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Post by billspets on Dec 3, 2004 18:42:08 GMT 10
hello all just wondering what colour this tiel is the mother is a lutino and the male is a pied   regards bill |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 3, 2004 19:01:08 GMT 10
Hi Bill, The genetics of the parents don't tell us much becuase there is obviously some splits involved here but i'm thinking dad is split to Platinum and mum must be or is split pied for the bird in the photo is a Pied hence the yellow flight feathers and crest and it looks very much a Platinum Pied so dad must be split to Platinum cheers Frank  |
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Post by billspets on Dec 3, 2004 19:19:48 GMT 10
hello frank
yes the mother is split to pied but unsure of the male
any idea of weather it would be male or female and what would be a good mate for it
i was thinking of putting it to a whiteface
regards
bill
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Post by leeroy on Dec 3, 2004 19:46:55 GMT 10
hi, i have never seen a platinium bird with red eyes ?MMMM. all platiniums i have had & seen have black eyes? has a little more to its make up than meets the eye? leeroy
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 3, 2004 19:50:24 GMT 10
Yes Bill I'm pretty confident it's a hen if its a Platinum and you want to introduce Whitefaced lines then I would mate her to a Whiteface Lutino(Albino) cock to produce Lutino's, Platinum's and Platino males all these offspring would then be split to Whitefaceface which would then give you the metioned varieties in Wfaced lines cheers Frank |
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Post by billspets on Dec 3, 2004 19:55:08 GMT 10
thanks frank i dont know the perantage of the male so i carnt say weather he is split Platinum is there any way of telling  regards bill |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 4, 2004 5:09:27 GMT 10
No only thru test breeding Bill unfortunately the photos make it hard to distinguish but I'm pretty confident the photo shows Platinum flights also have been breeding Platinums for many years and can tell you they are definately born with Red eyes which darken after 3-4 weeks but always remain a red and not black cheers Frank!
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Post by billspets on Dec 4, 2004 6:02:30 GMT 10
hello frank
the bird does have black eyes to look at it but the red came out with the flash of the camera
i will take it as a Platinum and see what happens
thanks for your help frank
regards
bill
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Post by josiedownunda on Dec 4, 2004 6:52:55 GMT 10
Hi Bill,
Looks like the same colour as my platinum split pied hen and she also has dark eyes now. If you look at the eyes very closely they will be dark but more a dark red than a black. Different ways the light hits the eyes will show more of the reddish colour.....but on quick glance they do look black.
Jo-Anne
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 4, 2004 8:24:06 GMT 10
Thanx Jo -Anne yes Bill the terminology we give to their eye color is "Ruby" but after fledging they turn very dark !Flash a torch light in their eyes at dark and you will see the redness if it is a Platinum and the same can be said for a Cinnamon cheers Frank |
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Post by billspets on Dec 4, 2004 8:51:58 GMT 10
hello all
frank would a better pick help to determin whether it is or isnt
regads
bill
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Post by billspets on Dec 4, 2004 13:27:46 GMT 10
frank i have managed to get some more photos of her   regards bill |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 4, 2004 13:33:39 GMT 10
Hi BIll i managed to copy and save the bottom photo and i enlarged it and am very confident in saying its Platinum Pied and would have to be Hen goodluck with her Bill could be a start of something for you as the Aussie Platinum is a stunning variety. I have some lovely varieties of Platinum Pieds in Pastelface will take a group shot and post soon cheers Frank ;D
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 4, 2004 14:38:15 GMT 10
Here Bill is a photo of 2 sisters 3mth old both are Platinum Pieds and both are Pastelfaced  |
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