Have a baby blue IRN, both parents were blue

blueindianringneck · Post by **blueindianringneck** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:19 am

So does that mean it is Double factor blue? OR Blue split to blue? New to genetics. Thank you! What color of offspring? Recommend a mate color? JUST sent off DNA test for the little guy. Will know next week what sex it is. We have named it Bubbles.

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:07 pm

blue is only a single factor gene and if the bird is visually blue it is carrying the blue gene and showing it so it cannot be split to blue only a different color bird can be split to blue as for a breeding mate any color bird will do my suggestion would be a violet blue one with that combination it would give you 50% blue and 50% violet blue babies

blueindianringneck · Post by **blueindianringneck** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:09 am

mikeb wrote:blue is only a single factor gene and if the bird is visually blue it is carrying the blue gene and showing it so it cannot be split to blue only a different color bird can be split to blue as for a breeding mate any color bird will do my suggestion would be a violet blue one with that combination it would give you 50% blue and 50% violet blue babies

oh okay. Thank yoU! what other colors are single factor? If we were to breed it with another blue, would all babies be blue? Sorry, still trying to grasp all of this

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:30 am

yes blue x blue will give you all blue babies

Azure · Post by **Azure** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:56 am

I know this is old but must say that tail in the first pic is a lovely blue! What mutation does the tail belong to lol.

blueindianringneck · Post by **blueindianringneck** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:48 am

Azure wrote:I know this is old but must say that tail in the first pic is a lovely blue! What mutation does the tail belong to lol.

That's Lavender, our "Violet" indian ringneck

Thanks for looking!

Azure · Post by **Azure** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:43 am

wow! absolutely lovely, great bird, it seems even Bubbles wants to grab it to admire

blueindianringneck · Post by **blueindianringneck** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:46 am

Azure wrote:wow! absolutely lovely, great bird, it seems even Bubbles wants to grab it to admire

Thank you! And yes, and when he loses a tail feather each member of the family argues over who gets to keep it lol

Azure · Post by **Azure** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:22 am

blueindianringneck wrote:when he loses a tail feather each member of the family argues over who gets to keep it lol

lol

how long are the longest feathers? ever measured?
I would certainly fight tooth and claw for those feathers!

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