what will my babies possibly look like??

[kristenn]

im wondering if anyone can guess what the babies will look like from my two "babies".....they have 5 eggs so far and 3 are fertile. will they look just like the mom or dad or different? thanks![IMG][/IMG]

[mask]

If there's no hidden mutations, they will all look like the Dad.

[kristenn]

ok thanks! so daddy is the peachface(on the top/left) and mommy is the yellow(cinnamon?)

[mask]

I just assumed the mother was the pallid (aka american cinnamon) because I see a swelling that looks like an egg is on the way

If mother is the green then it's a different story!

[Anfsurfer]

I just assumed the mother was the pallid (aka american cinnamon)

Sam, I think you meant to say "pallid (aka Australian Cinnamon)". :-)

[Birdmanca]

Whatever parent they look like won't matter, as both parents look good.

[mask]

Sam, I think you meant to say "pallid (aka Australian Cinnamon)". :-)

Yes I did indeed! That's what I get for posting at stupid o'clock!

It can matter what parent they look like, because you could sex the young from their mutation and save on DNA :P

[kristenn]

It can matter what parent they look like, because you could sex the young from their mutation and save on DNA :P

how do you do this?

[mask]

Pallid is a sex-linked mutation.
If the father is the pallid, then you would get pallid daughters and green males. (sexable)
If mother is the pallid, then you would get green/pallid males and green females (not sexable)

[Amanda85]

and if you get babies in the nest with red eyes it will tell you dad is split ino and you can sex them...genetics I dont if I love learning it or hate what it does to my brain...

Sam I think its always stupid o'clock in Aus at the moment...Oh yeah if a lut h and green c pair have a cin baby can that still be visually sexed?

[kmbrlyv]

Yes, if an Ino hen and green male have a cinnamon baby then that baby is female.

[kristenn]

OH! hahaha this is confusing!! well the first baby is possible due to hatch the 22nd so we will see! the first egg was laided on the 1st....we have 5 all together....i will post pictures when i can...

[Amanda85]

sex linked is a little confusing but I find remembering ino and cin babies easy and you can tell what they are when they hatch by their down colour, I would wait til all have hatched before opening the nest to look coz the parents can be a bit jittery when they are new to babies.

This is a good way to tell from a rough idea of what is in your nest works for all lovebirds and even most other parents well that I have bred anyway.

White/grey down = blue series babies
orange/peach down = green series babies.

dark eyes = no ino or cinnamon
ren eyes = ino (lutino or creamino in masked and fischers can be albino too)
plumb eyes = cinnamon

I can try find some baby pics to show you what I mean by all that if you like.

[kristenn]

i would love to see pictures! thank you!

[kristenn]

ino and cin??? cinnamon?

[Amanda85]

they are the mutation names, ino is creamino, albino, lutino. ill get pics