Aussie Finch Forum

Tintola wrote:Oh I don't know about all this stuff, but I do know I like little fluffy kittens!
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Priceless

If the author of that u-tube comes near my place I will have to take the apropriate action. I am sure he will sound better in soprano.
LML

@ finchbreeder. The video is obviously a send up of old attitudes.

Tintola wrote: @ finchbreeder. The video is obviously a send up of old attitudes.

no backing out now Tintola . man up

It is one of my standard lines when things get too complex for my poor simple brain (or whats left of it).
It soon stops the other person raving on too much as I glaze over. oops off topic, Nice Galah photos

Do what my daughter used to tell her mates, when she started talking Calculus or Physics. "Just nod and smile while I talk"
It was a great way to work things out and they were happy to oblige knowing that no answer was required.
LML

I love it! I can use that line.

desertbirds wrote:

Tintola wrote:OH MY GOURD!!!!! I'm so glad that I'm mainly into normal/wild coloured birds.

Im with Tintola on this one , great galah shot and thanks for posting it. I wish as much effort was put into breeding normal birds (more natives) as what goes into understanding mutations. Lutino ,Albino its another mutant.

I'm with you on that DB, though I would add that a good understanding of genetics and inheritance of mutations is a good thing to have, even when breeding normals. Lets say, just for the sake of example, you are aiming to breed normal zebs and a fawn hen shows up in one of your nests. If you know the inheritance of the mutation, you will know which birds to cull from your colony in order to eliminate this mutation.

Just have to say that I am loving all this talk on genetics! I am currently reading Terry Martin's book too. I am learning so much! I always just assumed that the lutino gene just removes the grey/blue and that the blue gene removes the yellow/red colours. I breed cockateils and don't understand why people think the white (albino) teils are so rare and hence more valuable when all you need is a white faced grey (blue gene) and a lutino to breed them? I am sure there are lots of variables there but I only know basics so far..

When I was a youngn I used to breed show guinea pigs. The genetics in colour there are interesting too, there is a variety called black himalayan. It is white with black feet, ears and nose and pink eyes. If you breed it to anything other than another black himalayan (even a pure white one) all the babies will come out jet black. And then there are 2 very similar types - roan and dalmation I think (this was over 10 years ago so I could be wrong here) that if bred together will produce dead babies. Never tried that one though, just read about it.

Genetics are so exciting!

Even though I passed the Genetic thingy and Biology when I did my HSC ( only 9 years ago ) its still all blah blah to me ...I go by the" ooooh arent they pretty " ology .