okay so i,ve decided im going to breed lacewings and first thing id like to know is how do you retain a strong lacewing color in the birds.Like with a white lacewing or a yellow how do you keep that (or add to that) cinnamon like wing color i,ve heard something like lacewing yellow cross cobalt adds color and my question is is this possible and if so what colors add to the lacewing gene?

Edited October 8, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

Does anyone know anything about this question or about lacewings?

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I have found that crossing lacewing cocks or split lacewing cocks back to dark cinnamon hens will darken the wing markings. Some breeders recommend crossing to normals but I have not noticed any improvement when I've used a normal. There is always variation in the wing markings in every nest so selecting the best to breed from will probably give the best results

 

I don't see any reason why a yellow lacewing would be improved by pairing it with a cobalt, after all it's the wing markings we want to improve, not add colour to the body

Thanks Gb and Neville i really appreciate the help, the website was very helpful and i think i will try the cinnamon to lacewing neville

Neville i agree we use grey green cinnamon hens D/F but its still no guarantee that all will have dark markings I would try to stay away from opaline as we have found it lightens the markings dramatically Cheers TAZ D

Neville i agree we use grey green cinnamon hens D/F but its still no guarantee that all will have dark markings I would try to stay away from opaline as we have found it lightens the markings dramatically Cheers TAZ D

 

Thanks TAZ

Look for outcross birds with BRIGHT yellow pigment. Does not necessarily need to be dark factor but you will see some birds have a much brighter yellow pigment than others. Pick the bright yellows. Dark factor birds do not necessarily equate to good bright yellow in the green series. I even use cinnamons which have been said to reduce body colour does not seem to have any real affect on yellow pigment so long as you choose birds with a really bright base colouring anyway.

 

Wing markings..... really heavily marked opalines will produce heavily marked lacewings usually without the stupid thumbprint mark on the wings BUT you will be penalised by flecking most likely.

 

Stick with normals where you can but good luck trying to find cocks without an opaline gene in there........

 

Dark factor normals, top class cinnamons whatever..... so long as you are picking good yellow pigment.

 

For whites, stick to grey factor birds to reduce the possibility of suffusion of body colour into the bird.

Thanks heaps nubbly

Edited October 10, 201113 yr by corzstunt

I have a green lacewing hen and I paired it with an opaline d. pied cobalt cock.

As i would not be able to get any visual lacewings from this pairing, and cocks will be split lacewing.

 

What is your recommendation, I mean what chicks will be best from this outcome to pair back with the hen?

 

 

 

Thanks,