Color mutation question.

kare_bear · Post by **kare_bear** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:05 pm

Okay albinos are from blues and lutinos. What is the lutino/turquoise combination called? Is that the creaminos?

I know my male babies will either be blue or turquoise split to lutino so am thinking about keeping one back for future pairings.

I just got the book about ringneck genetics and such so am trying to learn but it is slow in coming, lol.

Thanks

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:35 am

You're right. They are called Creaminos although some prefer the terms Turquoise Inos or Turquoiseblue Inos or Creaminoblues.

There are many advantages of having genetic knowledge if you will be breeding ringnecks so you are definitely taking the right steps

Which genetic book are you getting?

minora · Post by **minora** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:24 pm

I'm new to the whole genetics question as well. What are the potential babies of lacewing to lacewing breeding? I have no history on their parents so no way of knowing what background they have. What are the most likely offspring colours?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:17 am

Hi Minora,

For sure all their babies will be Lacewings (AKA Pallid) as well. Test breeding them is the only way of finding out what they are split to (if any). The more common splits for Lacewings are the autosomal recessive traits Turquoise and Blue. If the birds each carry one of these genes, then they have a 25% probability of generating visual Pallid versions of Blue or Turquoise.

If I were you, I would start breeding them to each other first for the immediate breeding season and perhaps breeding the cock to a Blue hen in the future.