Hi guys, I was just wondering how old would these budgies be? I'm planning on breeding them later this year (if they are old enough which I think they are soon). And would you know what breed they are?

 

 

sorry, pictures aren't the best.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

Post bigger pictures.......close ups of cere and eyes

At a rough guess ( it'd be better with bigger pics ), the 2 hens are very young, probably 2-6 months, and the cock maybe 6-10 months.

 

I'd wait for someone else to have a crack though.

Sorry, would this help?

 

 

 

Wo, they didn't mean to go that big!

That cock looks like he's plenty old. But with the hens, I would wait until you have owned them for (at least) 10 months, then you won't have to have any doubts.

just taking a guess because its impossible to tell the age of a bird w/out a band with the year it was born

 

1st one is about 10 months or older

2nd one going by the bars I'd say 6-8 months

3rd one 8 months or older

Would anyone know what the babies might look like if I bred the cock with the hen that has the yellow head? And if I bred the cock with the light blue hen would it make a violet budgie?

Thanks for everyones suggestions. I already had an approximate age of what they might be. The blue one was definitely younger, and the others were maybe a bit under a year or something. Anyway I finally remembered the word! Mutations. Do you think the grey one would be something like a mauve and the blue one a skye blue? I have no idea of what the other one might be ( I nick name her yellow head). But I didn't know there really was different mutations in budgies until I read some books, so I know nothing about different mutations.(I just saw a picture in a book that sort of looked like my budgies!) Well thanks!

Now I think the cock might be a grey blue (I think it was). I just had a look at the book with the mutations in it.

Anymore suggestions about the age and mutation? I'm definitely not an expert!

yellow face normal

sky blue opaline

grey normal

 

 

yellowface hen x grey male (guessing single factor grey)

 

yellowface blues

yellow greys

greys

blues

 

sky blue hen x grey male (guessing single factor grey)

sky blues

greys

all males will be split (carry) the opaline gene

Thanks Nerwen!