Black faced mutation

[Jayson]

Does anybody here know of any budgies with the black faced mutation available for sale i am based in dublin Ireland but can arrange international collection I saw some recently in the Netherlands but haven’t been able to contact the breeder.

thanks in advance.

 

[expressmailtome]

Welcome! I am not sure that there are currently active members who live in Ireland, but there are quite a few who live in Europe and may be able to help you. Best of luck in your search.

 

[Jayson]

Thank you I appreciate it, I look forward to seeing some answers

 

[Sparkles99]

Welcome!

 

[Jayson]

Thank you sparkles

 

[Lori D Pert]

To be honest I have only heard stories of this mutation. I have never heard of anyone irl who has one. If you do manage to find anyone who has them I would love a pic.

 

[AussieBird]

To be honest I have only heard stories of this mutation. I have never heard of anyone irl who has one. If you do manage to find anyone who has them I would love a pic.

If you search YouTube there’s a fairly recent video about someone breeding them somewhere

 

[Ripshod]

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[Jayson]

Lori d pert, they only come around once In a while as far as I can tell and I would like to be the main source or main breeder for them here im Ireland so I am determined to get my hands on them check this video out

there's a guy in the Netherlands who has managed to buy the black gene budgies from the guy who originally bred them in the 1990s

 

[Jayson]

Cheers ripshod have you bought from this site?

 

[Ripshod]

Cheers ripshod have you bought from this site?

I haven't, but they have a good rep in independent reviews.

 

[Elysian]

WHOA.

.. I might need another budgie...

 

[Shezbug]

They’re quite interesting to look at but I still much prefer the original budgies- selective breeding will never beat what nature provided as far as I am concerned.

Good luck on your search and please do keep us updated

 

[Budgiebonkers]

Last I heard they where extinct

 

[AussieBird]

Last I heard they where extinct

Watch the video linked

 

[Sparkles99]

They’re quite interesting to look at but I still much prefer the original budgies- selective breeding will never beat what nature provided as far as I am concerned.

I prefer coloured budgies of all kinds, but totally understand this point of view, because that's how I feel about parrotlets. I don't understand the unpopularity of the original green - they're the most glorious looking, IMO!

 

[Ripshod]

I prefer coloured budgies of all kinds, but totally understand this point of view, because that's how I feel about parrotlets. I don't understand the unpopularity of the original green - they're the most glorious looking, IMO!

There are many different species of parrotlet, accounting for most of the different colours we see. I know mutations and crossbreeding happens but please don't single out one species as the 'only' true parrotlet.

 

[Sparkles99]

I didn't mean to, but I believe most of the parrotlets common in captivity are Pacific Parrotlets. Perhaps I'm wrong. I've not heard of anyone on AA who owns a different species, though the rescue near me has a pair of spectacled parrotlets up for adoption. Pacifics are the species I was referring to where everyone's after a mutation, but I prefer the original green.

Are you saying that to get the other colours they're hybridizing them or that they're natural & are just other species? I thought the blues & pieds were Pacific colour mutations.

 

[AussieBird]

I prefer coloured budgies of all kinds, but totally understand this point of view, because that's how I feel about parrotlets. I don't understand the unpopularity of the original green - they're the most glorious looking, IMO!

I agree with this. I love my colourful flock and I actually want a wild coloured one too.

 

[Karearea]

Just beware of scams! Many sites will use images of anthracite or blackface budgies to draw people in, these guys are exceptionally rare. They most likely won't be bred to be pets either.