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Canaries with a White ground Colour
WHITE Ground refers to the base colour like
Yellow or Buff. At the
end of this section I will briefly cover Faun, Blue/Grey etc..
The white canary has been around since the 17th century, but today
there are 2 distinct and very different kinds; Dominant and Recessive.
DOMINANT WHITE GROUND
The Dominant white is the most common white in Australia. The Dominant
white can be easily identified by the slight yellow tinge on the
Shoulder or Butt of the wing. This yellow is not present in the
recessive. You will never breed a Recessive white from a Dominant
pairing or visa versa.
All birds born yellow do not carry any gene with respect to white.
When breeding the Dominant White you should not breed White to White as
on average 25% of the young will die by getting a lethal gene.
Therefore you should breed White with Yellow or Buff. This on average
would give 2 White chicks and 2 Yellow/Buff chicks.
RECESSIVE WHITE GROUND
Recessive white is not that common in Australia, and is usually bred
only in the coloured varieties.
 The recessive white canary is
very different and does not carry the
gene which becomes lethal when bred White to White. The correct
breeding for recessive white is white to white, which will produce 100%
white chicks.
When a recessive white is crossed with yellow, no white birds would be
produced unless the yellow parent is a carrier of the recessive white
gene.
All yellows having one recessive white parents are carriers of this
white gene and when 2 of these carriers are mated together, on average
25% will be Recessive white.
Breeding Dominant to Recessive will unless you keep meticulous records
cause you to loose the recessive type over time.
FAUN
Faun is a white ground bird, Recessive or Dominant possessing the
Cinnamon over the top ie. brown melanin. Cinnamon is not a lethal gene
but is carried as a recessive gene. See
[Cinnamon & Faun.]
GREY / BLUE
Grey or blue are white ground birds either Recessive or Dominant. Grey
is nothing more than a white bird possessing melanins, black and brown
over the top.
Author: J Hart - Published 10/09/04
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