rachelrose 0 Posted November 12, 2012 Member ID: 7,407 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 360 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/09/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 6, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hi there, I am looking at buying a particular yellow df spangle cock, he is 1/4th English Budgie and has a bit of size. if I pair him with a pet sized df spangle (or sf spangle), will the chicks take on more hens size as in other species or is it more gradual in birds? I normally don't get into the English budgies as I prefer the smaller pet budgie but I do like df spangles and was wondering if first generation size decrease would be very noticeable and worthwhile or if I should keep looking for smaller df spangles. Any info much appreciated Link to comment
Bird Junky 0 Posted November 12, 2012 Member ID: 7,065 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 391 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/01/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13, 2013 Birthday: 02/05/1936 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hi No one can predict with any accuracy what size the chicks will be. Large small & every size in between That includes other birds......B.J.- Link to comment
ima.snowbird 0 Posted November 12, 2012 Member ID: 7,441 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 94 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 That's good to know, thanks BJ. Tweet, my dom yellow pied is a cross, but I'm not sure what %. He's a tad larger than the others and his tail is a tad longer. The difference is barely noticeable, and I probably wouldn't have, had I not known he's a cross. I'm hoping he might throw some larger birds, but still retain the playful disposition of their daddy. Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted November 12, 2012 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted November 12, 2012 when I used show budges in with my pets sized ones the chicks where slightly larger than mum in the end. One was more feathers than a big build compared to siblings Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted November 13, 2012 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I only breed pet type birds but I usually try to breed a "pet size" with a "show type". The results have been a bigger bird than pet and very nice to look at. The spangles I have bred seem to take longer to fill out but they are lovely by their first moult. I have one that is still called d.f. but with suffusion, he is really nice but looks like he's wearing a mauve bib. Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted November 13, 2012 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Robyn - i must just have to steal him Link to comment
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