need some confirmation about gouldian pair offspring

[ilmillu]

I got a blue back male paired with a green back female and i was told to have green backs splits to blue only as offspring, but here is my question how i get a pastel blue? or dilute blue? in other words will offspring look exactly as a normal green back ?

online genetic forecasters aren't working for me, when i press on drop down menus nothing happens.

thanks

[debbie276]

To get a SFYellow AKA "dilute" or "pastel" AKA SFYellowBlue you need a yellow gene which your pair doesn't have.
With the pair you have, you will get all Green split to Blue chicks that will be visually green in color.

[birdclaws]

To add to what Debbie has said, in addition to needing a yellow gene, pastels will also require purple breast. Without a purple breast a single factor yellow blue will appear silver.

[finchandlovebird]

IF.....the female is split to blue, paired w/a blue male you could also get blue offsprings.........and the green back offsprings would be split to blue. Am I right, Debbie??????

[debbie276]

Absolutely correct!