I've been playing with ideas on partners for when I start a round this year. That will not be until around March (at the moment)

 

I'm not planning on put up all the pairs I can just a few but I keep wondering which would be the best to try. So I'm asking you for ideas.

 

I have:

 

Reepicheep: Yellowface 2 Opaline

 

who can go with:

 

Poka: Green Rec pied (split blue)

or Kree: Greygreen spangle

 

ALSO

 

Berry: Violet normal

 

who can go with:

Poka: Green Rec pied (split blue)

or Kree: Greygreen spangle

 

OR

 

Thistle: Violet Spangle

 

who can go with:

Squeaker: Yellowface type 2 violet (split opaline and Clearbody)

Pie: Cobalt dominant pied (who I think the split opaline gene in Marine came from)

Poka: Green Rec pied (split blue)

or Kree: Greygreen spangle

 

AND

 

Ringo: Goldenface dominant pied

 

who can go with:

Poka: Green Rec pied (split blue)

or Kree: Greygreen spangle

 

 

Well looking at that I think I need to find another male or two or even a rec pied hen.

 

:(Laughing out loud):

I don't think that you should use Pie. I think that you should package him up and send him to me!

Reepicheep and Kree

 

Thistle and Pie

 

and can Berry go with Squeaker ?

 

Edited January 11, 200718 yr by Bubbles

Berry can't go with Squeaker they are brother and sister.

 

Can you say why you picked them that way?

I would go

 

Thistle to Kree... New thoughts on Spangle to Spangle. I have gotten larger chicks with good wing marking from the last two pairings.

 

Berry to Pie ... you may get Visual Violets.

 

Ringo to Squeaker .... You may get visual violets

 

That leaves Reepicheep to Poka. That will be interesting. might help with size.

NERWEN!!!!! :D

 

I think you should put up Thistle with Pie... and if not pie, then with squeker You could get:

 

-dominant pied blues

-blue normals

-blue spangles

-dominant blue spangles

 

or

 

-yellow face normals

-yellow face spangles

-blue spangles

-yellow face blue spangles

 

If i were you i would rather put up Pie with Thistle, i'm all about the dom pied spangles (Laughing out loud)

 

Kirby

I would go

 

Thistle to Kree... New thoughts on Spangle to Spangle. I have gotten larger chicks with good wing marking from the last two pairings.

 

Berry to Pie ... you may get Visual Violets.

 

Ringo to Squeaker .... You may get visual violets

 

That leaves Reepicheep to Poka. That will be interesting. might help with size.

 

If I didn't put them up as possible mates then I'm not going to. I know many will breed grand daughter to grandfather and aunts/uncles to nephews/nieces BUT I don't think there is a NEED for me to try that out now with these birds, if I had some very special show birds I would look into it.

 

Thistle to Kree is one reason I posted for idea I love DF spangles and would like to get some, but would putting a very small 'pet' bird to one of my few show bird worth it? Would I be better picking one of the larger hens (Reepi or berry) to get bigger bubs?

 

 

NERWEN!!!!!

 

I think you should put up Thistle with Pie... and if not pie, then with squeker You could get:

-dominant pied blues

-blue normals

-blue spangles

-dominant blue spangles

or

-yellow face normals

-yellow face spangles

-blue spangles

-yellow face blue spangles

If i were you i would rather put up Pie with Thistle, i'm all about the dom pied spangles (Laughing out loud)

 

Kirby

 

I got Thistle with the idea of putting Squeaker to her to get all you listed

-yellow face normals

-yellow face spangles

-blue spangles

-yellow face blue spangles

as well as(becuase of the splits):

Opaline spangles

Yellow face Opaline spangles

Clearbody hens

 

 

I think i'm more confused on who I want with who now than before

Berry can't go with Squeaker they are brother and sister.

 

Can you say why you picked them that way?

I like the look and instinct...not genetics

If I didn't put them up as possible mates then I'm not going to. I know many will breed grand daughter to grandfather and aunts/uncles to nephews/nieces BUT I don't think there is a NEED for me to try that out now with these birds, if I had some very special show birds I would look into it.

