Pallid? Palladio? CHCT?

[Livingbendy]

This is my new baby I'll be getting in the next week or so, once he is down to once a day feeding. I've hand reared countless wild birds (I used to be certified in wildlife rehab, and I was a vet tech for 15+ years before I was forced to retire. I've also hand reared 3 moluccan cockatoos). My question is what color is he. The lady I'm getting he/she from (I'm waiting on the Dan sexing) said he was either a lacewing or an opaline. Her ex husband breeds, she hand rears them and sells them, and I gather she's not up on the mutations. She said that the lace wings she got came from a yellow and blue paid or a white and blue pair. She wasn't sure the sex of the parents/colors, or the history (splits). He has much more pale blue on him than the pictures show. His body is pale blue, his head, and tail are white. His wings are pale blue with white, and grey (much less grey than shows in the pictures. Much of what is showing in the low resolution pictures she took is actually pale blue). His eyes are very dark, but when you shine a light on the, they have some red in them. She knows a ton about bird. For around 30 years she's has a business that does bird shows and education at parties, corporate events, nursing homes, for schools ect. She's been involved with birds for a long time (she has some amazing bird, like the sweetest Palm Cockatoo, and a few other rare birds. She's big into conservation education)

So, what do you think? What color mutation is he? Care to place bets if items a girl or a boy (she keeps referring to the baby as him, which I've picked up as the pronoun for now). I'm guessing from what little I'm learning that the grey in the wings means he is r a Palladio. He looks really grey in the picture in his cage and he really isn't. He is much more pale blue. I was too excited when I met him, and forgot to take pictures. I thought I was going to get either a grey, or a turquoise baby. She had a gorgeous Olive, and one that looked like a cremino, but with a great deal of turquoise on the body, and tail. But, this little guy was not only the most outgoing of the bunch. He hopped right on my hand, hopped up my arm, stopped on my shoulder, nuzzled me a bit, and mumbled some birdy in my ear. Then hopped down to my "shelf" (my...erm...uh...boobs, that is used as a shelf by small critters) where he stayed while I met the other babies. He didn't want to leave, and he cooed, and even imitated a few of my sounds like my "aaahwe" (awe). Apparently the imitating was a first for him, especially since he's still quite young. Oh, and one foot looks pretty red/pink - it's from her marking him that he had a mommy.

Now I'm rambling?
So, what color mutation do you think he is?
Bets on male or female?

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[Livingbendy]

Anyone?

Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?

I have some other questions about bringing baby bird home that I wanted opinions on, but so far none of my posts seem to get anything but views. I even deleted 2 because if they are looked at 70 some odd times, with no response....well.

[sanjays mummi]

I have no idea because I am no expert, but he is beautiful! Ths forum is pretty dead at the moment, maybe plenty of people lurking, but not really interacting. Or maybe, like me, they just don't know enough to help you,

[Mikesringnecks]

Not CHCT (Cleartail) they don't get the clear head until they are mature and only the males get the clear head. Given the shade of Blue I would guess Blue Pallid but it is a guess without better pics. The only mutation I know of that exhibits both Blue and Grey is Misty but I have never had a Misty so don't really know much about it.

[rick_s0910]

Looks like you have a Pallid Blue baby aka Blue Lacewing. Pallids have a white head in the blue series and yellow head if its a green bird. Dark red eyes with yellowish iris with light colored feet & nails. His flight feathers should have a grayish hue with discoloration around the outer part. Depending on the angle of the light, you might see some faint "stripes" running across his back. Opaline birds have a head that is darker than the body, kind of looks like a grey head. They also have black eyes with a yellowish iris, grey feet and nails. Also, Pallidino only happens in males and one parent would have to carry the Ino gene and the other the pallid gene. I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure about his grayish tinge. It might be a Pallid Mauve, but I'm leaning more towards Pallid Blue. You'd have to know the exact mutations of his parents. He's beautiful though. Congrats!