Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

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Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by rancho2 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:15 am

My 2 male gouldians under a heat emitter after the lights go on.
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Re: Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by lnlovesorange » Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:31 am

Aw man are they adorable!!!! I just got mine, and I was noticing the way they sleep (very similar to the stance in your photo) with the chest puffed out and the head scrunched, but tilted back, How on EARTH that can be comfortable I don't know!!! But this is a GREAT pic!!! Beautiful birds as well, what is the one on the left? He's very light.

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Post by rancho2 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:09 pm

He's a silver, or, pastel blue I think they are, technically :-)

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Re: Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by debbie276 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:45 pm

rancho2 wrote: He's a silver, or, pastel blue I think they are, technically :-)
Is his body white? I thought it looked blue :lol:
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http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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Re: Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by Acky » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:33 pm

LOL!~ :lol: My birds do that too. They love to sun bathe :!:

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Post by rancho2 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:51 pm

Debbie276,

this is what you said he is when I asked about a pairing:

Ok, so your male is a Red or Yellow Head (can't tell with Blue mutations), Lilac Breast Single Factor Pastel Blue (AKA SF YellowBlue). Because he is LB he is visually white rather then blue like he would be if he was PB.

it's the lighting that might make him look more blue in the picture. btw, has anyone ever seen a blue headed lady gouldian? or know anything about them? I know it's another new mutation.

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Post by debbie276 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:20 pm

Gotcha, didn't remember. In that picture his back looks more blue then white, must be the lighting.
So he's SF Pastel Blue, one pastel (yellow) gene and 2 blue genes. A Pastel Blue AKA "silver" is 2 pastel genes and 2 blue genes, so he's not really a "silver" but looks like one because of the breast color.
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Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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Re: Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by Jen » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:37 pm

rancho2 LOVE that photo!!!


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Re: Typical teenagers catching a few rays...

Post by vienneparis » Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:50 am

rancho2
How adorable!!!
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