Green Cheeks

[angelicvampyre]

Ok so I have been doing some research, this is what I have come up with can someone let me know if I am right?

From my Normal green's I will get Normals that's easy.

If the cock is split for Cinnamon or Yellowsided (I really don't think he is)

I can get normals, normals /cinnamon cocks (no visual change), Cinnamon hens, normal /yellowsided cocks (no visual change), yellowsided hens.

How am I going so far?

Now my Yellowsided (and cause I am lazy yellowsided is now YS)

The cocks paper work says he is a YS possible split Cinnamon, but untill we breed from him and produce something that supports this then I only know that he has the possiblity.

As a standard I will get YS both Hens and Cocks

I however might get (if he is split)

YS, YS /Cinnamon cocks (no visual change), Pineapple hens.

Am I still on the right track?

To get a Pineapple hen would be GREAT! But I am not pinning my hopes on it.

[robert]

Just added these two,
to the links section yesterday,
for the first,you might want to scroll down and go to color,
www.solwayparrotclub.co.uk/yellowsided_greencheeked_conur.htm
www.fwa-aviary.com/PYRRHURA_BASIC_MUTATIONS.pdf
hope of help
from Robert and Precious

[angelicvampyre]

thanks

[Karen]

You sure put alot of thought into that equation. I can't fault what you have done, looks correct to me.
I used to put my bird types into the online genetic calculator but found it inadequate. Doing longhand like you've done is good as you can actually see the progression there.

[angelicvampyre]

I know find that those calculators don't seem to work, if they do then I must have strange Budgies as I am yet to get some of the combinations out of some pairs or get things that it says I can't get.

Thinking of drawing up a matrix, really there is only three mutations so it should not be that hard.

[avinet]

Feb 4, 2009 14:59:00 GMT 10 angelicvampyre said:

I know find that those calculators don't seem to work, if they do then I must have strange Budgies as I am yet to get some of the combinations out of some pairs or get things that it says I can't get.

Thinking of drawing up a matrix, really there is only three mutations so it should not be that hard.

Terry Martin in the Guide to Colour Mutations lists 29 primary mutations of Budgies - those that are a direct modification of DNA and not a combination of 2 or more mutations. 18 of these mutations are listed as common.

A genetic calculator such as Gen Calc 1.3 is very accurate - the problems arise when all the splits for a bird are unknown or a mutation is incorrectly described or named.

I haven't has a chance to go through your Green cheek workings - I'll try to have a look tonight.

cheers,

Mike