My first pair of Gouldians....

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Re: My first pair of Gouldians....

Post by peter121378 » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:44 am

debbie276 wrote: He is a SF Pastel because he has one pastel gene. The pastel gene blocks the color black. Because he only has one pastel gene and not two his body color will not be yellow or green but a shade in between, a lighter green color. Also all black areas will be gray.
So he is a RH.PB.SF Pastel (RedHead.PurpleBreast.SingleFactor Pastel)
and your hen is a BH.WB.Green (BlackHead.WhiteBreast.Green)
chicks you could get from that pair are:
males
RH/BH.PB/WB.SF Pastel (RedHead split to BlackHead.PurpleBreast split to WhiteBreast.SingleFactor Pastel) visually just like your male but with hidden genes for BH and WB
RH/BH.PB/WB.Green ((RedHead split to BlackHead.PurpleBreast split to WhiteBreast.Green) visually green bodied with hidden gene for BH aand WB
females
RH.PB/WB.Pastel visually yellow bodied and with hidden gene for WB
RH.PB/WB.Green visually green bodied with hidden gene for WB
Good morning Debbie,

Wow so many different gene combinations. :shock:
Thank you for clarifying. :D
~Peter~

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Re: My first pair of Gouldians....

Post by debbie276 » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:45 am

Your very welcome :)
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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