more babies

[jusdeb]

Another explosion of Red Rump fledgies today .
Quarrions about to fledge and 2 more on eggs , Purple Crowns on eggs , Zebra Finch babies , Scarlets have gone to the nest box and the Normal Princess Parrots are doing all the right moves .

This is way making up for last year .

[finchbreeder]

Congratulations. Maybe the rain has them all inspired into expecting a good season for green food.
LML

[jusdeb]

The cooler weather is certainly less worrying than the stinking heat .

Heres the new babies for hand rearing .



lol maybe I need to wear my glasses when feeding them , didnt notice the grubby faces till I posted he pic .

[finchbreeder]

Lot of pied in 2 of those Deb.
LML

[jusdeb]

And much darker than either parents .
Father is Platinum Pied and mother is Cinnamin Pied these are very much a darker grey . Cant wait to see how they turn out .

[shanny2]

cute babies deb

[Diane]

You were right about the baby explosion.

[shanny2]

your baby booming lol

[natamambo]

They''be normal pied cocks and all cocks always will be normal with that pairing.

Platinum is sex linked recessive in conjunction with lutino gene, so the cock on his own can only produce platinum or lutino hens, cocks must be normal - to get cocks you need the hen to be platinum as well.

Cinnamon is sex linked linked recessive also, so the hen can only produce split cocks and never cinnamon hens.

Normal is the default that happens unless the modification gene is present normal happens. The cocks can't get enough platinum genes from that pairing, neither can they get enough cinnamon genes.

Young from that paring can only ever be:
50% Normal split for platinum split for cinnamon cocks
50% Platinum hens

The cinnamon is "lost" because hens pass the W on to their daughters and the cocks only get one cinnamon gene. If a cinnamon cock ever appears you'll know your cock is split for cinnamon as well.

Have a look at:
http://www.kirstenmunson.com/cockatiels/blue.html. The only variety I have found missing is "Platino" ie cocks with one lutino gene and one platinum gene (hens can never be platino).

http://www.gencalc.com/gen/eng_genc.php?sp=0Cock. This has the platinum by choosing platinum split to ino. Cocks go in the 1.0 side, hens in the 0.1 side.

[jusdeb]

I forgot to add that both parents are white faces . does this change things ?

And since I want a hen from this clutch ( if available ) what would I be looking for visually ?

Thanks .