I am just wondering how do i check if my green spangle cock is split lutino? out of a clutch of 3 he had one lutino and a clutch of 2 he had 1 lutino. Do i need to pair him with a lutino hen??

Nopes, by the fact he had lutino offspring (they'll be all hens if he wasn't paired to a lutino) Shows that he's already split

Ohk rightio that means if i pair it with a lutino hen i will get lutino cocks and hens?

Ohk rightio that means if i pair it with a lutino hen i will get lutino cocks and hens?

Thats right. Paired to a lutino you'll get about 50% inos of both sexes. About half of the inos will be masking spangle and half of the non inos will be spangles

I have had a Spangle Grey Green Cock and have breed 33 chicks from him..... the 34th was an albino hen?

Really Daz thats pretty crazy.

How old should the chicks be before i take dad away from mum and the chicks??

i want him to have a go with this lutino hen i have before its gunne be to close to december when the chicks are fledging

Really Daz thats pretty crazy.

How old should the chicks be before i take dad away from mum and the chicks??

i want him to have a go with this lutino hen i have before its gunne be to close to december when the chicks are fledging

After the age of two week the Dads are usually the primary feeders of the babies in nests. At fledging ( 4-5 weeks ) the dads are the ones that feed them out of the nestbox and show them how to eat.

Removing the dad at the wrong time will possibly jeopardise the chicks transition to successful weaning.

Edited August 8, 200915 yr by KAZ

So would you be suggesting not to remove him KAZ?? The oldest chick is only just 2 weeks old

Edited August 8, 200915 yr by Blake

So would you be suggesting not to remove him KAZ?? The oldest chick is only just 2 weeks old

I would NOT remove him. Your other pairing will have to wait.

Besides, many feeding fathers are infertile during that time.

Edited August 8, 200915 yr by KAZ

ohk rightio KAZ i will do that thanks