with genetics anything is possible.

I shall try and get him in some brighter light ( without blinding him of course ) and will see if i can get a decent photo of his eyes

I DO know that his mother was a dark green normal and his father was a blue/yellow/green recessive pied. Now that i'm learning mutations I can say that, where as before I'd have said patchy blue/yellow/green/ So that would make him split for recessive pied wouldn't it?

 

His wings are definitely black, I can't see any hint of brown in them at all

The recessive pied likely has a bit to do with his wrong eye colours.

 

Remember my funny dom pied with the no iris rings ?

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....c=27593&hl=

I caught my Bugalugs this morning as I thought he looked abit "off". Turns out he is fine, he was just having a quiet moment haha

 

In the process, I checked his eyes - he does have the faintest hint of an iris ring after all. whoops

I caught my Bugalugs this morning as I thought he looked abit "off". Turns out he is fine, he was just having a quiet moment haha

 

In the process, I checked his eyes - he does have the faintest hint of an iris ring after all. whoops

 

 

Seeing as most of my birds' iris rings are large and very visible, I would think the same thing as you did.