Dilute Male Split for Blue
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:22 pm
So this weekend I'm purchasing two pairs of Gouldians from a gentleman that is an hour and half away from me!
So excited but I want to figure out the genetics in order to get some blue babies. He says that his dilute males which are red heads had siblings that were blues so the dilutes are split for blue.
What do I need for the female in order to get a blue baby? From what I've read so far, there has to be a double factor blue (visibly blue) female in order to get blue babies. Is this the only possible match I can have?
Thank you for any help!

Birds will appear blue in color only when a bird carrying only "green" sex chromosome(s) (as opposed to yellow) is also DF for the blue body gene.
What do I need for the female in order to get a blue baby? From what I've read so far, there has to be a double factor blue (visibly blue) female in order to get blue babies. Is this the only possible match I can have?
Thank you for any help!