Jul 6, 2020 22:05:48 GMT
sr794
Brand New Budgie
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Post by sr794 on Jul 9, 2020 12:29:59 GMT
Hello everybody, I am totally new here but not necessarily new to budgies. I grew up with my mum breeding her aviary of around 30 budgies, have had a hand in handrearing babies that were needed and have grown up with them in my hair...literally! My Mum took a hiatus of keeping budgies for a good few years, but now I'm older, wiser and somewhat more understanding of genetics etc, she has started up again! My question(s) is/are, I have knuckled down into the masterclass on here, varying websites and have a folder full of possible breedings of each mutation (its been a lot of work!). However, I can't find anywhere and in turn not able to learn anything about breeding mutations together i.e spangle and dominant pied expectations, greywing and opaline etc. If anybody has a link to any thread or website that may be able to help me with crossing the mutations, it would be hugely appreciated! I want to learn so much and as we all know, we don't always have the exact same mutations to breed to so that they keep purely one. Thank you in advance! Sam(antha)
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May 7, 2020 23:43:49 GMT
destinycall
Brand New Budgie
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Post by destinycall on Jul 9, 2020 14:51:11 GMT
I've found this site very helpful. Lots of pictures and good explanations of the different colors and combinations. www.cutelittlebirdiesaviary.com/budgie-mutation-and-color-guides.htmlBe sure to check out the section on commonly confused mutations, too. It has some very handy comparisons to help distinguish between look-alike mutations. Here is a page with a bunch of pictures showing opaline mutation combos. Check out the single factor spangle opaline goldenface. So pretty! www.cutelittlebirdiesaviary.com/opaline-budgie-combination-mutations.htmlAs a general rule, if two traits are carried on different genes, then they can be inherited together and they will be passed on independently. However, some mutations may be "masked" by another trait so that both traits will not be visible at the same time. For example, if your bird is lutino (solid yellow with red eyes), he might also carry the genes for dark gray coloring and opaline pattern. You can't see those traits since he is ino, but breeding him to the right hen could have interesting results. Knowing the bird's parentage can help a lot, as can keeping careful breeding records. Good luck!
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Jul 6, 2020 22:05:48 GMT
sr794
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 7
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Post by sr794 on Jul 9, 2020 21:33:49 GMT
Thank you so much for your help! I will study those websites tonight. It is certainly intriguing to find out what we will get! I think it may be easier to work it out once we have the babies from the current adults. Thank you for that rule of thumb too! That is fairly easy to remember so I will put that to use. Appreciate your help!
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Post by Hezz on Jul 10, 2020 10:16:24 GMT
I think if you have access to someone from one of the breeding societies, you could find someone who might be willing to mentor you through all of this. People who have the correct knowledge through their own experience is worth more than anything you can read up on. You don't disclose where in the world you live so we can't help you with that but quite often if a person reaches out to these societies looking for information, especially as a beginner, many are willing to help get a new comer started and interested in their hobby.
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Jul 6, 2020 22:05:48 GMT
sr794
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 7
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Post by sr794 on Jul 10, 2020 15:12:52 GMT
I think if you have access to someone from one of the breeding societies, you could find someone who might be willing to mentor you through all of this. People who have the correct knowledge through their own experience is worth more than anything you can read up on. You don't disclose where in the world you live so we can't help you with that but quite often if a person reaches out to these societies looking for information, especially as a beginner, many are willing to help get a new comer started and interested in their hobby. Sorry! I didn't even figure out how to do my profile but I have updated now! I am in Tamworth, United Kingdom. I would absolutely appreciate somebody with that knowledge being a mentor to me. I can learn as much as I can from reading but then when you have questions on specifics, it takes a WHOLE new Google to stumble across another bagful of websites. If you do know anybody now you know where I am in the world, I would greatly appreciate the help. Thank you
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Post by Hezz on Jul 11, 2020 1:07:57 GMT
I'm not in UK, but the (British) budgie breeders' society might be able to help you with someone local to you. One on one is definitely the way to pick up the sort of knowledge that you only get from loads of experience.
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