Hi

 

I want to know if it is at all possible that 2 opaline parents can have a normal chick?

We have a light green opaline cock and a cobalt, yellow face type 1 opaline hen paired up - but one of the chicks is al light green normal.

Also in my Mom's aviary there is a sister of the opaline hen that we have, a cobalt-grey, yellow face type 1 opaline hen paired up with a skyblue opaline cock, and one of the chick is a cobalt-grey normal.

 

Now the pair I just described in my Mom's Aviary, also has a skyblue, yellow face type 2 chick - giving it a turquoise appearance... is this possible?

Welcome June, it is impossible to get normal chicks from parents that are both opaline. Are they in an aviary with other pairs or paired up in individual breeding cages? If they are in an aviary together with other breeding pairs the true parents of the chicks cannot be guaranteed, someones been playing around!!

Edited November 14, 201113 yr by Rich

I agree with Rich on the opaline question.

Not sure about the yellow face one though

Thats what I thought as well

Then in the case of the yellow face - there is a skyblue yellowface type 2 dilute recessive pied cock, at my Mom's who I've also seen with the hen, bet he's responsible for the normal chick too...

 

 

Hang on, you talk about them like they are breeding in the aviary? Is that right?

 

If they are aviary breeding, then all bets are off about the genetics as birds are not monogamous - they will breed with others, not just 1 partner.

Yes Dave is right, a cock can mate as many hens that allow him and hens are no different.

When aviary bred it is really hard to work out the real parentage. Really a guessing game.

Hang on, you talk about them like they are breeding in the aviary? Is that right?

 

If they are aviary breeding, then all bets are off about the genetics as birds are not monogamous - they will breed with others, not just 1 partner.

 

 

Correct Dave, I pointed this out in my reply too. I think they are in an aviary breeding situation, is that correct June?

Edited November 16, 201113 yr by Rich

Yes - they're in a aviary - okay, I obviously still have a lot to learn - thought they were monogamous. I might set up a few breeding cages then.

That's like saying guys are faithful to their partners

 

Or that a male dog won't have sex with his mother