What color?

Ringneck Addict · Post by **Ringneck Addict** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:25 pm

I have a bonded pair that I have never bred before, I paired them up for compaionship purposes, however I am thinking I might breed them.

What colors would I get with this pair

Albino Cock X Grey Hen

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:35 pm

Albino male x Grey hen
=25% Grey split Lutino cocks
=25% Blue split Lutino cocks
=25% Albino masking Grey hens
=25% Albino hens

Any red-eyed baby produced will be guaranteed hen (and will eventually feather into an Albino). All dark-eyed babies will be guaranteed males and will feather into Greys or Blues. That's the beauty of this pairing. No DNA gender-testing required.

Peachykeen · Post by **Peachykeen** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:41 pm

If you reverse the pairing would the sexing be as easily determined and would the results be the same just switching the gender??

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:42 pm

Grey male x Albino hen will give you Albino and Blue males and females with all males being split Lutino.

You have to DNA to determine gender. It's not as convenient as the first pairing.

Ringneck Addict · Post by **Ringneck Addict** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:41 pm

Jay wrote:Albino male x Grey hen
=25% Grey split Lutino cocks
=25% Blue split Lutino cocks
=25% Albino masking Grey hens
=25% Albino hens

Will the out come be the same if the grey hen is single or double factor as I am not sure which she is?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:02 pm

Ringneck Addict wrote:Will the out come be the same if the grey hen is single or double factor as I am not sure which she is?

The outcome mentioned earlier was for a SF Grey hen which is far more common than DF Greys. For a DF Grey bird to be one, both of its parents has to have the Grey gene.

Albino male x DF Grey hen
=50% Grey split Lutino cocks (visual Greys)
=50% Albino masking Grey hens (visual Albinos)

** So the offsprings can still be sexed visually.