Posted August 19, 200915 yr Thought you might like to see pics of the 2 new birdies I bought on Sunday. Both dilutes - 1 normal, 1 opaline dom pied - both seriously cute!!!!! I bought these guys from the same person that bred my older Dom Pied Opaline Dilute Hen that i bought at auction last year to use with my clearwings. Honestly the opaline is a bit of an issue and I assume if the normal dilute is a boy he is probably split for opaline too so I'm only going to be able to use normally marked hens but they are glorious birds in their own right and I have put the older hen down to breed into my normal/normal line this season. The breeder and I were both puzzling over boy or girl. Initially we both thought the normal could be a girl (I really hope so) but looking more and more like 2 boys at the present. I'll just have to wait and see.
August 19, 200915 yr Oh they're gorgeous... Such beautiful soft colouring. They do look like boys, but I don't know much at all.
August 19, 200915 yr Oh MY too cute, not sure if you entered a picture for BOM of the Month but you should
August 19, 200915 yr oh they are gorgeous! I'm intrigued about how you are going to use them in your Clearwing line. Isn't Clearwing dominant over Dilute? How exactly do you plan to use them and why?
August 19, 200915 yr Author oh they are gorgeous! :sad: I'm intrigued about how you are going to use them in your Clearwing line. Isn't Clearwing dominant over Dilute? How exactly do you plan to use them and why? If you put a clearwing to a normal you get normal split clearwings if you put a clearwing to a dilute you get clearwing split dilutes. So you can bypass breeding normal splits but then you have to be careful about where the dilute ends up so you don't end up with a whole aviary full of dilutes.
August 19, 200915 yr oh they are gorgeous! I'm intrigued about how you are going to use them in your Clearwing line. Isn't Clearwing dominant over Dilute? How exactly do you plan to use them and why? If you put a clearwing to a normal you get normal split clearwings if you put a clearwing to a dilute you get clearwing split dilutes. So you can bypass breeding normal splits but then you have to be careful about where the dilute ends up so you don't end up with a whole aviary full of dilutes. thats very simular to what im doing with my albinos, lacewings and cinnamons cuts out years of breeding but you do have to have very good book work i love the opaline boy he is so cute :sad:
August 19, 200915 yr oh they are gorgeous! :sad: I'm intrigued about how you are going to use them in your Clearwing line. Isn't Clearwing dominant over Dilute? How exactly do you plan to use them and why? If you put a clearwing to a normal you get normal split clearwings if you put a clearwing to a dilute you get clearwing split dilutes. So you can bypass breeding normal splits but then you have to be careful about where the dilute ends up so you don't end up with a whole aviary full of dilutes.
August 20, 200915 yr they are really cute! Love the pics! What have you named them? Most show breeders dont name their budgies :sad:
August 20, 200915 yr Author I think their names are DPS 490/09 & DPS 491/09 (there you go Kaz you would know who they are from now!!!). I have to go check....... oops got that wrong they are DPS 410/09 and DPS 411/09. With over 200 birds I tend not to give them names.......... but none the less I can still generally tell you who they are (the ones I've used for breeding anyway) by ring number.
August 20, 200915 yr I think their names are DPS 490/09 & DPS 491/09 (there you go Kaz you would know who they are from now!!!). I have to go check....... oops got that wrong they are DPS 410/09 and DPS 411/09. With over 200 birds I tend not to give them names.......... but none the less I can still generally tell you who they are (the ones I've used for breeding anyway) by ring number. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
August 24, 200915 yr Author Dunno Shannon. He's a normal isn't he???? If he definietly was not opaline I would consider putting him to a very clearwinged hen. Even so I think he would darken the wing markings a bit BUT if he is a significantly better bird than your clearwings it's still a good option. If he is equal or lesser quality than your clearwings I would not worry. It all comes down to what benefit you might get from the pairing - don't just put them down because you've been told clearwing x dilute is the way to go. Usually these pairings are done because it's easier to get really good quality dilutes AND that clearwing is dominant to dilute.
August 24, 200915 yr okay i will ask the breeder what he is put off deus it matter if he is split opaline i will get a better photo to day thank's nubbly5 Edited August 24, 200915 yr by shannon bird breeder
August 24, 200915 yr Author Yeh it does matter if he is split opaline. Opaline in clearwings is a real pain in the bottom. As you can only show them in Opaline AOSV where they don't stand a chance against the likes of cinnamon opalines. But if you know he is split for opaline you can at least keep any normally marked hens that appear.
August 24, 200915 yr He's a normal isn't he???? If he definietly was not opaline I would consider putting him to a very clearwinged hen. Even so I think he would darken the wing markings a bit BUT if he is a significantly better bird than your clearwings it's still a good option. If he is equal or lesser quality than your clearwings I would not worry. It all comes down to what benefit you might get from the pairing - don't just put them down because you've been told clearwing x dilute is the way to go. Usually these pairings are done because it's easier to get really good quality dilutes AND that clearwing is dominant to dilute. yes he is way better than the clearwings if i pair tham up it will be becos the head on the male i love it he has good DF Edited August 25, 200915 yr by KAZ
August 25, 200915 yr Author Yep, I'd give it a whirl then and see what you get - just remember that you will end up with clearwing split for dilute so if you then put 2 of those chicks together out will pop dilutes. You need to keep an eye on where the dilute goes so keep good breeding records. Another thing that you might find is that you get dilutes anyway as often breeders will use dilute to improve their clearwings so then you will know that the hen you are using is split for dilute. Good luck with it!
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