Posted May 21, 201213 yr My new female. I'm unable to understand the mutation. She looks like she has gone through her first moult but her eyes are dark and clear black in colour with no visible sign of iris rings. So I assumed that she's a Recessive pied Cobalt, but I've been told she could have combinations of pied mutations.
May 24, 201213 yr Hi Rashu, I don't know much about mutations, however after reading this, http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=26947 It looks like your budgie maybe a Dom pied recessive pied combination cobalt. I'm sure others will let you know when they get chance. Cute Budgie!
May 24, 201213 yr Author Hi Rashu, I don't know much about mutations, however after reading this, http://forums.budgie...showtopic=26947 It looks like your budgie maybe a Dom pied recessive pied combination cobalt. I'm sure others will let you know when they get chance. Cute Budgie! Thank you.
May 27, 201213 yr Hi Rashu, I don't know much about mutations, however after reading this, http://forums.budgie...showtopic=26947 It looks like your budgie maybe a Dom pied recessive pied combination cobalt. I'm sure others will let you know when they get chance. Cute Budgie! This could be true. Or she could also be a double factor dominant pied, with or without the recessive pied. You probably won't be able to know for sure until you breed her. But keep an eye out for whether she develops one or two iris rings. She doesn't look like she is done with her molt, yet. Oh, she does seem to have a lot of staining above her cere. How is her health? (Droppings, vent clean or dirty, any respiratory symptoms?) She's definitely a pretty one!
June 4, 201213 yr Author Hi Rashu, I don't know much about mutations, however after reading this, http://forums.budgie...showtopic=26947 It looks like your budgie maybe a Dom pied recessive pied combination cobalt. I'm sure others will let you know when they get chance. Cute Budgie! This could be true. Or she could also be a double factor dominant pied, with or without the recessive pied. You probably won't be able to know for sure until you breed her. But keep an eye out for whether she develops one or two iris rings. She doesn't look like she is done with her molt, yet. Oh, she does seem to have a lot of staining above her cere. How is her health? (Droppings, vent clean or dirty, any respiratory symptoms?) She's definitely a pretty one! I thought the staining would go away, but it has been about 2 weeks and the staining hasn't disappeared. Her droppings seem normal, she breathes normal, eats and drinks fine. She has slight mucus in her cere from time to time, but not always.
June 7, 201213 yr I thought the staining would go away, but it has been about 2 weeks and the staining hasn't disappeared. Her droppings seem normal, she breathes normal, eats and drinks fine. She has slight mucus in her cere from time to time, but not always. Mucus coming from the nostrils is not good. Do you think there might be anything in her environment that could be irritating her respiratory passages, but not to the point of making her physically ill (yet)? Or she could be coming down with something and this is the first sign?
June 8, 201213 yr Author I thought the staining would go away, but it has been about 2 weeks and the staining hasn't disappeared. Her droppings seem normal, she breathes normal, eats and drinks fine. She has slight mucus in her cere from time to time, but not always. Mucus coming from the nostrils is not good. Do you think there might be anything in her environment that could be irritating her respiratory passages, but not to the point of making her physically ill (yet)? Or she could be coming down with something and this is the first sign? I assume they got this from the Pet Store. She had that stained face when I bought her but usually all the budgies are just dirty in the pet stores, so I thought it'd go away after a few days. The other new budgie Autumn seems to be in a worse condition with tail bobbing and squeaking. They're both on antibiotics. I've bought 7 budgies so far and only the first 2 were healthy...and they all looked healthy at the pet stores too.
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