Comments on: An Insight into Budgerigars via Evolution and Selective Breeding http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/an-insight-into-budgerigars-via-evolution-and-selective-breeding/ The international website for the hobby worldwide. A website all about Budgerigars. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:05:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gerald S Binks http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/an-insight-into-budgerigars-via-evolution-and-selective-breeding/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Gerald S Binks Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:46:16 +0000 http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/?p=5582#comment-317 Dear Mr O'Neill, My aplogies for the late reply - the site has consumed a lot of my time recently. You make a good point. On markings, I think the hobby will control matters, but I was critical some years back when breeders were mixing normal spangles with the cinnamon and opaline sex linked factors. The muddy results are very disappointing and the Australian hobby had it right when only normal spangles were allowed on the showbench. What does concern me today, is the race to width of face with feather engineering, which I termed a while ago as, "Creating a Buffalo Effect" viewed from head on. I have seen a few examples, where it is my opinion that it has reached a point of being over the top and the beauty of a quality budgerigar is in danger of being lost. All of us have to tread carefully in this area, as desirable as width of face is to everyone. Dear Mr O’Neill,

My aplogies for the late reply – the site has consumed a lot of my time recently.

You make a good point.

On markings, I think the hobby will control matters, but I was critical some years back when breeders were mixing normal spangles with the cinnamon and opaline sex linked factors. The muddy results are very disappointing and the Australian hobby had it right when only normal spangles were allowed on the showbench.

What does concern me today, is the race to width of face with feather engineering, which I termed a while ago as, “Creating a Buffalo Effect” viewed from head on.

I have seen a few examples, where it is my opinion that it has reached a point of being over the top and the beauty of a quality budgerigar is in danger of being lost.

All of us have to tread carefully in this area, as desirable as width of face is to everyone.

]]> By: Chris Oneill http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/an-insight-into-budgerigars-via-evolution-and-selective-breeding/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Chris Oneill Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:54:13 +0000 http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/?p=5582#comment-98 Very interesting and enjoyable article which makes you wonder how far can we go with selective breeding of the budgerigar, before we are breeding monsters. I think there is along way to go yet, but we must be aware of this matter. Therefore, should we start to concentrate more on the colour and markings of the budgerigar and consequently give more points for these features? Very interesting and enjoyable article which makes you wonder how far can we go with selective breeding of the budgerigar, before we are breeding monsters.

I think there is along way to go yet, but we must be aware of this matter.

Therefore, should we start to concentrate more on the colour and markings of the budgerigar and consequently give more points for these features?

]]> By: Rob Taylor http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/an-insight-into-budgerigars-via-evolution-and-selective-breeding/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Rob Taylor Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:29:24 +0000 http://www.budgerigar.co.uk/?p=5582#comment-49 Very interesting and authoritative. Very interesting and authoritative.

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