scott cunningham

Hi Trevor,Unfortunately Creams are another colour that`s becoming scarce on the show bench.It`s a real shame because Dilutes are my favs Lets hope more people decide to try and breed this lovely mutation.Scott

Hi Martin and welcome to the site.Please fell free to post some of your pics when you get a chance.RegardsScott

Hi Sparky and welcome to the forum.To be able to breed Blackcheeked Cfw`s you`ll need the following a pair of Cfw`s and a pair of Blackcheeks.From these 2 pairs of birds you can pair the Cfw Male to the Blackcheek Hen and expect to get the following colours.50% Normal cocks split for cfw and Blackcheeked.50% Cfw Hens split for Blackcheeked.Pairing 2 Blackcheek Male to a Cfw Hen.50% Normal Males split for Cfw and Blackcheeked.50% Normal Hens split for Blackcheeked.As the Blackcheeked Mutation is Recessive it will take you 2 years to produce visual Blackcheek Cfw`s.In your second year of breeding pair up the Normal split males from pairing 1 to your Normal hens split Blackcheek but i`m not 100% sure of percentages of colours sexes you`ll get so i`ll move onto pairing number 2.Pairing 2 Normal Male split Cfw and Blackcheed to a Cfw Hen split Blackcheeked will produce the following.6.25% Normal Males split Cfw.12.5% Normal Males split Cfw and Blackcheek.6.25% Cfw Males.12.5% Cfw Males split Blackcheek.6.25% Blackcheeked Males.6.25% Blackcheeked Cfw Males.6.25% Normal Hens.12.5% Normal Hens split Blackcheek.6.25% Cfw Hens.12.5% Cfw Hens split Blackcheek.6.25% Blachcheeked Hens.6.25% Blackcheek Cfw Hens.Hope this helps you out.CheersScott

Hi Darwish, Not bad at all,the bird has a nice body shape and is of good colour but tear mark and chestbar a shade to dark but you can`t have everything i suppose The Silver mutation is one of my favs unfortunately not many people in the uk bother to breed them,which is a shame.Check out some of my Silvers on the gallery which again are a touch to dark in the chestbar and tearmarks.CheersScott

Welcome to the forum Darwish enjoy.RegardsScott

You can buy charcoal that`s the right size for your birds.No need to grind it down,what i do is place small amounts on top of their grit and let them take what they need.Yeah Haltwhistle has Gold,does this mean you may decide to go?I`m still in 2 minds whether to show or not this year.Scott

That`s not too bad Allan,you must be doing something right,i can`t even get my cock birds to fill eggs this season.In regard to the chicks getting blocked up at the back end,might be the softfoods to rich try giving them granulated charcoal this helps clean the gut of any toxins.Scott

Hi Allan, Still having problems,most of the pairs i put up a fortnight ago were sitting on clear eggs.I think i`ve 3 0r 4 pairs sitting on full eggs but some should have hatched by now.Will leave them to sit for a few more days,maybe a week just in case.How`s your season coming along?Scott

Hi Allan, Welcome to the forum,not that many members as yet but i`m sure it`s because not many people know it exists.Anyway hope you enjoy browsing.CheersScott

Thanks Hubb, That`s the reason i posted a pic of a Fawncheek hen for comparison.I`ve been breeding the Fawn/Greycheeked mutation since 2004 and knew straight away that it was a Greycheek not Fawncheek.Hoping to breed a few this year,as i didn`t manage to breed any last year Lost at least half dozen over the last 2 years,meaning that i`m now down to 4 cock birds,2 of each colour.So i`m really hoping i can breed some this year.Scott