New Baby!

[ellabow]

I picked up this gorgeous little man this afternoon, unexpectedly. As soon as I saw him he stole my heart! Couldn’t leave without him! I’ve always planned to eventually get a little friend for Mabel, it just came quicker than expected!

any ideas on genetics? (Or names! 😂)

[tweetiepiesmom]

What a little darling with those big black eyes! I can see why you fell for him!

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I'm going to toss violet cobalt, single factor spangle and greywing into the ring but I don't know what else or if that's right at all. Sounds like a case for yellowfacedviolet!

[ellabow]

Thank you both! He is rather handsome isn’t he!

Ira that all sounds super posh! He’s very subtle in colouring, I’m not sure if he has had his first moult yet (he is about 13 weeks), if not am I right in thinking his colours could intensify?

[Hezz]

Dilute and (SF) spangle, and blue series is as far as I’m prepared to go.

[lemonora]

Such a beautiful little baby ❤️

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Feb 8, 2021 19:41:58 GMT ellabow said:

Thank you both! He is rather handsome isn’t he!

Ira that all sounds super posh! He’s very subtle in colouring, I’m not sure if he has had his first moult yet (he is about 13 weeks), if not am I right in thinking his colours could intensify?

Uhhh... not sure, to be honest. I think it may depend on mutation. Munchy looks a lot less vivid in his baby photos, but I'm not sure with Yuki, and they're the only two I've seen before and after.

He's absolutely gorgeous, by the way.

[blue48]

I can say with 100% conviction that he is.........











....absolutely lovely! Congratulations.

[Moogie]

oh stop he is a little sweetheart

[yellowfacedviolet]

Feb 8, 2021 18:47:49 GMT @sillycat84 said:

I'm going to toss violet cobalt, single factor spangle and greywing into the ring.

Sounds good to me, @sillycat84, though I don't have a clear fix on the base body color. Assuming it's darker after moult, and that will still be 50% dilution thanks to greywing, might we think it  mauve then?

[blueelephant]

He is beautiful! I want one! Just sitting on your finger being super well behaved.

I also like the fact he matches the tiles 😉

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Feb 10, 2021 7:06:25 GMT blueelephant said:

I also like the fact he matches the tiles 😉

We lose Yuki because he matches the walls.

[ellabow]

Feb 10, 2021 5:33:37 GMT yellowfacedviolet said:

Feb 8, 2021 18:47:49 GMT @sillycat84 said:

I'm going to toss violet cobalt, single factor spangle and greywing into the ring.

Sounds good to me, @sillycat84, though I don't have a clear fix on the base body color. Assuming it's darker after moult, and that will still be 50% dilution thanks to greywing, might we think it  mauve then?

Thank you!! It doesn’t show in the picture but his body is a very subtle blue, in some places almost violet/purple. It’s a bit darker around his feet! He does blend in with the tiles in the pictures 😂

Thank you all for your lovely comments 🥰 he is so remarkable to me, I can’t believe budgies come in al sorts of colours. I used to think there was just green and blue 😂 he has been very good, when we brought him home I took him into the downstairs toilet (as seen in the pictures) and just let him fly around. When he settled I started offering him millet, he was very responsive to millet unlike Mabel was. So it wasn’t long until he was sat on my finger. He will happily sit on my finger/shoulder and we have started target training.

It highlights how wild Mabel is though! I’ve found she is good at target training in her cage, we started this yesterday, so hopefully she will start to become a little braver soon.

[ffiscool]

So pretty

[Hezz]

Surely a greywing would have darker markings?