Breeding Gouldian DFY male x SFY hen

[Pete Sara]

stop it all this talk about genetics is doing my head in....

[Mickp]

dont be trying to dob me in for anything to do with genetics , I was lost as soon as I opened this topic .
only thing I can do is provide links to genetic forecasters. and all I do with my goulds is put them in the aviary & wait to see what colours turn up at first moult. have split them now though, rh in one aviary & bh in the other

[Reubenvg]

haha I think genetics are the best part of having birds trying to get what you like best ect.

I found a old book on lovebird genetics other day apparently they have 150 mutations !

[Misso]

I do have a SFY Male(Dilute) that i could pair with the SFY HEN, but he is abit weedy looking and hasn't bred for me yet, i planned on breeding him to a normal hen, il still be getting a DFY Cock so il just have to decide next season who i breed him with, thanks for everyones imput

Jarryd

[finchbreeder]

I also like breeding mutations, but find some of the recessive and sex linked stuff does my head in. So it's great to have a mother who is a wizz with genetics cause she has been breeding show budgies for over 40 years. When I get really confused I go over there and present the problem to her.
And as we are both trying to get somewhere with the gouldian mutations, it's a puzzle, we can work on together.
LML

[gomer]

looks like we know who to come to for genetic info.

[Mickp]

LML, get your mum to join up so that everyone can hassle her with questions
do you think she would join if we offered free membership ;)

[finchbreeder]

Might be pushing our luck there Mick. She thinks computors take up time she could spend in the budgie aviarys or bowling, so only goes online occassionally to read/give advice on rare budgie forum. 50yrs breeding budgies makes her pretty popular with those guys, cause of her genetic knowledge too.
LML