Aussie Finch Forum

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

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

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 !

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

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

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

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 ;)

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