Question that been on my mind

[shanny2]

Me and my brother been looking at gumtree and seen a ad about indian ringnecks one split one lutenio anyhow we kinda argued well i started it by saying females can be splits brother said no males can then yeah. So to put the end to this i wanna ask you all

Q) Can Female birds of any breed be splits? or just males?

[timh]

Hi Shanney2,

To answer your question, the Lutino mutation in Indian Ringnecks is a Sex Linked mutation to only the male can be split to Lutino. If the female carries the Lutino (or any other sex linked mutation such as cinnamon or blue Ino ie Albino) it will be visual ie it will be that mutation such as Lutino.

If you take the blue mutation, it is a simple recessive mutation, so either male or female can be split.

BUT, if you look at Lutino in love birds ie Fischers or Nyasa's the Lutino mutation is recessive not sex linked... Just to keep it simple...

Hope that helps and hasn't confused you more...

Cheers,

Tim

[shanny2]

thanks mate so its a yes so can any bird of any breed be a split female or male?

[timh]

Lol kind of...
It just depends on the type of mutation really...

[shanny2]

so its like a 50/50 chance ? well good for me lol

[maz]

mutations will be either sex linked, recessive or dominant, in a sex linked mutation only the male can be split, the female will show any mutation it carries (because the female has the odd set of sex chromosomes) in a recessive mutation either sex can be split as the mutation is on a normal chromosome and all birds carry two copies, a dominant mutation neither bird can be split as the mutation shows when only one copy is present. So it is important to know what type of mutation you are talking about.

[Tiaris]

With Lutino IRNs only males can be split. Read Tim's message slowly & it should eventually hit the mark. Ho Ho, enough beer now to bed.

[shanny2]

i know i read that but im talking about all birds like is there a possibility of have a split female or just males?

[natamambo]

Shanny the answer is "yes". Yes there is a possibility of split females or only split males. As already stated it depends on the mutation and the bird, it cannt be answered for "all birds".

[shanny2]

ok thanks guys sorry for the big mix up