Turk chicks update

Latest picture of the turk chicks.  I think the big chick in the middle is a cinnamon, all the others will probably be visually normal.  Any could also be opaline.

Male Bengalese song

I've swapped one of my hen bengalese for two males.  I've now got two true pairs and this time they are each in separate aviaries.

Fawn hen and pearl cock on right

Albino pair

Some argue that red eyed birds should not be paired together, however they are both strong birds so their chicks should be healthy, either way they picked each other.

Both males have been singing to prove that they are indeed males.

Red backed opaline turks

The amount of red varies considerably between the young opaline turks.  I believe this is because the red is not a major gene mutation like yellow or opaline, but a minor gene mutation that can influence the colour of the major gene mutation by varying amounts between individuals.  

 



4 turk chicks

The turks have 4 chicks.  There was a late 5th hatching, but it didn't last long.

Cinnamon chick

Spot the cinnamon chick

Three maybe four chicks. I've still only counted three heads!

More turk chicks

My other pair of turks now have chicks and are on the nest box cam.  Not the best quality picture.

Dad is my old reliable red fronted normal / yellow cinnamon opaline and mum is my young cinnamon opaline.

A complicated gentic combination due to cross-over, but here goes.....

Cocks
8.25% cinnamon /yellow opaline
8.25% cinnamon /opaline
8.25% normal opaline /yellow cinnamon
8.25% normal opaline /cinnamon
16.75% normal /yellow opaline-cinnamon
16.75% normal /opaline-cinnamon
16.75% opaline cinnamon /yellow
16.75% opaline cinnamon

Hens
8.25% cinnamon /yellow
8.25% cinnamon
16.75% normal /yellow
16.75% normal
8.25% normal opaline /yellow
8.25% normal opaline
16.75% opaline cinnamon /yellow
16.75% opaline cinnamon

Most should be red fronted.
The young hen may be split for yellow.....let's see if we get any yellow chicks.