So if i check that the red line goes right across without a break in it that means he is a True RL ???? if it dos'nt what does he have then? a fake RL ???? how does a bird get a fake RL ??? do you know?
sorry for all the questions im very intrested in this
Jarryd
nixity wrote:Most people refer to this as "red-line," "RL," I think simply because it's more descriptive
Either way, The genetics are autosomal recessive, so it's possible to pair two non-RL birds together and get RL offspring.
The important thing is determining whether or not the bird is actually "RL".
The easiest way to do this to catch the bird and push back the feathers in this area so they flip down like a flip-motion-book (or, you can wait for a feather in this area to fall out or [eek!] pluck one).
With a true RL, you will be able to distinctly see the red line going across each individual feather in this area.
Some are more noticeable than others - this particular bird has a very faint line showing.
It would be interesting to see if when you check, it truly is RL.
Then - you may be able to produce more if you happen to have a bird that carries a recessive copy
So, I'm left with two problems. I did not get one female from this pair! The male (Winston) came from a breeder that keeps records from the beginning of time and she believes he did not have any birds on his ancestor list with visual red lines. But is seeing Winston's sisters produce red lines. I do not know any history on Sylvie.
I have purple chest and white chest red line males. I've never seen this on a female.
I will probably be taking him to the July bird mart and if no one from the foum claims him, he will go to Floyd. I have enough cocks and am in need of some nice hens. 
