Now Here's a Rare One! Lime/Blue
Posted: 21 May 2016, 13:24
Here' it is -first one in the nest. Lime split blue. Hen is a purple breasted blue and the cock either a split or double split green back. either way it my first Lime/blue but not sure about it's nest mate. So last years young 2 purple back blue hens and possible split to white breasted housed in this aviary both carry the Lime Gene and now classed as Blue/Lime.
Hard to believe last year I bred 78 green backs and not a Lime amongst them. this year those young possible/possibles have thrown colours in all aviaries - limes -blues the greys now lime/blues and no doubt other combo's I am unaware of and its far from over with still 38 young still in nest boxes.
Don't underestimate possibles. The above bird on the perch would cost you $900ea not so the possibles. I am pretty sure these limes will be the key to the next mutation in the blues.
Well only my thoughts some like always will disagree. Mainly those who don't have them!
Hard to believe last year I bred 78 green backs and not a Lime amongst them. this year those young possible/possibles have thrown colours in all aviaries - limes -blues the greys now lime/blues and no doubt other combo's I am unaware of and its far from over with still 38 young still in nest boxes.
Don't underestimate possibles. The above bird on the perch would cost you $900ea not so the possibles. I am pretty sure these limes will be the key to the next mutation in the blues.
Well only my thoughts some like always will disagree. Mainly those who don't have them!