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Below are two charts used when trying to breed Pied Budgerigars.
| Parents |
Chicks |
| Dominant Pied S.F. |
Normal |
50% Dominant Pied S.F. |
50% Normal |
| Dominant Pied D.F. |
Normal |
100% Dominant Pied S.F. |
The second chart changes considerably when you breed two Double Factors together. The chart also explains how you get a Double Factor.
| Parents |
Chicks |
| Dominant Pied S.F. |
Dominant Pied S.F. |
25% Dominant Pied D.F
50% Dominant Pied S.F.
25% Normal
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| Dominant Pied S.F. |
Dominant Pied D.F. |
50% Dominant Pied S.F
50% Dominant Pied D.F.
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| Dominant Pied D.F. |
Dominant Pied D.F. |
100% Dominant Pied D.F |
A normal budgerigar can not be split for Dominant Pied. It either shows it or it is just a normal budgerigar . As you can see from the chart when you breed S.F to S.F you get a percentage of
D.F. When you breed D.F to D.F you are guaranteed Dominant Pieds but the pied markings start to disappear on the wings and the body.
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