August 7, 201113 yr Sunny-hen, was told opaline light green; partner to bing Could just be the lighting, or my in-experience, but this hen looks like a YF to me
August 7, 201113 yr Author Really I though yf only came in blue? I will try and get a new picture up soon That greeny yellow colour on her body is the same now, only she doesn't look so diluted in colour
August 7, 201113 yr YF sky opaline hen This is a hen I own, it looks very similar to yours Green budgies actually have blue pigment in their feathers that mixes with their yellow base to make green. A blue budgie has no yellow, which means its just blue. The aqua colour is the blue mixing with a pale yellow suffusion caused by the YF gene. At least that's my understanding of it anyway But like I said it could just be the lighting of your photo Edited August 7, 201113 yr by Maddy
August 8, 201113 yr Author In my photo of poppy (the white pied) you can see the back of sunny, that is the same green colour on her chest. So I don't think she is yf...
August 8, 201113 yr Author No I haven't even put in the boxes. They need to be fattened up a bit but the "fat mix" as I call it, isn't being eaten! Only two if three pairs are fully bonded, poppy and fern (the white pied and grey green cinnamon) aren't there yet. Hopefully towards the end of this month I'll but in the boxes. I have also been busy drawing anime manga art! YF sky opaline hen This is a hen I own, it looks very similar to yours Green budgies actually have blue pigment in their feathers that mixes with their yellow base to make green. A blue budgie has no yellow, which means its just blue. The aqua colour is the blue mixing with a pale yellow suffusion caused by the YF gene. At least that's my understanding of it anyway But like I said it could just be the lighting of your photo Very cute budgie, has it been bred?
August 8, 201113 yr Author Thanks dillster! By the way my fat mix that I use to fatten them up before breeding is a mix of poppy seed, linseed, sorghum seed and French millet. So far my inside two like it but the outsiders not so much!!! They prefer the French millet by itself as it's hulled and easier to eat
August 9, 201113 yr Sorry gb but these pics were taken MONTHS ago. She is old enough now though.. Sorry for confusion..... oh okay my bad sorry mate your cobalt cock is beautiful good luck with your breeding by way Loyd is a lovely man and very good teacher listen well and dont let others confuse you
August 9, 201113 yr Author Sorry gb but these pics were taken MONTHS ago. She is old enough now though.. Sorry for confusion..... oh okay my bad sorry mate your cobalt cock is beautiful good luck with your breeding by way Loyd is a lovely man and very good teacher listen well and dont let others confuse you Yeah he has taught me a lot! Thanks, I was hoping to get some violets from him and the white pied but they didn't get along so I think I'll just get some violets
August 9, 201113 yr Author Had some time tonight to post some more pics. Some are of Sugar and Spice, my normal light blues and some are of all of them. Fern pigging out next to his girl, Poppy Spice, right, talking to Poppy (who isnt caring) Bing eating millet Peek A Boo! SUNNY HASN'T BEEN HURT, IT IS HER AFTER BEETROOT. It look purple on all the other, except for sunny and fern, whose masks are yellow, thus the red stains. These are my two new budgies I got only a few months ago. Sugar, hen and Spice, cock. Sugar isn't in breeding condition yet, but I'm hoping that seeing the others pairs will make her go into it. They are a lot smaller than the others, they're pet type. This is possibly my fav picture of all of my budgies. Bing just sat there eating his millet and let me take close- up macro photos of him/ Can you see the faint beetroot stains? These are some pics. Hope you enjoy! Also, no one has really actually told me what I would get from these pairs. Just to remind everyone: Cobalt violet factor cock X light green opaline hen - Grey green cinnamon cock X dom pied opaline cinnamon sky blue hen - light blue cock X light blue hen Any help would be appreciated as I can never figure out those genetics calculator things!!!
