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by yellowring
Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:21 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: what are the odds?
Replies: 1
Views: 2169

what are the odds?

I have a family flock of yellow IRNs, over the last few months I have acquired some more colors. I now have a turquoise male, a blue(maybe cobalt) male, a grey female, and of course my original yellow pair. I want to try my hand at actually picking out a pair from all these birds and getting somethi...
by yellowring
Wed May 28, 2014 9:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills
Replies: 25
Views: 4650

Re: Teaching Your Bird Survival Skills

Hi, I am a noob here, but this thread caught my eye so I figured Id add my $0.02 :) I have always heard that one of the most important things to teach your bird is how to fly DOWN from a high place. This makes perfect sense, because if you think about it, most pet birds fly in our houses and are at ...
by yellowring
Fri May 16, 2014 9:58 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: half blue, half green, ish
Replies: 5
Views: 1939

Re: half blue, half green, ish

Medical problems aside, I really like this new bird! He is such a sweetheart, after I give him his drops in his beak he wants to snuggle up for some lovin and attention. He is such a good bird, so friendly and doesnt hold a grudge against me for putting him thru all this. And I just love his color, ...
by yellowring
Mon May 12, 2014 4:27 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: half blue, half green, ish
Replies: 5
Views: 1939

Re: half blue, half green, ish

lol, just plain old turquoise blue...?? Ok, thats cool, all my other birds are just yellow, so with this boy I get blue AND green color in my little flock ;) Um, I actually just started this bird on baytril regime, it has slight pasty butt, the vet couldnt find anything in er tests friday and over t...
by yellowring
Sun May 11, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: half blue, half green, ish
Replies: 5
Views: 1939

half blue, half green, ish

Hi there, a few of you may remember me from a few months ago when i had an unexpected mating... Everything went very well with that situation, and because of that, my wife has let me get a new bird! It is a breeder reject, because it has mild scoliosis and has a bit of a crooked spine. But i had it ...
by yellowring
Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:04 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

Oh hey, wow, thank you for asking for an update, I appreciate it :) I just thought of it right now, I apologize for just asking a bunch of questions and then disappearing... I got 4 eggs that hatched, 3 babies lived, and they were all yellow!! Not sure what happened to the one that died, it was the ...
by yellowring
Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:40 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

Very good, that is what i need to know.
I have some planning to do with that aviary...

Thank you all for the great advice here folks :)
by yellowring
Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:48 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

No worries, I will keep them all. I have the space and the means, so it won't be a problem. If I could not keep them, I would not be doing this. I guess I'm going to have to play it by ear on how these babies are raised, if any even hatch. I do agree with the fact that tame birds are much easier to ...
by yellowring
Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:24 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

This is actually kind of a fun experience so far, granted i haven't had to do anything yet... I'm thinking that if the eggs hatch and the babies actually survive, I might pick one and hand rear it. I'm really hoping that my pet birds will be good parents, so i wont be forced into hand rearing ALL(if...
by yellowring
Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:02 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

Ha! I successfully talked my awesome wife into going for it! I pulled the old sympathy ploy- told her that I had to kill the eggs by shaking them up, then waited till she was right there so she would have to see me do it. As soon as I was about to shake the 1st egg, she stopped me, I knew she wouldn...
by yellowring
Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:31 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Re: Newby: is it worth it?

Thanks everybody, all great points! I am going to pull the eggs out, shake them up, and put them back. Once this is all over, Ill remove the nest box. Will this prevent them from breeding again? These are pet birds that are doing this, both handtame and talkers and friendly... It would have been kin...
by yellowring
Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:49 pm
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: Newby: is it worth it?
Replies: 24
Views: 6503

Newby: is it worth it?

Hello all, I am new to the forum altho I have been reading so much of it the last few days, I feel like I know a lot of you already. Here's my story, Ill keep it simple... I have a 4yr old female and a 3 yr old male, both are lutino. After 3 yrs together, they decided they wanted to be parents....Th...