Comments on: QUIZ: Classify this canary!

By: Leng Vang

Leng Vang — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:26:25 +0000

There is a distinct difference in the beak, leg and toe nails just as the melanin pigment. It would always be slight darker than the agate version. Just because we don’t have quality, we get used to seeing the flesh color. However the beak can be as light as the agate but the leg and toe nails always be slight darker. I’m very curious, if more peoples are interested, maybe there should be an all opal club too.

By: marie white

marie white — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:23:41 +0000

There is an exception to the light legs and beaks on an opal according to Walker on CanaryGenetics101. If an opal carries both agate and brown, it can have the light legs and beak. I had such a cock and when he threw fawn hens when bred to an agate I was very surprised. If he were an agate opal as I thought, all his offspring should have been agate. One of the fawns won Best White Ground Melenin at the CCC show so she was truly a white brown not an isabel.

By: Leng Vang

Leng Vang — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:24:54 +0000

Don’t be confused on the term agate opal and opal. They are two different classes. The agate factor has flesh beak and leg while the opal factor has dark beak and dark leg. I’ll be happy to share some information if any one interested.

By: Edgar

Edgar — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:09:49 +0000

Silver Opal

By: vakis

vakis — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:19:15 +0000

white agate opale

By: Leng Vang

Leng Vang — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:54:32 +0000

According to the NCA; Section 1 All Opals, class 09, this is a silver agate opal recessive. I have a few of them myself.

By: jung le

jung le — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:15:51 +0000

is a lovely male double recessive Silver Agate Opal breed by Mary Bacon, of Exquisite Exotic Aviary they are good friend of Sunshine’s Aviary, you can find more pics. there.
Note : I live in WA. and will love to have any of there birds

By: gustavo

gustavo — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:31:37 +0000

para mi es un opalo agata plateado.

By: Francisco Salas

Francisco Salas — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:47:03 +0000

I several of these birds, mine come from a Agate X Opal breeding that are resesive white carriers, I got lucky and last year got 1 male and 1 female , these year I have 5 so far, they are beautiful birds, Some breeders call them Silver resesive opals, others add Agate to the name.

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:01:42 +0000

Hi! Is it this silver agate opal bird frost or isn’t? I’m thinking about partner for bird like that.