Mars and Crystal paired up in the aviary just before I had to move the birds out of there for our major renovations. So, I put them in a breeder cabinet that was spare. They went straight to nest and I rarely see them out of it. So far we have 3 eggs.

 

Here is Mars

 

Mars is from a creamino mother and a YF2 dominant pied cobalt father

 

and Crystal ( from Goliath skyblue opaline spangle and Jade GF violet normal )

 

 

If any of you genetics experts would like to work out the possibilities that would be cool

Edited September 17, 200717 yr by KAZ

Beautifull birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mars and Crystal both have great taste in a partner.

 

Mars is a spangle too right? It's a touch hard to tell in those shots.

 

If he is:

Spangles

YF spangles

Normals

YF Normals

Dominant pied

YF dominant pied

Dominant pied spangles

YF dominant pied spangles

DF spangles (can hide the pied gene)

DF YF spangles (can hide the pied gene)

Ino daughters either YF or not

Sons will be split opaline

If she is a sky violet possible violets as well (possible in all mutations listed)

 

If he isn't a spangle then you will not get the Double Factor spangles.

Mars and Crystal both have great taste in a partner.Mars is a spangle too right? It's a touch hard to tell in those shots.If he is:SpanglesYF spanglesNormalsYF NormalsDominant pied YF dominant piedDominant pied spanglesYF dominant pied spanglesDF spangles (can hide the pied gene)DF YF spangles (can hide the pied gene)Ino daughters either YF or notSons will be split opalineIf she is a sky violet possible violets as well (possible in all mutations listed)If he isn't a spangle then you will not get the Double Factor spangles.

If Mars is spangle also, I dont know where that came from. But as his mother was a creamino she could have been hiding that couldn't she ? He does appear to be a spangle dom pied. But I cannot be sure.Here's another picture of him.....

He does look like it to me (kinda like Ozzie in that last shot )

Yes the mum could have been one which was masked by the ino gene.

 

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Umm Kaz have you got the parents right for Mars??I hunted out old posts and found this:

MARS's parents

Pluto and Saturn. Posted Oct 9 2006 here

no Creamino mother if this is right. Plus Saturn is a spangle.

Edited August 19, 200717 yr by Nerwen

He does look like it to me (kinda like Ozzie in that last shot )

Yes the mum could have been one which was masked by the ino gene.

 

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Umm Kaz have you got the parents right for Mars??I hunted out old posts and found this:

MARS's parents

Pluto and Saturn. Posted Oct 9 2006 here

no Creamino mother if this is right. Plus Saturn is a spangle.

 

You are so right Nerwen...I must have been having a Grandma brain moment

I was thinking of another pair in which Pluto's brother was paired to a creamino hen. Pluto had 3 brothers and they all looked nearly the same. They are also half brothers to Bubblegum.

Grandma brain moment

 

Well I can understand when you have lookalikes

 

Well you will get everything but the Ino daughters.

You pet breeders,how could you ever work it out.The answer is they are coloured

budgies,They have more crosses in them,then you would see on a railway crossing. :budgiedance: :hap:

You pet breeders,how could you ever work it out.The answer is they are coloured

budgies,They have more crosses in them,then you would see on a railway crossing. :budgiedance: :hap:

as us AUSSIES would say....HEINZ 57 VARIETIES

Look forward to seeing the babies, good luck :budgiedance:

Thanks Kazza! :ausb:

 

I have been pestering her for ages to put these two together (Laughing out loud). Mars is my FAVOURITE bird Kazza has, and when we were chatting we thought Crystal would make a stunning wife, and the babies would be out of this world! :wine I even named one of MY clutches after that family (I had Mars, Pluto, and Saturn)... I honestly cannot wait kazza, they are just stunning! Im hoping for a lot of yfb dominant spangle pieds AKA Mars junoirs (Laughing out loud).

 

Are there any updates?

 

*CANT WAIT for babies to come!!! *

 

Nathan

Edited August 19, 200717 yr by Nathan.

I agree with Nerwen about what you will get, should be some nice colours. I have bred some YF2 Spangles this year, they are a nice Mutation in my opinion. On a personal opinion note, I’m going to try & keep the Pied mutation out of my Spangles, as I love the wings on Spangles & it seems a pity to loose it under Pied. What do others think?

they are so stunning, l bet their babies will be just as beautiful :hap:

I agree with Nerwen about what you will get, should be some nice colours. I have bred some YF2 Spangles this year, they are a nice Mutation in my opinion. On a personal opinion note, I’m going to try & keep the Pied mutation out of my Spangles, as I love the wings on Spangles & it seems a pity to loose it under Pied. What do others think?

The thing I have noticed Norm, with blending spangle with dominant pieds is...the size comes up. I would say due to the pied factor. They come out a decent size bird with striking markings. Couldnt show one as it would have "faults" but they are nice :hap:

Edited August 20, 200717 yr by **KAZ**

Kas it will be interesting to see what you get, they are pretty birds.

We have 5 eggs and both parents are incubating the eggs

Kaz, I missed this post before. Both of the birds are ones that I love. I really look forward to seeing the results of this pairing.

 

 

Feathers.

Crystal figured out her first egg was no good and threw it out a couple of days ago. So only 4 eggs.

Today we have the first chick hatched

Aww, a little spring chicky!!

Plum eyes, I just noticed means either cinnamon or recessive.

:hap: Is that bum shot just for Aly! Congratulations on the bub.

:hap: Is that bum shot just for Aly! Congratulations on the bub.

:hap: YEP and headless as well

Awww what a cute budgie bum,congrats Kaz.Can't wait to see it feather up.

P.S.Love your new avatar