She's about 4 or 5 months old, has already moulted at least a bit..What I want to know is if she is a Green or a Yellowface? She has a lot more blue than my other Greens at the same age currently, plus her shade of green/blue is different so I'm also wondering if she could have some Violet in her?

 

Thanks in advance for any help. :fear

What were her parents ? Do you have pictures of them ?

No sorry, she's a petshop bird so not a clue as to her parents.

More pictures, if that helps. My opinion is that she is probably a Cobalt Violet YF Opaline Spangle?

 

Spangle Opaline Dark Green. I don't think she's through the moult yet and the blue will disappear as this happens.

though new pics show me she looks only still to be 10 weeks at oldest dont think shes 5 months mate but shes your bird you know howlong youve had her but if shop told you 5 they lied

i would sit her between 3-5 months. Look under wings for what coloured feathers are there.

 

also which is more her colour? what shows in the first two shots or the last lot?

My guess is the same as Daryl

i would sit her between 3-5 months. Look under wings for what coloured feathers are there.

 

also which is more her colour? what shows in the first two shots or the last lot?

shes got barring all across her head still and if shes not sick doing young chick fluffy thing stance

i say very wittle baby 10 week olds max hasnt molted in them pics

colour wize im not touching

i would sit her between 3-5 months. Look under wings for what coloured feathers are there.

 

also which is more her colour? what shows in the first two shots or the last lot?

shes got barring all across her head still and if shes not sick doing young chick fluffy thing stance

i say very wittle baby 10 week olds max hasnt molted in them pics

colour wize im not touching

 

I agree with GB. She hasnt even got visible iris rings....which she would have even in a brown or grey if she was actually up to 5 months. She hasnt.

So that would mean she still has her baby feathers and a long way to go before she has her adult colouring.

Edited August 16, 201015 yr by KAZ

She is the same color as some of my current chicks! I was really interested in this thread since I can't tell what mine are either.. even though some say they are green I'm not convinced.

 

Guess I'll have to wait till mine moult to know..

Well she appears to be moulting now, she does have faint iris rings and her stance is mainly fluffed up because it is cold at the moment. So I still think she's about probably 3-4 months, then..

 

If we can't tell for sure if she is Green or YF, I will be able to tell once she finishes moulting completely, right? (because she may be all green in her feathers by then, but if she is YF, under her wings wil be blue, correct?)

 

As to what photos are the most accurate with colour..Well, depending on the light etc she looks different but I think this photo shows best what she looks like in real life: (and there's a second photo to show you her iris rings. Plus, her eyes are not fully round compared to my other birds, they are more of an..almond shape, I believe could describe it...is that genetic or could she have hurt her eye/s before?)

Well she appears to be moulting now, she does have faint iris rings and her stance is mainly fluffed up because it is cold at the moment. So I still think she's about probably 3-4 months, then..

 

If we can't tell for sure if she is Green or YF, I will be able to tell once she finishes moulting completely, right? (because she may be all green in her feathers by then, but if she is YF, under her wings wil be blue, correct?)

 

As to what photos are the most accurate with colour..Well, depending on the light etc she looks different but I think this photo shows best what she looks like in real life: (and there's a second photo to show you her iris rings. Plus, her eyes are not fully round compared to my other birds, they are more of an..almond shape, I believe could describe it...is that genetic or could she have hurt her eye/s before?)

 

 

well sorry to be negitive but if shes 3 to 4 months old thats only two weeks older than 10 weeks and i dont care how cold it is if shes sitting fluffed like that and her eyes are almond shape not round thats first sighn of a unwell bird

you dont get geneticly almond or any other shaped eyes round is how they come when bird is fully healthy

she may seem healthy but maybe carrying something i do hope you quarantined her

incase

i personally dont think shes well

so please be aware

as for clolor unless goldenface which she does not look

she would not be so green

so.... you cant tell from underwing unless goldenface not just type2 just would be green from bad suffusion bird isnt yf anything in my opinion but im no expert

Edited August 17, 201015 yr by GenericBlue

 

 

well sorry to be negitive but if shes 3 to 4 months old thats only two weeks older than 10 weeks and i dont care how cold it is if shes sitting fluffed like that and her eyes are almond shape not round thats first sighn of a unwell bird

you dont get geneticly almond or any other shaped eyes round is how they come when bird is fully healthy

she may seem healthy but maybe carrying something i do hope you quarantined her

incase

i personally dont think shes well

so please be aware

 

I totally agree with GB

 

 

well sorry to be negitive but if shes 3 to 4 months old thats only two weeks older than 10 weeks and i dont care how cold it is if shes sitting fluffed like that and her eyes are almond shape not round thats first sighn of a unwell bird

you dont get geneticly almond or any other shaped eyes round is how they come when bird is fully healthy

she may seem healthy but maybe carrying something i do hope you quarantined her

incase

i personally dont think shes well

so please be aware

 

I totally agree with GB

 

thank you kaz cause i feel bad saying so but ive seen birds looking like that manytime people say their fine then few months later mabe even 6 when asked the birds been dead and they wished they'd listened

well

to lates too late so i just wanted to say

looks sick from my veiw

may not b i hope not but best to just be watchful of her

She's sick? Oh dear..(luckily she is in quarantine from the main flock still) thank you for telling me!! I will very definitely keep a close eye on her.

She's sick? Oh dear..(luckily she is in quarantine from the main flock still) thank you for telling me!! I will very definitely keep a close eye on her.

 

 

said she looks sick

not that she is sick

just be watchful of her

and do preventitive treatment of a brodspectrum antibodic like oxey b

wont hurt

also id bring her out of aviry into a smaller warmer cage

and the other birds shes with treat them with oxey b also

to be sure

after that if she doesnt look better id take for poo and swap of crop before putting into my flock the 50 buck would be worth not loseing anybirds down trace