Posted September 16, 201014 yr Hi I've just joined the site and what fabulous and insightful reading so far... I am starting out in my breeding with the first clutch of three born 6 weeks ago,,they are absolutely beautiful. From a rainbow (from what I've read I think he is?)cock and green hen they produced 2 green (one has alot of yellow around its head and top of wings) and a cobalt.There appears to be some many different colour descriptions!As this is new for me I think the best way to begin is read, read and read and not forgetting this site for advice! I haven't really got my head around the pairing of budgies ie what pairs will produce what colours however I wanted to share my first ever babies with you. I will post some photos when I get a bit more computer savvy with this site! cheers ishtarsands
September 16, 201014 yr Good to have you here. There is a link in my signature on how to post pictures. Hope you enjoy being here
September 16, 201014 yr Hi Ishtarsands! Welcome to the forum! I can't wait to see pictures of you birds!
September 16, 201014 yr Author Here are the two eldest green and cobalt they are so beautiful http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad125/i...giesun12002.jpg Edited September 16, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 17, 201014 yr Welcome to the Forum. Your bub's look lovely, I'll look forward to seeing more photo's
September 19, 201014 yr Author Welcome to the Forum. Your bub's look lovely, I'll look forward to seeing more photo's Good morning everyone,,,yesterday I got some good pictures of the last baby of my first clutch - I have called her (think she will be a girl from the more white colour upon her cere - but still hard for me to gauge) Wattle as she has alot of yellow on her head and wings....
September 21, 201014 yr Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage. Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! :rip:
September 26, 201014 yr Author Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen
September 28, 201014 yr Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. Any bigger pictures? Cute looking birds, welcome to BBC!
September 28, 201014 yr Author Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. Any bigger pictures? Cute looking birds, welcome to BBC! Thanks for clarifying my budgie colourings,,,as Im new and there are so many different colour types it confuses me!! I shall get some bigger photos for you to view this weekend,thanks Edited September 28, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. HUGE HUGE difference between light green and dark green Squeak Edited September 28, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen if you can look at your cock bird under his wing acrossed the top if its blue from the wingpit along he is not green at all but a blue bird with a yellow face bigger pics would help the hen is light green from where i sit but then what do i know oh and to me not Opaline at all Edited September 28, 201014 yr by GenericBlue
September 28, 201014 yr Cock is not green at all from where I see it. Looks yellowface cobalt to me and is not Rainbow. Bigger pictures when you can please Edited September 28, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. HUGE HUGE difference between light green and dark green Squeak Only one shade difference really, and sometimes through photo's I personally find it harder to tell, as if it is overcast light greens can come up darker. Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen if you can look at your cock bird under his wing acrossed the top if its blue from the wingpit along he is not green at all but a blue bird with a yellow face bigger pics would help the hen is light green from where i sit but then what do i know oh and to me not Opaline at all The reason I said oplaine was because of the lack of barring on the head, but without seeing the flights and back I wouldn't know either This is guesswork we are all making, without bigger photos
September 28, 201014 yr Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock. HUGE HUGE difference between light green and dark green Squeak Only one shade difference really, and sometimes through photo's I personally find it harder to tell, as if it is overcast light greens can come up darker. Lovely chicks, well done. There is nothing like your VERY FIRST clutch making it to leaving the nest stage.Welcome to BBC. you can't go wrong on this site!! I got some photos finally of the mum and dad budgie, below Rainbow cock and Apple green hen if you can look at your cock bird under his wing acrossed the top if its blue from the wingpit along he is not green at all but a blue bird with a yellow face bigger pics would help the hen is light green from where i sit but then what do i know oh and to me not Opaline at all The reason I said oplaine was because of the lack of barring on the head, but without seeing the flights and back I wouldn't know either This is guesswork we are all making, without bigger photos @ squeek um no this is not guess work you may be guessing i know this bird is not Opaline and not green i also can clearly see the hen is light green your the only one guessing and id be happy if you don't assume im guessing just as you are yes the pics are small and the only reason i said something with such a small picture is as you guess wrong okay i will admit the opaline bit may be wright but like you said you can not tell from that picture so why did you make an asumption about it you should ask for a picture so that you can clarify your thoughts im sorry but you have been guessing far to much latley and if im the only one got the nev to tell you then fine ill get band but its better than having to see the many thing you say with lack of knowledge behind you Edited September 28, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr HUGE HUGE difference between light green and dark green Squeak Only one shade difference really, and sometimes through photo's I personally find it harder to tell, as if it is overcast light greens can come up darker. This is guesswork we are all making, without bigger photos Speak for yourself I am not "guessing" Can't be sure but it looks like a light green or dark green hen to a green opaline split blue cock.the cock isnt green at all but would appear to be a YF cobalt. Edited September 28, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr @ squeek um no this is not guess work you may be guessing i know this bird is not Opaline and not green i also can clearly see the hen is light green your the only one guessing and id be happy if you don't assume im guessing just as you are yes the pics are small and the only reason i said something with such a small picture is as you guess wrong okay i will admit the opaline bit may be wright but like you said you can not tell from that picture so why did you make an asumption about it you should ask for a picture so that you can clarify your thoughts im sorry but you have been guessing far to much latley and if im the only one got the nev to tell you then fine ill get band but its better than having to see the many thing you say with lack of knowledge behind you I agree with GB here. If in doubt don't say anything, it only confuses the issue. Beginners like myself receive so much miss information, it becomes difficult to decipher truth from fallacy. Edited September 30, 201014 yr by KAZ
September 28, 201014 yr Rainbow cock Rainbow is a term to describe a composite bird. One made up from a combination of yellowface (any type) blue series opaline clearwing (a composite variety, not a specific mutation). Yours isnt one. Sorry
September 28, 201014 yr and im sorry but reading back this post only a shade difference im sorry if i may seem like im picking directly at you but i am not a shade difference is a big thing specially to a colour breedred if you were to try and breed a mauve for instance you wouldnt just say oh well i have a light blue and umm m lets see oh i think its a cobalt mm might be light blue sky violet oh oh heak its just one shade off cobalt (this is an example not true breeding out come ) if this was fact you could breed all you like yet never get a mauve only sky blue and sky violet and cobalt's so i beg to differ but a shade differences is a big thing in breeding
September 28, 201014 yr One thing some must learn is....................if you dont know there's no need to feel you have to answer and GUESS. Others who do know will come along. No need to try and answer everything and if one doesnt have enough time or knowledge to help in a topic, leave it for someone else. We have many experts on here who can answer with some degree of knowledge and not have to "guess". In that way the person asking the questions is more likely to get real answers they can rely on. After all that I wait for new and better and BIGGER photos please
September 29, 201014 yr Author I took the liberty of taking a few more bigger snaps of "dad" budgie as to working out his colouring- YF Cobalt? I really need to read more on colours,mutations,variations etc dad budgie from behind for colouring purposes--being the great protector of mum and the pinkies!!
