May 20, 2013 22:28:40 GMT
rachael2406
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Post by rachael2406 on May 27, 2013 15:14:22 GMT
Mum, Dad and two little girls have left the nest!  Baby Rio ...... what a stunner!   |
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Post by mizloco on May 27, 2013 15:49:52 GMT
Rio is beautiful. What a lovely family.
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Post by nat on May 27, 2013 16:28:36 GMT
What a beautiful bird  Where does she get her yellow face from? |
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May 20, 2013 22:28:40 GMT
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Post by rachael2406 on May 27, 2013 16:30:46 GMT
Dad I will assume as he is yellow all over! he is the one in the top picture! but also her grandmother had a yellow face!
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Post by nat on May 27, 2013 16:39:52 GMT
Did you breed the dad? I was wondering as if he is producing blue y/f chicks with a non y/f hen, then dad must actually be a type 2 y/f blue although you'd never know from that deep yellow he is!
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May 20, 2013 22:28:40 GMT
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Post by rachael2406 on May 27, 2013 16:55:18 GMT
Unfortunately i didn't breed him so i have no way of knowing what his parentage is! i purchased him two years ago and he has been waiting to be a daddy ever since! Mum is a homebred she is a cinnamon so her blue colour is diluted to a pretty lilac colour!
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Post by nat on May 27, 2013 17:02:46 GMT
I suppose he could be yellow and split for blue to have blue chicks, but to have a yellow face chick makes me think he could be a very yellow blue series bird lol! I have a yellow face albino thats turned such a rich yellow shes almost looking like a lutino. I'm not sure if yellow face could skip a generation. I've not heard of it before.
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May 20, 2013 22:28:40 GMT
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Post by rachael2406 on May 27, 2013 17:06:21 GMT
I have given up trying to fathem out genetics! lol My birds choose their partners and as a rule I go with it unless it's to close in relations! if you know what I mean! and then I see what they through out colour wise! exciting to see the colours emerging on them all! |
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Post by birdguhl on May 27, 2013 18:07:38 GMT
I can't get my brain to do the work of understanding genetics, but I have a question about the dark coloured beak on Emma and a little bit on Rio. Is this a baby thing or will they always have this?
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May 20, 2013 22:28:40 GMT
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Post by rachael2406 on May 27, 2013 18:12:02 GMT
birdguhl it is indeed a baby thing and will gone by the time they are 6 months old or before |
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Post by nat on May 27, 2013 18:43:55 GMT
I let mine choose their partners too. I used to like the surprise colours but then got obsessed in finding out how they came about lol |
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Post by Hezz on May 28, 2013 0:41:53 GMT
Love the top photo. Rio certainly is a beauty, but I do love Emma in all her baby cuteness.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jun 2, 2013 9:45:15 GMT
Rio has all the characteristics of a beautiful budgie. Loved the discussion on pair outcome |
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Where does she get her yellow face from?
