Answers to the questions we hear most about our green cheeks, shipping, care and pricing.
How do you ship the babies?
Our babies travel in custom nest-style boxes our friend Kim builds for us, with a deep, dark bottom that feels like a nest box so they settle in and relax. They fly Delta Cargo and arrive home the same day with minimal stress. See how it works in our post, How We Ship Our Babies: Custom Nest-Style Boxes for a Calm Trip Home.
How do we feed our babies?
Every baby is weaned onto a solid pellet diet as its foundation, with fresh chop and sprouts offered from the start so they learn early to love fresh food. When your baby goes home, they’ll already know their pellets, chop and sprouts. See our chop in action in Why Variety Matters: Pellets, Chop and Sprouts at Majestat Aviary.
When will my baby be ready to go home?
We never force our babies to wean. Every baby is an individual, so we let them stay on their own schedule and follow their needs, which creates a more rounded, stable foundation. Most babies are ready around 10 to 12 weeks, but we always tell you when yours is truly ready, not just when the calendar says so.
How much are your 2027 blue line babies?
Our 2027 season pricing is $800 to $1,200 for TurqBlue, $1,200 to $1,800 for TurqBlue Dilute, $2,000 for Blue, and $2,800 to $3,200 for Dilute Blue. A 50% non-refundable deposit reserves your baby, and spaces are limited, so we recommend getting on our list early. You can find the full details in our Purchase & Health Guarantee.
Isn’t this just turquoise?
In our test pairings, we produced only green and blue, with no standard turquoise. We recognize Turquoise Blue as one copy of standard turquoise plus one copy of the blue allele. Our Blue birds show clean blue and white with no turquoise leakage and no yellow or cream pigment remaining.
Why was it called violet at first?
When we started in 2020, our birds looked significantly bluer than standard turquoise and resembled birds being called Violet in Europe. We originally bred them as Single Factor and Double Factor Violet, until our breeding results showed that identification was incorrect.
Has anyone else seen the same results?
Amy Ginley’s hens gave identical breeding results. Dirk Van den Abeele and Levi DeMartin independently noted the three-color separation—blue, turquoise-blue, and turquoise—through video calls and photographs.
Is it recessive?
Yes. We identified a recessive blue at the same genetic location as turquoise. The two mutations act as different versions of the same gene.
What does this mean for breeders?
Correct identification lets us work the mutation properly and predict outcomes accurately. It also opens new color combinations that were not available with standard turquoise alone.
Still have a question? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.