please help answer the question About the ringneck flapper color I bought a baby bird, but it's green, although the parents are yellow. Why does the baby bird turn green like the one in the attached picture?
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bird's parents
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Could it be the yellow bird's parents? The baby bird will be green.
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Re: Could it be the yellow bird's parents? The baby bird will be green.
Wow! What a cute little fellow!
It all depends on what genes the birds carry. Even though both parents are yellow, they both carry the green dominant gene which produced a green baby. That means even though your baby ringneck is green, it also carries different genes. Kinda crazy, huh?
I wish I knew more but I don't. I gotta brush up on this stuff. Hopefully more experts will chime in.
Best wishes,
Imran
It all depends on what genes the birds carry. Even though both parents are yellow, they both carry the green dominant gene which produced a green baby. That means even though your baby ringneck is green, it also carries different genes. Kinda crazy, huh?
I wish I knew more but I don't. I gotta brush up on this stuff. Hopefully more experts will chime in.
Best wishes,
Imran