Hey Terry & Every Birdie, thanx for your comment! So I suppose we need to wait and see if Flo does or doesn't molt out still showing these markings again? In...
Hey Terry & Every Birdie, deleting Full Sizes of all pictures in every Photo albums does help with the 30MB limit. Every Member should take care to do that...
According to my Sibley Guide to Birds (National Audubon Society), the Groove-billed Ani gets up into Texas from Mexico, and the Smooth-billed Ani gets up into...
Re: [Genetics-Psittacine] OT - What is this Bird?Thanks, Carrie. I'm glad to find I wasn't the only person interested in this bird. Terry, I'm sorry for the...
Terry, Yes, that much I do understand. However, before buying I am trying to determine what to mate her with to develop colors other than lutino. I am...
OOOHHH Michele I always love when some says they understand and then ask a very basic question. When this is pointed out, they then get offended when a small...
I don't think I insulted anyone. What I said was that I understood that Lutino was SL, etc., etc. I also said that I was understanding the blue series more...
Stephane ... Outcross to normal (non pied) lines then proceed from there ... The fading only occurs noticeably with the cinnamon gene, no doubt because the...
Guys Its OK. No one needs to take any offense. now back to the question New people always ask questions along the lines of "I have a 'specific coloured' bird...
Hi Terry and Group Members: My name is Vern Gildhouse. I am new to the list. I currently live in Turkey, but I am an American from Oklahoma, where we have a...
Hi guys, If an Orange split for Cinnamon cock is paired to a Silver hen, what colours can I expect from the pairing. I'm told the Orange is dominant (and could...
Astaqqq asked ... The 'Orange' mutation is not a Dark Factor, it alters psittacin pigments only. Dark factor alters structural elements which only effect ...
Vern The Turquoise Quaker you refer to surfaced in a discussion group in Australia a few years back, but since has 'gone into hiding'. No one seems to know...
In the mean time the young bird is DNA-sexed and to my suprise the "cinnamon''looking edged dilute DD green bird is a cock. The mother is not a cinnamon bird...
Andre, You say the mother is not a cinnamon, but what is she? The Roseicollis OF cinnamon dilutes that I have produced (4 cocks and 1 hen) have also come from...
Andre, After responding, I realized how much more brown your bird has on it's beak and flights. I looked back for a younger picture of one of my OF cinnamon...
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Terry, Thank you very much. The thing I was asking was (if you break it down..) - are there any colors, other than green (or lutino, of course) that can be...
Hi All, On the Rasek roseicollis calculator, there are entries for Edged_Dilute Dilute What is the difference between an Edged Dilute and a Dilute? As I ...
Hello, It are two different mutations. One was called American yellow, the other Japanese yellow. More info on my website http://www.agapornis.info ...
Linda & Andre, I am confused now as well... After Inte's post several days ago about edged dilutes positively having dark eyes at hatch, whereas all my dilutes...
Hi Dirk, _I thought that Japanese yellow was "Suffused"? On the rasek calculator, there is an entry for Edged_Dilute, Dilute and Suffused. ... From: Dirk Van...
Thanks Dirk, What is the visual difference between a dilute and a suffused? I didn't find reference to it on your site. So if i understand correctly, an edged...
True dilute has been discovered in nigrigenis. Cross sections have proved that this mutation in nigrigenis is true 'dilute'. In roseicollis it is 100% sure...
Hello, The 'normal' eyecolour of edged dilute PFLB hatchlings is something lighter than in normals.Jim Hayward wrote this in his book "Lovebirds and their...
Hello Dirk, I've seen reference to and fotos of a "suffused" nigrigenis, is the true dilute you are talking about? Or is that yet another bird? Thanks Ralph ...
I have a few questions. Combining Pastel (50% reduction of melanin) with Suffused (80% reduction of melanin). What is the result of breeding these 2 together? ...