What is this Gouldian Mutation?
Posted: 10 May 2020, 10:57
What is this mutation?
I've been selective breeding my first blue and split blue Gouldian and have had some good success with some great parents.
I knew there was something different with this nest when I saw the chicks recently and there were lots of white where I would have expected olive green and grey feathers on the chicks. This morning I got a big surprise when the first fledgling appeared and it wasn't what I was expecting.
Parents
Male - BH PC Green split Blue (could be SF Y (dilute) but all black is real black not grey or a muddy black and his back is vibrant dark green)
Female - BH PC Blue
2020 Breeding Season
1st nest - 1 blue, 1 green split blue, 1 green split blue with a white spot on the back of the head
2nd nest - 4 chicks have various white markings and overall white and grey colouring, 1 green split blue with white spots on head
The male was previously with a green split blue female and produced half blues. The surprise here was I didn't know the parents were split blues. Now I'm hooked on the genetics. This is why I am really curious to this pairs genetics to produce this result.
I've researched the genetics calculators however I'm not sure due to the calculator stating the male is a SF Y (Dilute) split blue. I'm not even sure about yellows as I don't have Euro or Aussie yellows, that I know of.
I'll post more pictures when I can to show the rest of the chicks.
I've been selective breeding my first blue and split blue Gouldian and have had some good success with some great parents.
I knew there was something different with this nest when I saw the chicks recently and there were lots of white where I would have expected olive green and grey feathers on the chicks. This morning I got a big surprise when the first fledgling appeared and it wasn't what I was expecting.
Parents
Male - BH PC Green split Blue (could be SF Y (dilute) but all black is real black not grey or a muddy black and his back is vibrant dark green)
Female - BH PC Blue
2020 Breeding Season
1st nest - 1 blue, 1 green split blue, 1 green split blue with a white spot on the back of the head
2nd nest - 4 chicks have various white markings and overall white and grey colouring, 1 green split blue with white spots on head
The male was previously with a green split blue female and produced half blues. The surprise here was I didn't know the parents were split blues. Now I'm hooked on the genetics. This is why I am really curious to this pairs genetics to produce this result.
I've researched the genetics calculators however I'm not sure due to the calculator stating the male is a SF Y (Dilute) split blue. I'm not even sure about yellows as I don't have Euro or Aussie yellows, that I know of.
I'll post more pictures when I can to show the rest of the chicks.