Hi all,

 

first of all: what sort is Houdini? he is the greeny one in the middle of the picture

http://i879.photobuc...1at123818PM.png

 

And this is his partner Tex (because she massacred another hen's clutch), what type is she?

http://i879.photobuc...1at123810PM.png

 

They are currently in the aviary, but they were in a separate cage by themselves for a month before the eggs were laid and i only put them back in the aviary after the eggs were laid (because we were going away and the people looking after them found it easier that way) This is their first clutch (I have fostered eggs and then chicks to Tex before though so she is a good mum)

 

These two are a pair and have two chicks which are starting to get feathers but I am at a complete loss to work out what sort the chicks are (still working on getting those photos on my computer). I will try to describe them: the oldest one seems to have light wing markings with green coming through on it's wings (possibly opaline??) it has a completely yellow underside though (ie: no body colour) the other one is a lighter yellow with the same light markings and green coming through the wings, but this one appears to have some colour on its underside.

 

I will get photos of the chicks soon i hope but if anyone can go by description it would be great.

okay, it is hard to tell the mutations because there is only one picture, and the picture of Houdini makes it particularly difficult to tell, but....

 

Houdini - based on my guessing, I would say he is a light green greywing

 

Tex - based on my guessing, I would say Opaline TCB in the green series.

 

If this is right, the chicks in the nest will be all TCB as it is dominant to greywing, but all the chicks will be split greywing, with the cocks also split opaline.

 

From the sounds of the chicks, they both sound opaline, which would indicate that Houdini is split opaline and both your chicks are opaline, so they may be either hens or cocks.

 

I think that is right. help me out here people

I agree with Dave

only TCB if the male is split for it.

 

i agree with the statements for the parents

 

 

more pictures are needed. of the chicks too.

okay, here are some pictures, have been away and they have grown a bit so these are the latest ones.

 

Chick 1: (sorry, fewer photos, was less camera friendly than chick 2! )

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34709PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34705PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34715PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34722PM.png

 

Chick 2:

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34734PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34729PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34657PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34654PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34650PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34645PM.png

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab355/sunshineblanc93/Screenshot2011-02-10at34641PM.png

 

Also, we have a chick that came out of the nesting box about two months ago and is starting it's first moult. I always thought he had a yellow tinge around his face and on the underside of his tail but now he's moulting i can see it is definitely yellow on his head and on the feathers under his tail that are normally white on other blue budgies, other than this yellow colouring he is a normal cobalt bird. I am assuming this means he is a type 1 yellow face, but i'm not sure as we've only had type 2 before (his parents are normal cobalt hen and a light green cinnamon cock)

 

hopefully these photos are a bit more help...

I think, and I am just guessing, that both those chicks may be Greywing Dilutes? They are cute little ones

Please size photos in your photobucket uploads and post the IMG links so we can see them all at once without having to use one link at a time. Allowable bbc sizes are 480 by 640

sorry about that!! I had resized them but it appears that i uploaded the originals rather than the resized ones, oops :-)

sorry about that!! I had resized them but it appears that i uploaded the originals rather than the resized ones, oops :-)

There is a setting in photobucket and you can specify an upload size and 480 by 640 is one of the options.

Hey Sunshinee!!

 

Your chicks are adorable!!

I especially like chick 2 !!

I think you should call him or her gelato, as for some reason when I look at him/her thats what I think of ??

I think its the light lime colour, just like lemon/lime gelato

 

Anyway I think texas clearbody is the answer for your chicks, but im not pro, so dont take my answer for any sort of assurance

 

Alpaca-Boy