G1 Males after moult at 1 year 5 months

The G1 males have almost completed their annual moult. The wing patches have improved a lot and are now clearly visible though they are still a little broken in appearance and not as bright as a pure Alexandrine. Neck rings are also clearly visible and look very similar to the Alexandrine neck ring rather than that of a ringneck. The length of the bird is also very good approaching that of a pure normal alexandrine.

Both males are split to ino and split to blue. I have noticed that their tails have a bluish tinge on the primary tail feather when viewed from behind. My pure alexandrines show primary tail feathers that are yellow and not blue. Is the blue tinge in the tail due to the split blue in the birds? I am not sure but it would be interesting and also useful to explore this possibility. I will be pairing these males to pure Alex hens soon. Half the chicks from this pairing will be split blue. The tail color might offer a clue to which chicks are split blue. Obviously, the primary aim remains breeding a Lutino hen in the forthcoming season. The males are still young but they are showing adult plumage and I am hopeful that at least one of the two males will produce fertile eggs.

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SAUD-121: G1 Alexandrine x Ringneck Hybrid Male



SAUD-122: G1 Alexandrine x Ringneck Hybrid Male


A close up of the tail showing the blue.

Comments

  1. Muhammad Amin Faheem5 September 2013 at 19:19

    Normally the Alex show yellow tinge in the tail if there is blue then What else that could be? I am looking forward to see if any of the chick give you fertile eggs in this season then this only will be a good achievement considering normal adult age of an Alex.

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  2. Unknown6 September 2013 at 12:25

    Since the chicks are hybrids we cannot compare them only to pure alexandrines and draw conclusions. The mother was a ringneck therefore we cannot be sure what is 'normal' for a hybrid. The chicks from split blue hybrid male x normal alex hen will be 50:50 split to blue and non-split. If we find two groups of chicks one with yellow tails and others with blue, it will further strengthen our hypothesis.

    Since the males are hybrid and ringneck males are known to breed successfully at 1.5 - 2yrs of age, I have some hope of fertile eggs. The birds achieved adult plumage at 1 year 5 months which is much quicker than normal alex chicks.

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  3. Anonymous17 November 2013 at 03:01

    MASHALLAH... I MUST SAY THE LENGTH AND APPEARENCE IS VERY MUCH LIKE PURE ALEXANDRIENS..THERE R SOME DIFFERENCES WHICH CAN BE ELIMINATED IN 2ND N 3RD GENERATION.. FINGERS CROSSED FOR U TO HAVE LOTS OF FERTILE EGGS FROM THEM INSHALLAH..

    REGARDS ..AHMED USMAN

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