Pied St Helenas

[Matt]

Does anyone know the inheritence of the pied gene in st helenas? I have a light pied yellow cock that has just fledged a clutch and wouldn't mind producing a few more pieds and developing them into a heavier pied.

[Jayburd]

I was just looking through my pics form our big walk-through aviary here in canberra, and noticed a weird looking saint .
It was very pale, almos creamy brown, and was splotched by darker brown all over. The eye - stripe was unaffected.
It's a horribly bad pic so won't post it here

[fincher]

i once had a normal saint showing minor pied markings in his flight feathers 2 on each wing nd some white single feathers in his back nd belly but unfortunatly passed him onto a mate off mine to give him a chance to breed them but no sorry dont no the inheritance of the pied in them but i presume the same as all other pied mutaions

[finchbreeder]

If in doubt, like Chris said assume it is non sex linked recessive and put dad back to the best marked pied daughter. While outcrossing any other pied offspring.
LML

[Matt]

Doesn't appear at this stage to be any offspring showing pied markings. Counted them up the other day and there are no fewer than 7 and I actually have a hunch there may be eight! At least I'll have plenty of splits to play with.

[fincher]

yes ull probs have lots of splits to play with its better than having none tho

but good luck and wen u get some sucses please post pics and also of the adult bird you already have always love seeing pied mutations possibly have a pied gouldians and will post pics soon looks quite nice i think

thansk chris

[finchbreeder]

Definately need to put back to a daughter to draw out the gene then. Glad to hear he is nice and fertile.
LML