Are these normal grey and blue?

[pinkdevil]

As I have not bred or seen first hand, coloured chicks other than green, I am not sure if these 2 chicks are normal blue and grey.

The grey one looks a lot darker in appearance than the fathers grey colouring, and the blue colour looks slightly different with a greenish/blue tinge. I am not sure if it is the light or just my eyes.

Do the chicks change colour as they age?

I do not know fully what other splits, (if any), the parents could be carrying other than the male grey/ino, mother blue cin.
The feet on both chicks are pale/light with dark nails.
I am thinking they are both just normals but just look different to my others of the same colours.

Here are the chickies.....






Thanks

[Razsringnecks]

Hi pinkdevil,

Yes looks to me like you have a grey and a blue chick there.
However in saying that....the blue chick's parents are they caring pastel...Turquoise....?
Not sure if it is the pic or not but I do see a slight shade of green.....pastel....on the wing tips.
In the secong picture. So not sure if it is my eyes or not..
Sometimes if a chick is caring pastel it can take a few molts to show up.
They are very healthy looking....good job!

[pinkdevil]

Thanks for replying razsringnecks.

Both chicks have the same parents, male grey/ino and female blue cinnamon, (other splits unknown). I do not know if the parents of these 2 chicks are carrying turquoise. History of their parents are unknown. I only found out the male was split ino when he through a Lutino chick 2 years ago.

I thought I saw the greenish colouring to and my partner also commented on it so thought I would ask.

Here are a coupe of updated pics of the chicks.

[ellieelectrons]

Awwwww.... so cute.

Congrats! You must be very happy with them.

Ellie.

[pinkdevil]

Thanks Ellie, I am.

I will take a video of them soon. They sit there all nicely behaved and quiet until I say hello and talk to them then it is head bobbing squark replies.....so cute!

[ellieelectrons]

I accidentally set off a bunch of IRNs off like that in the pet store once (they were being handraised, thought I was their latest meal ticket).... boy, were they noisy & way cute! If I'd been able to feed them, I would have!

Ellie.

[bec]

aaaaawwwww loving the grey looks the same as skeet did at that age

[pinkdevil]

haha Ellie, once one starts, they ALL start.

Memories, hey Bec.

The photos actually look more washed out then the chicks are, especially the blue, unless it is just the way the pics look on my laptop.

[bec]

i had the same thing with most of my blue birds no pic ever looked as bright at the real bird........
all except jylo in her pics she looks heaps darker than she is

[Razsringnecks]

Well thay are looking smashing....
You should be proud!
Now in the pics i see no pastel....Turquoise.....
Maybe this blue is a blue....
But yes your grey is a grey.
Just remember your cock birds when and if sexed can be split...ino
However....they are just stunning..............enjoy!
Thank-you for our pictures.........a pleasure!

[Razsringnecks]

the offspring will be...

cocks...
25%grey/ino/cinnnamon

25%grey/cinnnamon

25%blue/ino/cinnnamon

25%blue/cinnnamon

Hens
25% ino grey
25% grey
25% blue
25% blue ino

other splits could change things.

[pinkdevil]

Thanks again for the encouraging & positive comments, Razsringnecks.

It is great to hear others think my birds are nice as I am a bit biased towards my babies.

Hope your breeding season is going well.

[Razsringnecks]

Hi pinkdevil,
Yes thank-you for your kind words.
I am having a wonderful season.
A few hicups....along the way.
It has been very rewarding so far, also extreamly busy as I have been rearing a few chciks.
They are doing well all nice and healthy.
All the best

[ringneck1234]

What does ino stand for?