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Budgies
Mar 25, 2008 19:20:20 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on Mar 25, 2008 19:20:20 GMT 10
My budgies are starting to breed again after a long period of nothing  one of my pair had laid four eggs three of which hatched right on schedule, the fourth one hatched a couple of days late in fact i was almost going to remove the egg and let her get on with raising the babies, one of the babies died and I now have three healthy babies, the strange thing about them is that two of them are Lutino, I have never had two Lutino's from the same clutch before and in the past these two birds have never given me this colour, don't get me wrong I'm not complaining ;D ;D ;D ;D. John |
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Budgies
Mar 25, 2008 21:31:53 GMT 10
Post by avinet on Mar 25, 2008 21:31:53 GMT 10
Are the babies black eyed lutino or red-eye lutino, and what are the colours of the parents? If they are red-eyed then it would appear to indicate that the father is split lutino and the two lutino babies are both female.
Also never take the book incubation period as gospel - there is often some deviation from the theoretical norm.
cheers,
Mike
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Budgies
Mar 26, 2008 11:01:38 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on Mar 26, 2008 11:01:38 GMT 10
Are the babies black eyed lutino or red-eye lutino, and what are the colours of the parents? If they are red-eyed then it would appear to indicate that the father is split lutino and the two lutino babies are both female. Also never take the book incubation period as gospel - there is often some deviation from the theoretical norm. cheers, Mike The babies are red eyed lutino Mike and the parents are a blue and white pied hen and the cock is a violet they have given me babies before but never lutino. John |
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Budgies
Mar 26, 2008 20:38:36 GMT 10
Post by avinet on Mar 26, 2008 20:38:36 GMT 10
The cock must be split for lutino and the two babies are hens since the lutino gene is a sex-linked one.
cheers,
Mike
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Karen
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Budgies
Apr 3, 2008 13:04:27 GMT 10
Post by Karen on Apr 3, 2008 13:04:27 GMT 10
The ino's are my favourite and I am striving to breed one without the suffusion which does spoil the look somewhat.
My breeding pair of lutino's are both yellow wing & tails so I am hoping their chicks also inherit the yellow wings & tails. Not that fussed on the white wings & tails.
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Budgies
Apr 4, 2008 12:57:41 GMT 10
Post by Laraine on Apr 4, 2008 12:57:41 GMT 10
I went to the Royal Easter Show last week, and luckily the birds were on. I actually wanted to see the cats, but anyway the budgie showbird winner was a huge lutino. It was beautiful, would like to know what it was worth $$$$. The overall winner for showbird of the year was a Scarlet Chested parrot.
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one of my pair had laid four eggs three of which hatched right on schedule, the fourth one hatched a couple of days late in fact i was almost going to remove the egg and let her get on with raising the babies, one of the babies died and I now have three healthy babies, the strange thing about them is that two of them are Lutino, I have never had two Lutino's from the same clutch before and in the past these two birds have never given me this colour, don't get me wrong I'm not complaining ;D ;D ;D ;D.
