Hello all, I have a few budgies of which I want to know the exact mutation

and people keep telling me different things, so I hope to find the right answer here.

 

 

This fellow:

 

 

with flash: http://i1159.photobu...zps6d074149.png

his back: http://i1159.photobu...zpse3afe359.png

 

 

This gray cock:

 

 

With flash: http://i1159.photobu...zps5994559a.png

Next to a blue hen: http://i1159.photobu...zps0e9ce5a2.png

(is the hen sky blue?)

 

 

This light gray hen:

 

 

Next to the gray cock and the blue hen: http://i1159.photobu...zps5250f86f.png

 

Next to the gray cock and blue hen without flash: http://i1159.photobu...zpsf325fa10.png

 

 

This Gray hen (front):

 

 

Wihout flash: http://i1159.photobu...zpsadfa3862.png

Next to the light gray hen: http://i1159.photobu...zpsaddfc352.png

 

 

And last: is this hen a true Lutino?

 

 

 

Without Flash: http://i1159.photobu...zpsf1ddbc16.png

 

 

Thanks in advance!

First one is a greygreen spangle, second grey cock (really need to see his wings) looks like normal grey and yes hen is skyblue, the third light grey hen is cinnamonwing, number 4 looks like a normal grey hen and the lucky last yes looks like a lutino, the eyes will tell the story, they should be red. Does anyone else have any opinions???

Edited September 2, 201311 yr by Rich

Thank you very much Rich! But I am also looking for the exact mutations of grey, as seen here there are different types of greys? http://cutelittlebirdiesaviary.weebly.com/grey-budgies.html

The mutation is grey, the only thing affecting the shade of grey is the dark factors carried by the bird ie. none, one, or two. If the bird carries no dark factors then it would be a light shade of grey. If it carried one dark factor it would be a slightly darker shade and if it carried two dark factors it would be the darkest shade of grey. Same for green or blue birds. No dark factors=Skyblue or light green, one dark factor=Cobalt or Dark Green and two dark factors=Mauve or Olive. The cinnamon-wing factor also reduces the body colour to a paler shade which I think would be the case with your light grey hen.In your case, unless you know the parents of your birds it makes it hard to categorically say one way or the other, you will have to breed them back to normals and see what you get in the nest. I'm sure others may have easier explanations or can even add to this but I hope this helps and doesn't confuse you even further!

I think I understand now, again thank you so much! and I hope some more people will give their opinions

I dont know anything about mutations, but I just wanted to say you have some gorgeous birds there! That lutino hen is abolutely gorgeous, I love lutinos

We had a post on bird mutations under f.a.q. but unfortunately the pics have mostly been deleted. It depends on cheek patches, colour of tail, etc. etc. as to exact mutation.

Unless some of the old experts return to b.b.c, the rest of us are just going by our own research to try to work it out. I for one am a long way from understanding it all.

We had a post on bird mutations under f.a.q. but unfortunately the pics have mostly been deleted. It depends on cheek patches, colour of tail, etc. etc. as to exact mutation.

Unless some of the old experts return to b.b.c, the rest of us are just going by our own research to try to work it out. I for one am a long way from understanding it all.

 

ha ha, I am the same as you, I have very little understanding on this topic, although i think i am getting better at sexing a few week old babies, as KAZ gave me a 'crash course'