Real Breeding Results
A practical record of pairings, clutch outcomes and notes as each breeding season progresses. Results are added as birds are assessed and records are completed — not guessed in advance. See the Aviary Journal for season updates as they happen.
Each pairing is recorded with its goal (what the pairing is trying to achieve or learn), and what to record and track as results come in. Real outcome data is added as chicks are raised, assessed and ringed.
2026 Season — Active Pairings
| Pairing | Goal | What is Being Tracked |
|---|---|---|
| Mauve Amethyst CW × Amethyst CW | Consolidate the Amethyst Clearwing line by combining Mauve Amethyst colour depth with a proven Amethyst Clearwing. The aim is to strengthen Violet depth, retain clean Heritage Clearwing wing contrast, track Cinnamon influence carefully across all chicks, and identify birds suitable for the ongoing Amethyst and Mauve Amethyst project. | Parent ring numbers, Cinnamon and Opaline status of each parent, Violet factor notes, hatch dates, ring numbers, chick colour development at pin feather and fledging, wing clarity assessment, cheek patch strength, eye colour (dark vs plum-red confirms Cinnamon), and final keep or move-on decisions. Photos at pin feather stage, fledging and first moult. |
| Seafoam CW × Seafoam CW | Study Whitecap/Seafoam offspring distribution to assess whether parent birds are SF or DF for the Whitecap/Seafoam factor. A Fallow split was confirmed in this pairing after a visual Fallow chick appeared — both parents are now recorded as Proven Split Fallow and future Fallow outcomes are expected at roughly 25% per clutch. | Parent ring numbers, Whitecap/Seafoam factor status (SF vs DF assessment in progress), chick base colours, Fallow chick appearances and proportions across clutches, mask colour and face expression in Seafoam chicks, Violet factor in relevant chicks. Repeat clutch data needed to confirm SF vs DF Whitecap status of parents. |
| Violet Rainbow × Violet Rainbow | Develop well-expressed Violet Rainbow budgies with good Opaline patterning, Violet body depth and clear Yellowface or Whitecap face colour. Monitor chick colour expression across the full Rainbow combination — base colour, Opaline, Violet factor and face colour all need to be tracked individually. | Parent ring numbers and full mutation list for each (base colour, Violet factor, Opaline status, Yellowface/Whitecap status), chick colours at pin feather stage and fledging, Opaline patterning quality, Violet depth, face colour expression (yellow, cream, or white), and overall Rainbow combination quality. Photos from pin feathers through to first moult. |
| DF Violet Mauve × Sky Blue CW | Produce Violet Cobalt (Red Violet style) birds by pairing a DF Violet Mauve with a Sky Blue Heritage Clearwing. Expected chick outcomes include Violet Cobalt (single dark factor, SF Violet) birds — the Cobalt base with Violet factor produces the vivid Red Violet appearance. Track SF vs DF Violet in offspring across multiple clutches. | Parent ring numbers, confirmed DF Violet status of the Mauve parent, dark factor of all chicks (Sky Blue vs Cobalt vs Mauve), Violet factor in each chick (visual assessment plus comparison across clutches to distinguish SF from DF), wing clarity against Heritage Clearwing standard, cheek patch colour, tail colour. Repeat pairing across 2–3 clutches minimum before drawing SF/DF conclusions. |
How These Records Are Used
Updating Genetic Labels
When a chick result reveals a hidden split or confirms a suspected trait in a parent, the parent record is updated. A chick result is one of the strongest forms of evidence in the genetic record system used on this site — it upgrades a label from suspected to proven.
Planning Future Pairings
Results from one season directly inform pairing decisions for the next. If a pairing produces unexpected base colours, the dark factor records are reviewed. If Cinnamon is absent where expected, the inheritance path is re-examined. Honest records make better future decisions.
What "Record Pending" Means
Where outcome data has not yet been entered, this reflects that birds are still in the nest, still being assessed, or that the record has not yet been completed. Outcomes are not guessed — they are entered when confirmed. A blank outcome is better than a wrong one.