Pete's Mutation?

[Marianne Marlow]

When Pete first came to live with us in April I thought he looked pretty similar to Custard. But really they just look similar from the back. After a while I noticed that as well as having a different coloured belly, his green colour is also darker than Custards.

Any guesses as to his mutation?


Pete






For reference, this is Custard:





Pete and Custard

[Hezz]

The dominant pieds can show up different body splashes, Marianne; if Pete's green is darker, then perhaps he is an olive green (I don't think so), or perhaps Custard has a yellow-face gene, making his green appear lighter. That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it.

[Marianne Marlow]

Do you think Pete is just a dominant pied then Hezz? He's really quite odd looking, there is his odd coloured foot and also one of his tail coverts is just like a normal green budgie's tail covert, full coloured, unlike Custards. I know he has the little pied spot on his head but so did Charlie and he was not pied.

The camera really does not pick up how Petes back near his tail is darker than Custards. Custards is the same colour as his belly, Petes back is darker than his belly.

Also somehow Custards all over yellow looks brighter.

They are an enigma these budgies. I guess we'd only really know if we knew their full lineage

[Hezz]

His foot ... that is his leather glove. I do think he is a dom pied, but not necessarily just a dom pied. Remember the spangles love to throw in the fancy "magic" tail feather at times; I am sure that other mutations do similar things as well. As you say, you would never really be totally sure unless you had a full lineage.

[Marianne Marlow]

I do like his "leather glove", it makes him unique.

[Hezz]

He is definitely that.