Posted April 5, 200619 yr Here is Hotlips and Radars babies photos taken today Baby number one Violet opaline. Baby number two a blue normal . Baby number three a grey normal. Baby number four looking like Dad's colouring. Baby number five looks like a green normal. Here is Mum and Dad
April 5, 200619 yr They're all so cute and precious.. I don't think that baby 3 is a grey though.. maybe mauve?
April 5, 200619 yr I'm with Hurdy, both number two and three look like mauves. Unless the flash is messing things up Number one and three look like girls and number two a boy. All great babies.
April 5, 200619 yr Author I'm with Hurdy, both number two and three look like mauves. Unless the flash is messing things up Number one and three look like girls and number two a boy. All great babies. I think you are both right about the mauves....the three eldest just left the nest and the two you say are mauves certainly look like it too. I believe that mauves are used to create the darker grey green that Radar is, is that right ? If so one of his parents could have been mauve ??
April 5, 200619 yr Mauve is a blue bird with two dark factors. Which I wouldn't have thought Hotlips had, but the both have clear blue cheek patches. Greys have grey ones. Grey-greens are to do with the grey line.
April 5, 200619 yr Author What about this statement "Two dark factors in a green (yellow-based) budgie relults in the olive variety" from this link http://www.geocities.com/budgie-place/p_colors.html does this apply here ? Also this link reading about dark greens http://www3.sympatico.ca/davehansen/greens.html Edited April 5, 200619 yr by budgiebird
April 5, 200619 yr Each parent still gives one dark factor each. One with two dark factors will always give a dark factor to their offspring. Ahh when the violet gene is mixed with the green ( or normal) gene you get a bird that looks like an Olive. We could be wrong about what Radar is but I do think he is a grey-green. Looking at hotLips again I forgot she was a dilute (clearwing?) That would lighten te body colour so she could have a dark factor gene if she is cobalt.
April 5, 200619 yr Author Each parent still gives one dark factor each. One with two dark factors will always give a dark factor to their offspring. Ahh when the violet gene is mixed with the green ( or normal) gene you get a bird that looks like an Olive. We could be wrong about what Radar is but I do think he is a grey-green. Looking at hotLips again I forgot she was a dilute (clearwing?) That would lighten te body colour so she could have a dark factor gene if she is cobalt. Must be a bad photo....hotlips is a skyblue cinnamonwing
April 5, 200619 yr Ahh yeah Cinnamon I can see the brown now where I was seeing more grey before. Cinnamon also weakens the colour on the body a bit. Edited April 5, 200619 yr by Nerwen
April 5, 200619 yr Author Each parent still gives one dark factor each. One with two dark factors will always give a dark factor to their offspring. Ahh when the violet gene is mixed with the green ( or normal) gene you get a bird that looks like an Olive. We could be wrong about what Radar is but I do think he is a grey-green. Looking at hotLips again I forgot she was a dilute (clearwing?) That would lighten te body colour so she could have a dark factor gene if she is cobalt. This is a quote from the "Genetics of Violet Factor"...... You can usually tell a green budgie has at least one violet factor. The violet darkens the green body color and sometimes causes violet to show in the feathers near the feet and vent. The feet may also look very dark or purple. Check out Radars feet
April 5, 200619 yr I love those feet, I remember your mauve spangle (the one that you lost ) had those feet too.
April 5, 200619 yr Number 2 looks like a grey to me!...and whats wrong with number ones foot?..the back toe is bent waaayyyy forward!...is he okay? Kirby
April 5, 200619 yr Author Number 2 looks like a grey to me!...and whats wrong with number ones foot?..the back toe is bent waaayyyy forward!...is he okay? Kirby :hap: The feet are fine. Its just the way he was standing on my hand. No probs with his feet. They are all out today on perches in Mum and Dads box, looking like bright eyed bushytailed budgies....eager to explore the world. Mauve is similar to grey but has a blueish hue to it and that seems to be the colour so far. I will try for new photos soon. :hap:
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