 

Thistle to Kree is one reason I posted for idea I love DF spangles and would like to get some, but would putting a very small 'pet' bird to one of my few show bird worth it? Would I be better picking one of the larger hens (Reepi or berry) to get bigger bubs?

 

How are the related ones again, I think I missed that. I know of Berry and Squeaker.

 

SF Spangle to SF Spangle should give you 25% DF Spangle but not as many as you think. I have had two rounds with Spangle grey green to Spangle grey green and have not had a DF Spangle. Jeff Attwood is a big fan of Spangle to Spangle and is convinced that Spangle to normal is not the way. As he is the Vice President of The Spangled Budgerigar Breeders’ Association I'd say he probibly knows what he is talking about.

It's fun playing with the possibilities.

 

I'd put Reepicheep with Kree, hoping that Kree was split for blue -- wanting to get greys. Or if not split to blue -- grey greens split to yellowface (eventually hoping for yellowface greys -- hmm.. don't yellowface grey opalines sound pretty )

 

That would leave Poka for Berry -- Poka isn't spangle is he? some of his markings look spangle-ish.

 

I'd pick Thistle and Squeaker - You could get another Tootie (I love clearbody's) and some other interesting chicks. DF spangles with Kree would be great -- but I'd rather use your split clearbody boy.

 

Ringo and Kree too, to see what happens with the spangle/pied combo.

Daz- Pie is Grandfather to Berry. Ringo is Squeakers Aunt.

So you wouldn't worry about the size at the moment just try to get good spangle markings first?

 

Bubbles- With all the genetic running in my head I don't think i can just work with instinct

 

Hurdy- I know Kree isn't split for blue his dad was a normal green and his mum was a greygreen.

Maybe Kree could still be split to blue if one of his parents was split to blue.

 

Well looking at that I think I need to find another male or two or even a rec pied hen.

 

If you get any more birds -- maybe you could find a clearbody female for Squeaker . That way you'd have a chance for male clearbodies. Or an -ino? -- I'm sure you know how that works. I'd like to see Squeaker paired to a normal green -- a "green" opaline clearbody would be pretty too.

 

Another male or two --- an unrelated clearwing and a dilute --- one for Thistle and one for Ringo --- their babies would have pretty babies

Clear bodies are a nice bird I love Tootie. Either another clearbody or an ino hen would work for that sort of line with Squeaker.

 

Maybe Kree could still be split to blue if one of his parents was split to blue.

possible but I wouldn't be holding my breath for it.

Daz- Pie is Grandfather to Berry. Ringo is Squeakers Aunt.

So you wouldn't worry about the size at the moment just try to get good spangle markings first?

 

Bubbles- With all the genetic running in my head I don't think i can just work with instinct :hap:

 

Hurdy- I know Kree isn't split for blue his dad was a normal green and his mum was a greygreen.

 

For me that is the perfect mating. Grandfather to Granddaughter and Nephew to Aunt.

That is the strong point to Line Breeding.

I think I might have this worked out

 

I'm going to keep Thistle and Squeaker together. They are starting to bond out in the aviary which is good to see. (squeaker was flirting with his sister Reep for ages)

 

I'm thinking Poka with Ringo - he flirts so well I think he could flirt over her bossiness

 

Kree with Connie - The spangle sister of Ringo and Marine that my friend has. She said if I wanted to use her I could and see seems lonely. So I can try spangle to spangle

 

That gives me three pairs to have breeding at the same time to swap for fosters and such. Anyone see something I missed?

I'm sure you will choose wisely,just wanted to say that I want a Reepicheep clone please,send her clone my way please.I'm in love.

Have you ever got babies like her?

Well all this is interesting and my head is spinning and they are not even my birds but I can't wait to see the results

FGM - Reep is a baby of mine and she was a BIG surpirse in the nest since I didn't know the dad had the opaline gene. (and i breed him so i knew the parents) I got one like her again in the last breeding and a member here brought her.