I thought you said the hen didn't breed? I would assume the mother would be split blue/violet.

I thought you said the hen didn't breed? I would assume the mother would be split blue/violet.

No. I didnt exactly say that

Well he or she is violet and I figure dilute affects the way violet shows up too. I said Daddy as from the little I could see of him he looked to be a nice vibrant green.... maybe indicating violet but it was just a guess. Producing a mauve from her only means she carries dark factor not that she is violet.

 

Oh and S_C, birds are not split for violet they either are or they are not. It's a dominant gene - sorry if I miss read you though....

Yeah, looked too bright to be a dilute to me! Such cuties Kaz! And violet too.

I am still trying to figure out how violet came into it. But that dilute hen produced a mauve baby once with a light green dom pied father.

 

 

She could not produce a Mauve from the pairing to a Light Green. Could the Light Green Dom Pied have been a poorly coloured Dark Green perhaps.

Yeah, looked too bright to be a dilute to me! Such cuties Kaz! And violet too.

I am still trying to figure out how violet came into it. But that dilute hen produced a mauve baby once with a light green dom pied father.

She could not produce a Mauve from the pairing to a Light Green. Could the Light Green Dom Pied have been a poorly coloured Dark Green perhaps.

I think in hindsight he must have been as one of the chicks was a dark green dom pied too. .............here he is on left

 

Here is an uncle

brother to the Dad

Edited June 28, 201015 yr by KAZ

Any newer pictures of the violet?

sorry I was busy today

Any newer pictures of the violet?

Funnily enough the violet has changed to what looks like a powdery blue :what:

Edited July 1, 201015 yr by KAZ

you tell it to change back - I want it to be a violet greywing - :what:

you tell it to change back - I want it to be a violet greywing - :question:

 

I agree :rofl:

kaz is the fater the dom pied green you got from auction as if it is its violet genetics :question: i remember having a distinct convo with you about how i thought he carryed violet and im sure it was on his mothers side

 

could be diffrent dom pied but i know one your doms you resently got has the violet modifying cell

kaz is the fater the dom pied green you got from auction as if it is its violet genetics :rofl: i remember having a distinct convo with you about how i thought he carryed violet and im sure it was on his mothers side

 

could be diffrent dom pied but i know one your doms you resently got has the violet modifying cell

 

 

No. The dom pied is the mother and she is dilute dom pied.

 

 

 

Dad is this one

 

RIP had a good look at them yesterday :question:

Most of the chicks are out of the nestbox today except the greywing blue who is clambering all over its mother. Beanbag is such a docile hen :question:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mum is laying again

 

 

 

 

 

The babies are in the kindie cage with some others except the greywing still in the nest with his mother who is laying again.

 

 

 

and, although these photos dont show it the chick does have violet feathers going on after all. The feathers are showing what looks like sky violet as we have two tones happening

 

 

but as usual when photographing blues and violets they dont show like they are in " real life"

I love chicks at that stage.... actually, I love them at any stage.

I love chicks at that stage.... actually, I love them at any stage.

Me too

oooh what a special bub

 

 

you must be glad you got one blue out of the nest

so if its violet and greywing

does that mean it can produce a lovely new colour!

 

nemly lavender!

as the violet will appear purplky but the greywing will dilute it to make a

powdery purple blue or LAVENDER

 

that is really cool, you will have to try and get that damn camera to show up that violet!

cant wait for more pictures

Why did you call the hen Beanbag?

great pics

 

I love the name Bean Bag - did she have this before or have you only named her recently?

 

She has had this name for a long time. thus named because in the nest you can do anything with her...pick her up anbd move her and she just flops and is like handling a beanbag

 

 

That is why she is so calm in the pics.

That is why she is so calm in the pics.

Yeah SHE IS SO UNUSUAL.

 

tHE GREYWING CHICK HAS JUST FLEDGED THE NESTBOX TOO (oops caps )

if you look at your chick hun in few pics up you can see the sky blue tail with the aqure ting so

yep defenently sky violet

if you look at your chick hun in few pics up you can see the sky blue tail with the aqure ting so

yep defenently sky violet

Weird the colour aspect. I took the chick out for photos and what I am seeing is lavender blue feathering and cheek patches are lavender too but when I took photos the photos show blue and blue blues and violets must be the hardest thing to photograph and get the colours right

 

 

So.........here is what I am seeing ( photoshopped to show true colour )

 

 

and this is how the photos turn out

 

 

 

Edited July 9, 201015 yr by KAZ

what a beautiful colour!!!!

 

 

i have never seen such a delicatley soft purplein a budgie congrats KAZ

she is so pretty, cant wait to see her grow up you will have to keep us updated