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Post by justjoshin Fri May 23, 2008 4:37 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought generally, the word Parakeet refers to short body, long tail. I was always taught that Budgies, ringnecks, alexandrines, Quakers (or Monks), were all types of Parakeets.

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Post by ziggy Fri May 23, 2008 1:36 pm

Hello,

Please do not feel stupid at all. The Budgie is NOT a parakeet at all. We have known them to be a parakeet for years because of pet shops calling them that. There are only 2 REAL parakeets in the bird world. One is the ringneck and the other is the great Alexandrian parakeet. These are the ONLY TRUE parakeets. It is a shame that the pet shops have made the public think that a Budgie is a parakeet. Sorry for the misled info from the pet shops.

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Post by mama2babygirl Thu May 22, 2008 11:26 pm

Ok guys, I'm gonna feel really stupid here , But are these birds the same as a parakeet? They look ALOT alike. Embarassed
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Post by Ronda Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:07 pm

Angie if you happen to have pictures of them would you post them for us!
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Post by Tari Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:18 am

Dang it I want one of each. lol And many of the ones not lister here. Like an albino budgie. That is my dream bird.
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Post by Ronda Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:44 pm

Oh no hon, that's fine! I was seriously just curious. Take your time!
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Post by MissMarley Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:02 pm

Yeah, that's coming. Sorry, I've been really busy, I was surprised that I even got that much of the mutations done. I will get it up over the weekend though! Smile

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Post by Ronda Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:38 am

Wow Devyn those are all pretty! I really like the cobalt ones. How big are they and what is their diet and temper?
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Post by MissMarley Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:47 am

Dilution-
There are four different types of dilution. Either: greywing, full-body-color greywing, clearwing, or dilute. Budgies with the greywing, have grey markings instead of black, and coloring of the body feathers are half diluted.

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In the full-body-color greywings, they also have grey markings instead of black. However, the full-body-color greywing's body feathers are bright, and not diluted.

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The clearwing budgie has very light, and sometimes no, markings on the head and wings. Like the full-body-color greywings, their body feathers are bright.

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Dilute budgies have washed out coloring all over. The head and wing markings are extremely light, and the body color is almost completely diluted.

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Post by MissMarley Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:23 am

Budgie Coloration Mutations


Normal base colors-
All budgies can be placed into one of two basic color varieties. Either they are yellow-based, or they lack the yellow pigment and are white-based. Generally, the base color is seen in the mask and down through the black markings on the head and wings. Normally, the feathers reflect blue. In yellow-based budgies, the blue of the body feathers mixes with the yellow pigment, which results in the bright green coloring. This is the most common variety. In white-based budgies, where there is no yellow pigment, the result is bright blue coloring. This is the second most common variety. The yellow-base is the dominant coloring, while the white-base is recessive.

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Dark factors-
The dark factor darkens the blue of the body feathers. A yellow-based budgie with a single dark factor will be a slightly darker than the normal green. This coloration is called "dark green." A green budgie with two dark factors will be an even darker, olive green color. This coloration is called "olive."

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A white-based budgie with a single dark factor will be a slightly darker blue than the normal. This coloration is called "cobalt." A blue budgie with two dark factors will be an even darker, grey-blue color. This coloration is called "mauve."

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Grey factors-
The grey is a color-adding factor, therefore, if a budgie has the grey factor, the grey is being added over the original coloring of the body feathers. This is a very strong factor that will dominate the underlying color.
The grey factor on a normal green budgie, turns the feathers a grey-green color.

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The grey factor on a normal blue budgie turns the feathers a grey color.

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Violet factors-
The violet factor is also a color-adding factor, though, it is not as strong as the grey. Sometimes the violet factor isn't easily visible on the budgie. Yellow-based budgies are very hard to see if they carry the violet factor. The violet factor darkens the body feathers similarly to the way a dark factor does on green budgies. A sky blue budgie with a single violet factor will just have a violet tinge. This will be most noticeable near the feet. As with the green, it is difficult to see the violet factor in a mauve budgie. A cobalt budgie with a violet factor, is the true violet.

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