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Well, I started using Gouldian-finches.eu because the original online program I used was not working, and now this one is not either
I do have the downloadable version. But I like being able to refer the online one to newbies when I sell or trade birds because for people who do not understand genetics, they are easier to use. For instance, the online ones have an option for silver or pastel. Newbies may not be able to figure out that you have to click blue and yellow to make silver. lol

That's a shame they went down. Maybe it's only temporary for maintenance?
I find that new owners have an easier time learning genetics if they understand the basic genetic color combinations, which in turn help them to understand which birds should go with which to get the color combination they want.
For example, "silver" is yellow and blue genes, "dilute" is single factor yellow and "pastel" is sf yellow and blue. After all "silver", "pastel" and "dilute" are just made up USA terms.
JMO

It is working for me.

Hello,

Genetic Forecast for calculate the descendant of Gouldian Finches
Gouldian Genetics Forecast On-Line ver. 1.0

Autors:
Marek Buransky, marekburansky@stonline.sk; info@gouldianfinches.eu - genetics

Leoš Rapant - programming and typographical design

This genetics forecast as it was compose can not refund the breeders´s achievements about heredity of individual signs.
All breeders must at first understand a base of genetic and interheritance of colours and their interaction, too, to the right using of genetics forecast.
Our genetics forecast doesn´t know and can not cover the breeder´s knowledge of course , which are also needed to the right set of partner´s pair (male and female).

Use of genetics forecast:

Breeder has to know the right names of mutations for the right set of partner´s pair. By female and male choosing we have to choose head, breast and body, of course with regard to the split. This split is needed to reach the right results.
It´s really important for breeder to know the split of breeding pair at least some last generations and write all the notes for the future. It will help him to reach the most objective results. Under the picture is automatically write the genome at chromosomes by the setting of individual parts of body.
After the completely right set we can see the phenotype of breeding bird in window of genetics forecast. If there are choosed the both partners, we have to continue with button "count". After this choise we can see down in window descendants of gouldian Finches: males and females - at first we see phenotype, after the slash is split in this order: head, breast and body.
At the end of the line it is simpliest genome for those, whom will want to make the calculation by hand.
If we show suffice with cursor of PC´s mouse to the right line in result we will see phenotype in small window .

If you have any mention or ideas for improve this forecast, write to one of creators.
Forecast is going to be in next months complete with mutations (cinamon, dark, lutino, albino, white).

Marek Buranský

Photo: Creator

marekburansky@stonline.sk
info@gouldianfinches.eu

http://www.gouldianfinches.eu/sk/geneti ... a/english/
http://www.gouldianfinches.eu/sk/geneti ... a/germany/
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http://www.gouldianfinches.eu/sk/geneti ... ka/magyar/
http://www.gouldianfinches.eu/sk/geneti ... ka/holand/
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http://www.gouldianfinches.eu/, http://www.amadinagouldove.cz/

Marek, now it seems just fine. The problem I was having was that The drop down boxes were not working. I had this problem for about a month. But I just clicked one of your links and now it works. Crazy!
I have a good grasp on the genetics at this point. I am no expert, but generally know what to expect. Head color inheritance still throws me off sometimes. But body colors I have figured out.
I just sold some birds over the weekend though and the lady was wondering how I knew one of my juvies was female. I tried to explain to her the mother was a silver, the father was a greenback. The only females this pairing will produce are GB/BB. The males would be SFYB. So since the baby was green it was female. I just figured since she was uninformed, the forecaster would be my backup