Nicole, Color does not affect nesting and rearing behaviors, however, the original question was: "In the course of a mutation breeding program of an...
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Stéphane Tintin
tintin_montr...
Feb 1, 2004 9:26 am
"In the course of a mutation breeding program of an "established and vigorous mutation" how important is routine outcrossing to wildtype stock?" "I believe...
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steve watson
watto9753
Feb 1, 2004 10:28 pm
Breeding results for dominant pied rainbows refered to as pied=(df)pied &streakie=(sf)pied by most breeders are as follows reverse mating applies to all for...
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P & J Smith
rondtoitnot
Feb 2, 2004 4:18 am
Hi all, I am wondering about the bourkes in the pic's below....which have pinkish edges on some of their wing feathers!! Is this common in bourkes? What would...
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 2, 2004 5:30 am
Roland They were extracts from various magazines that would be copyright so cannot be reproduced in a public forum. Basically they confirmed that the...
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 2, 2004 5:31 am
Steve The trouble is that the results and the mode of inheritance is not that simple. There are pure normal birds that are split for pied without any Streaky...
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 2, 2004 5:31 am
Allan Sounds very much like a Red-fronted Yellow Opaline combo. Hen Yellow Opalines can be difficult to pick without experience. You can sometimes get Aquired...
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 2, 2004 5:31 am
Scott ... Parrotlets fall in your "small gene pool" category and should be outcrossed as a >matter of good husbandry? In Australia, the answer would definitely...
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wstobart
wstobartau
Feb 2, 2004 5:38 am
Steve, 'streaky' rainbows ARE NOT SF pieds, if you outcross a 'streaky' to a normal you may get 'streakies' but they will only be possible split pieds. Please...
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 7:02 am
When you combine Dilute (is this called Lime?) with a Dark factor (or 2 Dark factors) in A. Personata, what does the bird look like? Is one dominant over the...
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Dirk Van den Abeele
bva227
Feb 2, 2004 7:12 am
Hello Nicole, Pastel birds with a dark factor are very easy to recognize. But a dilute bird (nigrigenis) has a reduction of +/-90% of the eumelanine and the...
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 3:12 pm
In a message dated 2/2/04 2:13:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, dirk@... ... Thank you. So, how do they look different from a normal pastel? Nicole ...
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Dirk Van den Abeele
bva227
Feb 2, 2004 3:32 pm
I will look for a picture!! Dirk Van den Abeele Personal Homepage: http://www.agapornis.be/ <http://www.agapornis.be/> Homepage BVA:...
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 3:45 pm
In a message dated 2/2/04 10:41:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... That would be wonderful, thank you! Nicole Mystery Pickles Parrots Coconut Creek, FL...
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wessellouw
Feb 2, 2004 4:08 pm
Hi Nicole: ... I take it you consider pastel as a melanin reducing mutation, what do you suggest a dark factor adds? Regards, Wessel....
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 4:22 pm
In a message dated 2/2/04 11:17:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... does it not add melanin? Nicole Mystery Pickles Parrots Coconut Creek, FL...
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Wessel Louw van der V...
wessellouw
Feb 2, 2004 4:33 pm
Hi Nicole: You asked >>does it not add melanin?>> No, absolutely not! A dark factor decreases the diameter of the spongy zone of the feather barb, so more...
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Dirk Van den Abeele
bva227
Feb 2, 2004 4:33 pm
A dark factor change the structure of the spongy zone. It does not add melanin. You can find more information on feather structure on my website: ...
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 5:41 pm
In a message dated 2/2/04 11:39:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Wow, Wessel, thank you so much for this complete description! This makes so much more sense,...
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MysteryPickles@...
mysterypickles
Feb 2, 2004 5:43 pm
In a message dated 2/2/04 11:41:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Thank you Dirk, your website has some wonderful information on it, i will be refering back to...
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 3, 2004 12:50 am
Nicole Just to qualify for all members the distinction between certain terms. A Dilute is a mutation altering pigment transfer from the skin to the feathers....
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Terry Martin
sbankvet
Feb 3, 2004 12:50 am
Joan asked ... Yes, very. ... Some may be natural variation for the species, but some pigmentation falls into the 'aquired red suffusion' category seen in many...
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Craig Paget
birds4sally
Feb 3, 2004 2:26 am
Hello all, question for the rainbow breeders out there, is there normally a noticeable difference in down colour between otherwise normal looking nest mates? I...
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wstobart
wstobartau
Feb 3, 2004 6:38 am
What are the parents??Willy ... From: Craig Paget [mailto:craig@...] Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 10:24 AM To: Genetics-Psittacine@yahoogroups.com ...
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Deon Smith
deon3.geo
Feb 3, 2004 8:01 pm
Another photo of a juvenile Violet Turquoiseblue before her first moult. From the same group of juveniles are unrelated birds that also exhibit the bars on the...
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Deon Smith
deon3.geo
Feb 3, 2004 8:01 pm
I am attaching a photo of a Violet turquoiseblue youngster together with a normal Blue' It is very difficult to capture the essence of a Violet on a photo...
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Craig Paget
birds4sally
Feb 3, 2004 9:07 pm
Willy, the cock as far as I know is a normal bird with a full red chest. The hen is one I posted a while ago that has one side of her face streaked with these...
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Carie Nixon
carienixon
Feb 3, 2004 9:59 pm
I have been handfeeding five red rumped parakeets, and one of three parino males has an orange belly. He is the youngest one in the group, and is about one...
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steve watson
watto9753
Feb 3, 2004 10:11 pm
Craig there is no variance in down colour but if the parents are what u say you have a normal paired to a streakie this will breed normals and streakies ...
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wstobart
wstobartau
Feb 3, 2004 10:37 pm
Craig, the reason I asked is that I have seen in both 'dilute' and 'pink' fallow rainbows, split birds with the secondary down colour of a coloured bird. This...
