Splendid Parakeets - colour mutations

[ksohobbs]

I have four splendid parakeets, two ***** - a silver and an 'isabel cinnamon sea green', and two hens - a blue and a seagreen.

I currently have all four in a flight together but will be dividing up the flight for breeding. Trouble is I cant decide which birds to put together. I was hoping they would decide for me, but so far the silver cock will try and feed/mate with literally anything with feathers (he even tried it on with one of my quails!), and the other doesnt seem too bothered at present.

What colours could I g$et from the different combinations? Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

[teiltown]

hi,

I'm no expert on colour mutation but I believe there is a booklet being produced by the society on parakeet colour mutation, and I think one of the earlier chairmans messages stated it would be issued over 3 months, I havn't got mine yet, hopefully it may arrive this week with the mag, so you might be best waiting for this.
Blue is normally recessive, so you will need a male bird with this in it, either by colour or split to continue it, not sure what it takes to make a silver, but I would put silver with Blue and leave the sea greens to each other and if you say they are not monogamous, if you don't like the resultsm swap the pairs at the end of next years season.

I know what you mean about trying to get aviarys finished, it took me 2 yrs before I got sufficiently finished to have occupants, now the urgency has gone, I still havn't done all the superficial stuff, and I'm coming up to 3 yrs now......
Kev.

[ksohobbs]

Thanks Kev! I received my parakeet colour breeding booklet yesterday, I've read through it three times so far, its all quite complicated - for a complete beginner like me! Its slowly going in! I'm going to sit doen later and work out what I've got (I mean what makes up a silver etc) and with booklet in hand, will try to work out what colours I could get with the various combinations. A rather daunting task! )

[teiltown]

Hi Karen,

I still havn't got my booklet......

It may be worth considering, if you say you are a beginner to the genetic interpretation, writing an article based on how useful the booklet was (havn't read it yet so I don't know), but general experiences are worth hearing about.

I remember trying to work it all out for my cockatiels, working out which was autosmal and what was transfered by sex.....then getting something completely different - hmm, obviously the parents were split to something that I didn't know about.....

Anyhow, I hope you have better look when you have them paired up with each other.
Kev.

[ksohobbs]

Hiya!! Well I have exciting news! My blue hen splendid named Blue (how original!) has just hatched out my first three splendid chicks, the dad is Nimbus the silver splendid (which I have learned is a posh name for a cinnamon white-breasted blue). So if I have understood it correctly, from this pairing I should in theory be getting a mixture of blue ***** split for cinnamon and blue cinnamon hens?

My other hen, the seagreen (currently nameless) has just started showing signs of interest in the nest, and also in Nimbus the silver (he's such a randy little thing!!). I have worked out that they would produce Seagreen ***** split for cinnamon and cinnamon seagreen hens.

I would be grateful if anybody with more experience and knowledge on the subject could review this and let me have any comments! I guess this would be a good test of how effective the booklet was!!!

[teiltown]

Great to here some of your breeding is finally going the way you wanted it.

Sounds like your getting the hang of these genetic formula. Have you sussed out the difference between sex linked and autosmal?
I still havn't got my book yet, and really only studied genetics for my cockatiels, the hardest part was actually trying to understnd what I had in the first place in order to start working out what would be produced - I acquired most of my cockatiels so I didn't know thir parentage etc..

It's mind boggling though - sounds like the pairing of blue and silver worked well though.
Lets hope the your other hen produces for you, which ever cock bird you offer to her.

I'm feeling left out with all the talk of breeding success, I have retired my cockatiels, as I think there are enough of them in the world - it still doesn't stop them trying to take over the quail house and laying eggs in there. My pair of Maxi Pionus are still too young to breed, I can't find a hen for my bronze wing, and the ring necks won't go within 3ft of each other, and I'm still not convinced I have a true pair of lovebirds (peachfaced)....ah well.

Keep us all informed.
Kev.

[Cliff Wright]

Hi go to home page left hand colomn Mutations and Hybrids click on link and it will take you too a mutation splendid web site.

[AvalonNider]

..So what did your Blue parakeet spit out? I have a White Fronted Blue and a Genuine Scarlet Breasted male. You're the trailblazer in this area now.. what do you think - 50/50? How many males. What was the outcome of the other two? I think my guy will throw out the dominant