Posted January 7, 200916 yr I have a hen and what I believe (an was told by the breeder) to be a spangle , she is a dark blue. I also have a blue and white pied cock. They just laid their first egg yesterday, what kinds of colors/patterns do you think I could get??
January 7, 200916 yr If the pied is a dominant pied you could expect about 25% each of spangle, dominant pied, normal and dominant pied spangle combination. If the pied is a recessive pied you'd get half spangle and half normals. No recessive pieds unless the spangle is split for recessive pied All the chicks would be in the blue series Edited January 7, 200916 yr by Neville
January 7, 200916 yr Author If the pied is a dominant pied you could expect about 25% each of spangle, dominant pied, normal and dominant pied spangle combination. If the pied is a recessive pied you'd get half spangle and half normals. No recessive pieds unless the spangle is split for recessive pied All the chicks would be in the blue series Thanks! Im also going to breed my green greywing cock with my kind of mauve colored hen. Maybe I will get like green/yellow headed babies? I'll get a picture.
January 7, 200916 yr Author I would like to see some pics of your birds the ones you mention above :bliss: please I should have them pretty soon! It was kind of hard to get good pictures because there are a lot of toys in their cage :thumbs_down:
January 7, 200916 yr Author That will be great, can't wait Hope it works.. http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4...p=inline&zw In this picture you can see the greywing cock and the hen next to hime. I didn't notice the blue under his tail until now... You can also see the blue spangle at the bottom left corner. annnnnnd you can see my albino (maybe cock) he has a pretty blue sheen to him. http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4...disp=thd&zw Here you can see the pieds, its hard to tell which one is the paired cock, but theyre practially twins. http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4...p=inline&zw Laaaassstly, here's a picture of the mauve? colored hen that i want to breed with the greywing. :thumbs_down: Edited January 7, 200916 yr by Whoknew
January 8, 200916 yr Author http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh363/w.../budgies1-1.jpg ^ Albino, spangle, greywing, pied http://s545.photobucket.com/albums/hh363/w...wu/budgies1.jpg ^ two pieds and spangle hen and greywing http://s545.photobucket.com/albums/hh363/w...wu/budgies2.jpg ^Mauve? colored hen Unless the green cock is split blue you will get all green series chicksI noticed that the cock has some blue under his tail. Does this mean that they all might not be green series chicks? :sad: Green is a nice color, but I really like variety Edited January 8, 200916 yr by **Liv**
January 8, 200916 yr I noticed that the cock has some blue under his tail. Does this mean that they all might not be green series chicks? :sad: Green is a nice color, but I really like variety definately looks like a green series bird from where I am sitting. you can't tell visually (to my knowledge anyway) if a bird is split for blue...
January 8, 200916 yr Author Hmmm. I seeee. That bit of blue under his tail still gives me some hope of some babies/chicks other than green We'll see!
January 8, 200916 yr Have you seperated the breeding pair or are they all in the one cage with other birds and nestboxes ? I also thought I saw a mite protector hanging off the cage...believe it or not they are toxic to birds and do not do the job they say they do. Edited January 8, 200916 yr by KAZ
January 8, 200916 yr Author I seee. So I should probably take that out, eh? What do I do to protect them from parasites? I do have them all in the same cage. It seems like they're getting along well. The other birds get curious about the nest box but aren't intrusive.
January 8, 200916 yr I seee. So I should probably take that out, eh?What do I do to protect them from parasites? I do have them all in the same cage. It seems like they're getting along well. The other birds get curious about the nest box but aren't intrusive. Mite protectors do not work...they are harmful to birds. If you see your birds have mites you treat them with an appropriate product. Here is info on mite protectors The "Mite Protectors" are usually small disc shaped containers designed to hang on the side of a bird's cage. The discs contain chemicals that release a fume to ward off mites, fleas, and other parasites -- but the fumes can potentially be harmful to the very thing you are trying to protect: your bird! Birds have very sensitive and specialized respiratory systems, and the fumes given off by these Mite Protectors can be harmful or even fatal to them. In fact, these products can pose just as big a health risk to pet birds as cigarette smoke, aerosol sprays, or non-stick cookware. If you fear that your bird is experiencing a problem with mites or any other sort of parasite, the best thing to do is to schedule an appointment with an avian vet as soon as possible. Keep your pet healthy and happy by forming a good relationship with your vet and doing plenty of research on the bird products you are interested in before you use them. To breed successfully, you need just the two in one cage with their nestbox and no other birds. You will have eggs smashed and chicks killed by other birds especially the other hens you have in there, wanting the nestbox partway through the breeding, and also you will have young budgies who are too young to breed starting to breed simply by the mere presence of a nestbox. Edited January 8, 200916 yr by KAZ
January 8, 200916 yr Author I seee. So I should probably take that out, eh?What do I do to protect them from parasites? I do have them all in the same cage. It seems like they're getting along well. The other birds get curious about the nest box but aren't intrusive. Mite protectors do not work...they are harmful to birds. If you see your birds have mites you treat them with an appropriate product. Here is info on mite protectors The "Mite Protectors" are usually small disc shaped containers designed to hang on the side of a bird's cage. The discs contain chemicals that release a fume to ward off mites, fleas, and other parasites -- but the fumes can potentially be harmful to the very thing you are trying to protect: your bird! Birds have very sensitive and specialized respiratory systems, and the fumes given off by these Mite Protectors can be harmful or even fatal to them. In fact, these products can pose just as big a health risk to pet birds as cigarette smoke, aerosol sprays, or non-stick cookware. If you fear that your bird is experiencing a problem with mites or any other sort of parasite, the best thing to do is to schedule an appointment with an avian vet as soon as possible. Keep your pet healthy and happy by forming a good relationship with your vet and doing plenty of research on the bird products you are interested in before you use them. To breed successfully, you need just the two in one cage with their nestbox and no other birds. You will have eggs smashed and chicks killed by other birds especially the other hens you have in there, wanting the nestbox partway through the breeding, and also you will have young budgies who are too young to breed starting to breed simply by the mere presence of a nestbox. I'm going to go ahead and take out the protector. I really feel bad now that I used those! About the nesting box in the cage. All of my birds are at breeding age so at least we don't have to worry about that. I'm going to take the other pair that I want to breed out and put them in another cage. The rest of the birds havn't paired up or anything and aren't seeming hostile or wanting the nest box for themselves. I think my other birds(minus the other pair that i want to breed) don't like eachother enough to pair up We'll see! I'd like to breed my albino and see what I get.
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