August 13, 201113 yr Pair 1 Albino hen + TCB grey cock/ino Hoping to get TCB hens will be 25% and put with possible split cock from pair 3.... Outcome should be: 25% Clearbody/Ino cocks 25% Ino cocks 25% Clearbody hens 25% Ino hens As the Albino Hen is carrying Blue and Ino (lutino) and the Cock is carrying Blue to show Grey you should get Blues and Greys from the pairing. Blue and Ino (Ino is a collective term) is in effect an Albino not Lutino as this is the designation for the green series Ino. You should also get Lutinos and Albinos from this pairing as well. You will also get green series too. You cannot produce any green series of any variety if both birds are Blue series. The ino gene will lighten the body and the flights from the Cock bird. Pair 3 TCB Olive hen + Normal blue cock trying to get split TCB cocks with good size to use back to pair 1 hens??? (this hen is daughter to TCB cock pair 1) have 2 eggs so far Out come 50% Normal/Clearbody cocks 50% Normal hens But the colouring is interesting. Because the hen is carrying two dark factors you can expect. Dark greens split blue. If she is split blue you should also get cobalts. I am guessing here that the cock is a Sky blue. Is the hen an Olive? Often Olives are mistaken for Grey Greens. If the cheek patch is violet and the tail a dark blue then you have a Olive if the tail is black and the cheek patch is grey then you have a Grey Green. If the bird is infact a Grey Green it will affect the results. Pride if you are interested in buying a copy of the book Daz posted I still have a few to get rid of at below what you would pay for them in a pet shop. I have both hard and soft cover.
August 13, 201113 yr Thanks again Daz for you detailed info, helps alot.. UPDATE: Pair 2 opaline Cin pied hen green/blue + spangle pied sky cock No bonding at attacking the cock, she layed an egg but destroyed it... def not fertile as not bonding at all.... I have now seperated them, and notice the hen is Pulling off her chest feathers...seems she is stressed, should I not try her again so soon.... Went to a breeder today got new cobalt cock also to pair with her later on.. I think also it was the cage she was in, had her in a wire cage and last time breed well in cabinet cage... I noticed her lil unsettled in that cage...was it the cock?? cage?? or doesnt want to breed... seems well in condition and was showing good sign also in flight cage!! Pair 1 Albino hen + TCB grey cock/ino on 2 eggs 2nd layed 12th Pair 3 TCB Olive hen + Normal blue cock on 3 eggs no fertile as yet...some to early Pair 4 Normal blue hen + Normal green cin cock on 3 eggs Pair 5 Res pied grey hen + opaline blue cock on 4 eggs 2 showing fertile so far a few of my hens pluck some of their chest feathers too, im sure they do it so that they can transfer their body heat better to the eggs/chicks although if im wrong someone will correct me. sounds like things are trucking alond nowbudgie im quite keen to see the results from pair one
August 13, 201113 yr Author RIP- this is the TCB hen, and yes cock is a sky.... cheeks are violet Im sure, not best shot but this is all I have as shes on eggs ATM. thanks for clearing stuff up also... Kochy23 - not 100% on plucking chest... I'm keen about pair I also...will update
August 13, 201113 yr RIP- this is the TCB hen, and yes cock is a sky.... cheeks are violet Im sure, not best shot but this is all I have as shes on eggs ATM. thanks for clearing stuff up also... Kochy23 - not 100% on plucking chest... I'm keen about pair I also...will update The cheek patches look grey to me in this picture. Check the tail. Black = Grey Green; Blue = Non Grey
August 16, 201113 yr Author [ The cheek patches look grey to me in this picture. Check the tail. Black = Grey Green; Blue = Non Grey LOL yeah def grey cheek patches just confirmed... will be different outcomes!! Edited August 16, 201113 yr by NOWBUDGIE
August 27, 201113 yr Author Update: Pair 1 Albino hen + TCB grey cock/ino Has 6 egss only 2 showing fertile Pair 2 opaline Cin pied hen green/blue + spangle pied sky cock Splt these up as they werent bonded at all and see laid 2 eggs, seperated her with no nest and is now in the flight cage.... Pair 3 TCB Olive hen + Normal blue cock 6 eggs ALL infertile and due...am goin to throw out soon and let them go another round Pair 4 Normal blue hen + Normal green cin cock 6 eggs ALL infertile.... split them up also back in flights Pair 5 Res pied grey hen + opaline blue cock HAS 2 CHICKS SO FAR AND OTHER 3 FERTILE ALSO... total of 5 eggs laid Pair 6 Grey green cin normal hen + green dom pied cock Laid 3 eggs and decided to destroy them.... This hen has had a chick in the past and found it dead... wasnt feed, and in the past all her eggs have been fertile but stops sitting with only days to hatching left. Put her down in hopes to foster the eggs but didnt happen as she laid later then others. Nice hen no wonder she was culled.... So all in all same same for me always dissapointments... hoping to rest a few then put down again!!
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