Java Finches

[Icearstorm]

With other birds, such as society finches, white birds are either albino (recessive), or leucistic/piebald (codominant); however, many white Java finches go through several moults before turning fully white, making me think that a different gene is at play. I have a white female and a normal-colored male with a small pie mark under his bill (single-factor pied?). What offspring could I expect from this pairing?

[lovezebs]

Icearstorm

I wonder if this site might be helpful to you.

[Icearstorm]

lovezebs
I don't see the link to the site.

[lovezebs]

Icearstorm

That's because it's not there , lol, because I forgot to post ir

http://www.javasparrow.org/index.php/ho ... -mutations

[Icearstorm]

lovezebs

Thank you. The female has red eyes, so I believe that means she is genetically fawn based on some research I did. Unfortunately, the site doesn't explicitly state how the white allele is linked to the other alleles and genes. It seems that white is neither a color nor a type of piebald, but does interact with color. Perhaps this is similar to the yellow-headed phenotype in gouldians; it isn't a single allele, but rather two separate genes acting together. What do you think?

[lovezebs]

Icearstorm

Not a clue my dear, not a clue...

That site is also a site for a Java Forum, which might be helpful with Java questions.

http://www.javasparrow.org/index.php/ho ... -mutations

Click on information on top of the page.

[Icearstorm]

lovezebs
It costs money to join. This page is useful for other genetics, but is still vague about the white mutation.

[lovezebs]

Icearstorm

Oh shoot, I thought it was a free forum, like most bird forums.

Well, back to the drawing board. I'll keep looking