Posted July 29, 200817 yr I have been talking to a breeder via e-mail and he sent me this when I confessed Mutations do my head in. This is a very simple overview and I found it helpful I hope others do as well. COMMONLY KEPT VARIETIES NORMAL GREENS Greens have four basic colours Light Green Dark Green Olive Green Grey Green The Light Green is the original wild colour in the Australian outback. A light green sitting on the perch in the sunshine has a lustre to admire. NORMAL BLUES Blues have five basic colours. Sky Blue Cobalt Mauve Violet Grey The Violet is one of the most sought after colours due to the richness and vividness of the purple/blue colour. These two colour varieties are commonly called Normals. All other varieties are variants of these colours. Greens and blues are generally the strongest of the exhibition birds and generally the hardiest of all varieties. Greens in particular seem to have an excellent constitution. The green is the most dominant colour and if one had a green bird in a collection of coloured birds, after a few years of breeding, all birds would eventually turn out green. PIED’S These birds have a ground colour of either Green including Greygreen or Blue including Grey. The pied effect occurs when the Ground colour in the body or wing markings is replaced by either Yellow in the Green or White in the Blue. There are two types, Dominant and Recessive meaning they have different breeding patterns. INO’S This variety includes Lutino (Yellow) & Albino (White) which are actually a green or blue bird lacking the pigment in the feathers to produce the green or blue colour. They also have red eyes replacing the normal black eyes. Good specimens do not show a suffusion of green or blue. A sex linked variety, genetic knowledge will help to reproduce this colour. OPALINE An Opaline can be easily confused with the Normal for a novice. A good Opaline however will lack the normal barring on top of the head, down the neck and between the wings. The other feature of the Opaline is that they show their body colour on the wing. Normal Greens will have yellow and black wing markings whereas a Light Green Opaline will have green and black wing markings. Normal Blues will have white and black wing markings and a Sky Blue Opaline will have blue and black wing markings. The Opaline is also a sex linked variety and some genetic knowledge will help control the appearance this colour. SPANGLES A newer Australian Variety. Birds of both Green & Blues which display a reversed wing color. In blue birds, instead of Black markings on White wings they have the edge of each feather black in the wing. Yellow and white birds can be produced, resembling Blackeyes by pairing Spangle to Spangle. Specialist Varieties These varieties require some experience to breed to a good standard. BLACKEYES This generally Yellow bird presents challenges such as increasing size while maintaining a pure buttercup yellow. They are generally presented on the show bench, with small looking heads and also lack the feather length of the ‘Normals” CLEARWINGS Also a smaller bird with the same problems of the Blackeye. This colours challenge is to produce the clarity in the wings (pure yellow or white) while maintaining a deep body colour for contrast. CLEARBODIES A newer variety to Australia, it was introduced via the imports from England in the early nineties. This variety although recessive is also dominant when bred through Lutinos or Albinos. Not even half of the colour varieties have been presented here, indicating the broad range of colours available, not to mention the combinations of colours which can also be produced with selective breeding. Generally the colours genetically recessive will be of less quality than the Dominant normal colours. He said he got it from the BCV anyway hope it helps.
July 29, 200817 yr <---- Is a dummie how ever I perfer Learner :budgiedance: One day I will get my P's lol
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