Baby linnies

[thekarens]

 

[Terry57]

All that cuteness in one post makes me go Awwwwww! And Buttercup and Pippin are so beautiful...I can't wait to watch the babies grow up

 

[RavensGryf]

Congratulations Karen! Buttercup and Pippin look like great first time parents!

 

[thekarens]

Unless Pippin has some mysterious unknown gene (which I'm pretty sure he doesn't) they will be turquoise like dad.

 

[RavensGryf]

So turquoise split to Ino? I'm not sure how that works.

 

[thekarens]

The babies will be 50% turquoise and 50% turquoise split to ino.

 

[thekarens]

Of course there's no way to know which is which.

 

[RavensGryf]

Now you got me curious. I wonder how breeders (who need to keep track of genetics) find out who is split or not?

 

[thekarens]

Other than breeding them with an ino I don't know. I'm also not sure if any of the splits are sexed linked. When I got Pippin the breeder knew he was a male based on his color, single factor dilute. When I got Buttercup I didn't know for sure what sex she was other than the breeder said 90% of his creaminos were hens.

 

[Frumpydumple]

Your white Linnie is so beautiful.

 

[MonicaMc]

Genetic Calculator 1.3 Lineolated Parrot

Turquoise x Turquoise Ino

Should result in all Turquoise males split Ino
And all Turquoise Hens




Love the linnies!!! Such cute little birds!

 

[thekarens]

Genetic Calculator 1.3 Lineolated Parrot

Turquoise x Turquoise Ino

Should result in all Turquoise males split Ino
And all Turquoise Hens




Love the linnies!!! Such cute little birds!

Thank you, that's very helpful!

 

[MonicaMc]

Welcome!


If you could visually sex the offspring, you'd know which ones are split ino (the males) and which ones aren't! (the females)


As I understand it though, linnies aren't always easy to visually sex!

 

[thekarens]

Welcome!


If you could visually sex the offspring, you'd know which ones are split ino (the males) and which ones aren't! (the females)


As I understand it though, linnies aren't always easy to visually sex!

No they aren't, but I know a couple long time breeders that might be able to help.

 

[thekarens]

Two weeks old for the one on the right. The one on the left will be two weeks on Tuesday.

 

[Allee]

Congratulations! So sweet.

 

[Terry57]

Karen, they are getting so big! And they just get cuter all the time Have you decided whether you are going to keep them?

 

[thekarens]

Karen, they are getting so big! And they just get cuter all the time Have you decided whether you are going to keep them?

Ugh...I just don't know. I really want one in every color and I know these guys will both be turquoise.

 

[RavensGryf]

Aw, they're still floppy. So cute!
Looks like Linnie's don't get much down? Already looks like feathers are going to start, but they aren't too fuzzy.

 

[thekarens]

They hatched fuzzy but seemed to lose it quickly. They are getting some pins