Colour genetics

[Norfolk Si]

I have a young Creamino Quaker.
The parents are:
Cock bird.... Turquoise split for opaline and albino
Hen bird.... Blue opaline
Because the father carries the albino gene, all offspring that are albinos, would be hens/female.
Because this is a creamino, am I correct in saying that this youngster is also female??
And thinking ahead, what would be a good colour to pair to her? (or him if I'm wrong)
She's currently moulting out and the new feathers are coming through the darker yellow.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Yes, it's a female.
What color babies are you looking to produce?

 

[Norfolk Si]

Yes, it's a female.
What color babies are you looking to produce?

Thank you for the reply.
Nothing specific, just wanting to look at different options and then their results from certain colour pairings.

 

[clark_conure]

I think the ideal is the white with a touch of blue.....but I'm biased. Since this is my sweetheart.

 

[Norfolk Si]

I think the ideal is the white with a touch of blue.....but I'm biased. Since this is my sweetheart.

What a beautiful Quaker
If I put a blue male with her, would they produce blues, as you have to have blue carried by both parents?

 

[clark_conure]

I HAVE NO IDEA. I bought her because was love at first sight.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Blue/white is recessive so both parents have to carry the blue gene to get any blue/white babies. That's for dark eyed white birds. A green male can carry blue hidden so some green blue mating produce both green and blue babies. If a green male is not carrying a blue gene all babies will be green regardless of what the mother looks like.

Albino/lutino ("ino") is sex-linked recessive, and the birds are either white or yellow depending on whether they are blue or green. Females that are albino or lutino can't carry the gene hidden- if they have one "ino" gene they will look "ino". Males have to have 2 "ino" genes to look "ino" but the can carry it. "Ino" males are pretty unusual, at least with budgies. They say that 'ino" males are not good for breeding and trying to develop a pure "ino" line of birds results in weak unhealthy offspring.

 

[nkrbkr]

Blue/white is recessive so both parents have to carry the blue gene to get any blue/white babies. That's for dark eyed white birds. A green male can carry blue hidden so some green blue mating produce both green and blue babies. If a green male is not carrying a blue gene all babies will be green regardless of what the mother looks like.

Albino/lutino ("ino") is sex-linked recessive, and the birds are either white or yellow depending on whether they are blue or green. Females that are albino or lutino can't carry the gene hidden- if they have one "ino" gene they will look "ino". Males have to have 2 "ino" genes to look "ino" but the can carry it. "Ino" males are pretty unusual, at least with budgies. They say that 'ino" males are not good for breeding and trying to develop a pure "ino" line of birds results in weak unhealthy offspring.

This is interesting. I really have a hard time wrapping my mind around all the mutations. Button is an ino.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Genetics can be a lot of fun but some of the mutations and combinations of mutations can be very confusing, especially because female birds are XY and males are XX- opposite of humans and other mammals.