August 9, 201113 yr Author Sugar and spice go so well together. Thanks! If I ever kept any of the chicks, (which I will), then I was going to call them Sugar and Spice. But since I went to the mornington peninsula bird show and saw this pair months ago, I immediately thought of those names! I don't expect much from these two, as she isn't in breeding condition just yet. But they have mated once before at their original breeders. Colour wise Im not that fussed as I'll get some normal blues. Hopefully some more Dom pieds from fern and poppy who I just found out might be a double factor pied! I also think she is clearflight as well, will have to have a closet look! Cinnamons are good too if I get any from fern! Don't really know what I'll get from bing and sunny, just a guessing game! If you want to look at any photos of my budgies go to the 1st page of this journal at the top of this page. Just finished looking at some clearflight pies and now I'm totally confused!!! Poppy has all the trademarks of a Dom pied but her flight feathers are clear or white in her case... The website I'm looking at says the clearflights ALSO have a " bald/clear patch " on their head just like Dom piers! Help would be appreciated
August 11, 201113 yr Also, no one has really actually told me what I would get from these pairs. Just to remind everyone: Cobalt violet factor cock X light green opaline hen - Grey green cinnamon cock X dom pied opaline cinnamon sky blue hen - light blue cock X light blue hen Any help would be appreciated as I can never figure out those genetics calculator things!!! Cobalt violet factor cock X light green opaline hen: (assuming there are no splits) 50% light green chicks, 50% dark green chicks. All chicks will be split to blue. Some will have violet factor, but that can be hard to see on green ones, although sometimes is comes out looking like a dark factor. All the cocks will be split for opaline, but you won't get any visual opalines unless the father is split to it. Grey Green Cinnamon Cock X Dom Pied Opaline Cinnamon Sky Blue Hen: 100% cinnamon chicks. 100% green, unless the cock is split to blue 50% Grey factored, unless the cock is a double factor grey, then you get 100% grey. 50% dominant pied. Can't say about dark factor of the father, but the chicks will have no more than one dark factor, and maybe none. Again, all the males split to opaline, but no visuals unless the father is split to opaline. Sky Blue Cock X Sky Blue Hen: 100% sky blue chicks.
August 11, 201113 yr Wow i am constantly amazed at the knowledge of some of the people on this site. well done finnie.
August 12, 201113 yr Author Amazing isn't it, I only hope that one day I'll have knowledge like that too! Thanks for clarifying Finnie, you have helped me out heaps!!!!
August 12, 201113 yr Amazing isn't it, I only hope that one day I'll have knowledge like that too! Thanks for clarifying Finnie, you have helped me out heaps!!!! I agree with you totally.
August 13, 201113 yr Author It's 8.3 degrees outside and my budgies are swimming around in their water bowl! I filled another bowl with luke warm water and Sunny and Fern are loving it! They obviously cannot tell how cold it is outside... Would the Dom pieds be blue or green?
August 13, 201113 yr Grey Green Cinnamon Cock X Dom Pied Opaline Cinnamon Sky Blue Hen: 100% cinnamon chicks. 100% green, unless the cock is split to blue 50% Grey factored, unless the cock is a double factor grey, then you get 100% grey. 50% dominant pied. Can't say about dark factor of the father, but the chicks will have no more than one dark factor, and maybe none. Again, all the males split to opaline, but no visuals unless the father is split to opaline. Sky Blue Cock X Sky Blue Hen: 100% sky blue chicks. Would the Dom pieds be blue or green? already answered I believe
August 13, 201113 yr Author Grey Green Cinnamon Cock X Dom Pied Opaline Cinnamon Sky Blue Hen: 100% cinnamon chicks. 100% green, unless the cock is split to blue 50% Grey factored, unless the cock is a double factor grey, then you get 100% grey. 50% dominant pied. Can't say about dark factor of the father, but the chicks will have no more than one dark factor, and maybe none. Again, all the males split to opaline, but no visuals unless the father is split to opaline. Sky Blue Cock X Sky Blue Hen: 100% sky blue chicks. Would the Dom pieds be blue or green? already answered I believe Oops, sorry
August 16, 201113 yr Author Busy writing up my budgie journals in my notebook. Page is arranged to include the following things: Pair No. Details of the cock Details of the hen No. of rounds Date of 1st egg Date of incubation No. of eggs No. of fertile eggs/ clear eggs Date of 1st hatched Then I created a table that has Hatched: Sex: Notes: I was meant to create it weeks ago but couldn't find the time, now im home sick I finally did it. Should be back tomorrow Gonna have to do the equations maths test I didn't do today, tomorrow!!! All well, I didn't want to get sick for a week, Ive already taken 3 weeks off for colds, throat infections and the flu. Im also having a sleepover for the 40 hour famine on the weekend so Ive gotta be healthy.
August 16, 201113 yr Sounds like a good table you got going. Maybe add variety too so that you can see what birds you get mostly out of each pairs And if you have club rings, don't forget the ring number.
August 16, 201113 yr Author Sounds like a good table you got going. Maybe add variety too so that you can see what birds you get mostly out of each pairs And if you have club rings, don't forget the ring number. Yeah I forgot to write that down in my post! I just typed in budgie breeding spreadsheet and it came up with it. It's amazing what you can find on the internet
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