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Re: blue and black masked lovies
Posted by MKay on 2/02/06

On 2hidden "splits," was overlooked.
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>> Michael L
> Thanks for the information I called the breeders this morning and my female
> was born in a clutch were the mother was black and grey and the father was
> blue. My female is blue my boy was born in a clutch were the father was blue
> and the mother was pure green. so any ideas if my pair has babies what they
> would look like.
> Thanks
> Terry

Terry, can you post a picture of your mother? She is probably cobalt, or dark
factor bluemasked, if her dad was double-dark factor. Paired with a green
male that is split to blue (since his father was blue), theoretically they
should produce blues, dark blues (cobalt) and green. If your male's father
was dark blue, and in turn left your male carrying a dark factor, then they
could also produce double dark factors like the ones pictured below, which by
your description is the same mutation as the mother of your hen.

I did not know my male was split to dilute. If any of yours have a hidden
trait like that, you could get even more colors. Isn't this fun? :)

*** Please, someone, correct me if I'm mistaken! ***

Posts on this thread, including this one

• blue and black masked lovies, 1/30/06, by Terry .
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/30/06, by MKay.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/31/06, by Terry.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/31/06, by Michael L.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/31/06, by Terry.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/31/06, by steve.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 1/31/06, by MKay.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 2/01/06, by KarenH.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 2/02/06, by Michael L.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 2/02/06, by Terry.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 2/02/06, by MKay.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies/karen, 2/02/06, by steve.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies, 2/03/06, by Terry.
• Re: blue and black masked lovies/Steve, 2/05/06, by KarenH.