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by smick
Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:38 am
Forum: Share Your Flock With The Family
Topic: Red rump Parrot mutations
Replies: 3
Views: 3892

Red rump Parrot mutations

G'day does anybody have idea's about Red rump mutations?. I have a normal split lutino male in with a white lime hen. They have two young, a normal looking hen and what appears to be a lutino male?, they are feathering up now and this bird is lutino in colour with a red rump which means a cock. I ca...
by smick
Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:18 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: eye colour of pallids
Replies: 1
Views: 877

eye colour of pallids

G'day i read in a previous post about pallids eyes being red or plum coloured, are all pallid eyes plum coloured-ie blue pallid,green pallid,turquiose blue pallid in both sexs? :?
by smick
Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:06 am
Forum: Alexandrine Parrot
Topic: preening during courtship
Replies: 1
Views: 1713

preening during courtship

This is my first Alex pr and they have been courting and mating with the hen spending a long time in the log. The question is my male gently preens the hens wings from the shoulder right down to the tip of outside flight feathers before mating occurs is this common with Alex's because i haven't seen...
by smick
Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:00 am
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: Major Mitchell Cockatoo and Galah
Replies: 2
Views: 2226

Major Mitchell Cockatoo and Galah

I have a male Major Mitchell and a male Galah that have been together for about ten years,given to me and both were ex wires birds (wild birds that were hurt). Both birds were car hit victoms and cannot fly. The problems is they have paired up like a couple and i would like to find correct partners ...
by smick
Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:58 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: pastel in gencalc
Replies: 7
Views: 2114

Re: pastel in gencalc

thanks for your view Madas,what would you suggest pairing the blue pallid hen to. If i could afford it i thought of maybe a violet cock, i don't want to breed green birds if possible so i don't think i would want a grey green cock.. would a turquoise cock be a good pairing to get good colours? if i ...
by smick
Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:58 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: pastel in gencalc
Replies: 7
Views: 2114

Re: pastel in gencalc

Thanks glen so i was right from the gene calc. I have a blue pallid hen and i'm thinking to look for either a blueino cock,ino/blue cock or blue/ino cock to pair with her to get cock pallidino's.Thanks Smick
by smick
Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:03 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: pastel in gencalc
Replies: 7
Views: 2114

Re: pastel in gencalc

Thanks Glen so my cock pastel blue lacewing in gencalc is a parblue pallid?. They bred for the first time last year and the young were a blue male and a blue pallid hen . Are both young split for parblue?. Can i get parblue and blue cocks split pallid and parblue pallid and blue pallid hens from thi...
by smick
Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:23 am
Forum: Mutations/Genetics
Topic: pastel in gencalc
Replies: 7
Views: 2114

pastel in gencalc

g'day all i was looking in gencalc.com at the indian ringneck genetics and was wondering how do you put pastel in it?. I have a pastel blue pallid cock to a blue hen, but i couldn't work out what to put for pastel. Is pastel recessive and can birds be split to it?
by smick
Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:29 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Fertility Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 1136

Re: Fertility Questions

I too had a proven pair this time have infertile eggs, she is laying again so i hope this time good. i also had a young pr with infertile eggs as well. I don't think its diet because everbody's feeding regime would be different. Is it possible the thunderstorms we have been having causing it.But say...
by smick
Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:07 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Pallid & PallidIno
Replies: 15
Views: 4350

I HAVE A HEN COLOURED LIKE THIS BIRD AND HER WINGS ARE ALLMOST CLEAR BLUE AS IS HER TAIL. IS THE TOURQUISE NAME MEANING THE SAME AS A PASTEL BLUE, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TOLD MINE IS.
by smick
Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:38 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: Thunder affecting eggs/chicks?
Replies: 2
Views: 781

YES I THINK THUNDER OR THE ELECTRICAL TENSION IN THE AIR CAN KILL THE CHICKS. I HAVE HAD DEAD IN THE SHELL CHICKS AFTER STORMS AND MY MOTHER WITH CHICKENS FIRST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS FROM WHEN SHE WORKED AT A BREEDER AND PROCESSING FARM FOR DUCKS,QUAIL AND PHESANTS AND HAS SEEN LOSSES IN THE INCUBATORS...
by smick
Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:19 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: BREEDING PAIRS
Replies: 1
Views: 798

BREEDING PAIRS

WITH MY RINGNECKS I BOUGHT A ALBINO RINGNECK AS A POSSIBLE COCK BUT IT MUST BE A HEN AS THE LUTINO COCK BIRD HAS PAIRED UP WITH IT AND IS FEEDING IT. WITH A LUTINO COCK TO A ALBINO HEN WILL I GET LUTINO COCKS AND HENS SPLIT BLUE?. I WENT TO A BIRD SALE AND BOUGHT A MUTURE PASTEL LACEWING COCK WHICH ...
by smick
Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:51 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: BREEDING MY RINGNECKS
Replies: 3
Views: 1457

THANKS RECIO FOR YOUR ADVICE ON PAIRING,IT SOUNDS GOOD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT SPLIT INO MEANS IS IT SHORT FOR SPLIT LUTINO?. WHAT DO PALLIDINO'S LOOK LIKE? FROM THESE YOUNG WHICH WOULD BE BEST TO KEEP AND PAIR TOGETHER?. WOULD A PALLIDINO SPLIT BLUE TO A TURQUOISE INO BE GOOD?. I'M NEW TO RINGNECK COLOU...
by smick
Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:22 am
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: BREEDING MY RINGNECKS
Replies: 3
Views: 1457

BREEDING MY RINGNECKS

MY TWO LUTINO'S ARE BROTHER AND SISTER SO I DON'T WANT THEM TO PAIR UP. I FOUND OUT THE PARENTS TO MY BLUE COCK ARE BLUELACEWING COCK AND PASTEL GREY HEN . WOULD THIS BLUE MALE BE SPLIT LACEWING AND PASTEL. I AM THINKING OF PAIRING THIS BLUE COCK TO THE PASTEL BLUE HEN. THE LUTINO COCK TO A BLUE HEN...
by smick
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: IRN Lounge
Topic: How many birds ...
Replies: 42
Views: 7477

how many birds

6 INDIAN RINGNECKS, 3 KING PARROTS, 22 BUDGIES, 7 SCARLET CHESTED ,4 EASTERN ROSELLA, 2 CRIMSON ROSELLA,2 SUPERB PARROTS,2 PRINCESS PARROTS, 1 TURQUISINE PARROT, 2 BOURKES PARROT, 1 REDWING PARROT, 1 PLUMHEAD PARROT,3 HOODED PARROTS.......FINCHS ... 18 GOULDIANS,6 DOUBLE BARS,2 STARS,2 JACARINI, 6 B...
by smick
Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:19 pm
Forum: Breeding IRNs
Topic: GENETIC PAIRING FOR MY RINGNECKS
Replies: 2
Views: 888

GENETIC PAIRING FOR MY RINGNECKS

:?: G'DAY I'M SMICK . I ALLREADY HAVE ONE BREEDING PR OF LUTINO'S, BOTH FROM LUTINO TO LUTINO PARENTS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED TWO HENS, ONE IS A SKYBLUE PASTEL WHO WAS BRED FROM A PASTEL BLUE/SPLIT CINNAMON COCK AND A SKYBLUE PASTEL HEN. THE SECOND HEN IS SKYBLUE IN COLOUR BUT HER PARENTS WERE A BLUE ...