All About the NCS n Administration n State Coordinators n Get the NCS Journal n Join NCS Owner & Enthusiast n Read About Cockatiels n Cockatiel Community n Pet Videos Breeder Area n Leg Bands n Registered Aviaries n Mutations Gallery n Genetics Exhibitor Area n Showing Cockatiels n Standard of Perfection n Show Calendar n Show Reports Club Affiliation n Affiliate with NCS n Affiliated Clubs n Judges Panel NCS Online Store n Cafe Press   Owners & Enthusiasts   COCKATIEL GENETICS 101 (the basics for beginners)   Copyright © 1998 by Amy Patria This should give you a starting point.  I felt there was a need for those of us who aren't familiar with the X's and Y's and who just want to know what we'll if we put one color bird with another.  Just the basics. Find your male's coloring in the column on the far left, then find your female's coloring in the next column. The male and female babies are listed in the two columns on the right.This will get some of you started.   Basic Breeding Expectations MALE Female = Male Babies Female Babies Normal Normal = Normal Normal Normal Pearl = Normal/ Pearl Normal Normal Lutino = Normal/Lutino Normal Normal Cinnamon = Normal/Cinnamon Normal Normal Yellowcheek = Normal/Yellowcheek Normal Normal Whiteface = Normal/Whiteface Normal/Whiteface Normal Recessive Silver = Normal/ Recessive Silver Normal/Recessive Silver Normal Pied = Normal/Pied Normal/Pied Pearl Pearl = Pearl Pearl Pearl Normal = Normal/Pearl Pearl Pearl Lutino = Normal/Pearl & Lutino Pearl Pearl Cinnamon = Normal/Pearl & Cinnamon Pearl Pearl Yellowcheek = Normal/Pearl & Yellowcheek Pearl Pearl Whiteface = Normal/Pearl & Whiteface Pearl/Whiteface Pearl Recessive Silver = Normal/Pearl & Recessive Silver Pearl/Recessive Silver Pearl Pied = Normal/Pearl & Pied Pearl/Pied Lutino Lutino = Lutino Lutino Lutino Normal = Normal/Lutino Lutino Lutino Pearl = Normal/Lutino & Pearl Lutino Lutino Cinnamon = Normal/ Lutino & Cinnamon Lutino Lutino Yellowcheek = Normal/Lutino & Yellowcheek Lutino Lutino Whiteface = Normal/ Lutino & Whiteface Lutino/Whiteface Lutino Recessive Silver = Normal/Lutino & Recessive Silver Lutino/ Recessive Silver Lutino Pied = Normal/ Lutino & Pied Lutino/ Pied Cinnamon Cinnamon = Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon Normal = Normal/Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon Pearl = Normal/Cinnamon & Pearl Cinnamon Cinnamon Lutino = Normal/ Cinnamon & Lutino Cinnamon Cinnamon Yellowcheek = Normal/Cinnamon & Yellowcheek Cinnamon Cinnamon Whiteface = Normal/ Cinnamon & Whiteface Cinnamon/Whiteface Cinnamon Recessive Silver = Normal/Cinnamon & Recessive Silver Cinnamon/Recessive Silver Cinnamon Pied = Normal/Cinnamon & Pied Cinnamon/Pied Yellowcheek Yellowcheek = Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Normal = Normal/Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Pearl = Normal/Yellowcheek & Pearl Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Lutino = Normal/Yellowcheek & Lutino Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Cinnamon = Normal/Yellowcheek & Cinnamon Yellowcheek Yellowcheek Whiteface = Normal/Yellowcheek & Whiteface Yellowcheek/Whiteface Yellowcheek Recessive Silver = Normal/Yellowcheek & Recessive Silver Yellowcheek/Recessive Silver Yellowcheek Pied = Normal/Yellowcheek & Pied Yellowcheek/Pied Whiteface Whiteface = Whiteface Whiteface Whiteface Normal = Normal/Whiteface Normal/Whiteface Whiteface Pearl = Normal/Whiteface & Pearl Normal/Whiteface Whiteface Lutino = Normal/Whiteface & Lutino Normal/Whiteface Whiteface Yellowcheek = Normal/Whiteface & Yellowcheek Normal/Whiteface Whiteface Cinnamon = Normal/Whiteface & Cinnamon Normal/Whiteface Whiteface Recessive Silver = Normal/Whiteface & Recessive Silver Normal/Whiteface & Recessive Silver Whiteface Pied = Normal/Whiteface & Pied Normal/Whiteface & Pied Recessive Silver Cinnamon = Normal/Recessive Silver & Cinnamon Normal/Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Normal = Normal/Recessive Silver Normal/Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Lutino = Normal/Recessive Silver & Lutino Normal/Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Yellowcheek = Normal/ Recessive Silver & Yellowcheek Normal/Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Whiteface = Normal/ Recessive Silver & Whiteface Normal/ Recessive Silver & Whiteface Recessive Silver Recessive Silver = Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Recessive Silver Pied = Normal/Recessive Silver & Pied Normal/Recessive Silver & Pied Pied Pied = Pied Pied Pied Normal = Normal/Pied Normal/Pied Pied Pearl = Normal/Pied & Pearl Normal/pied Pied Lutino = Normal/Pied & Lutino Normal/Pied Pied Yellowcheek = Normal/Pied & Yellowcheek Normal/Pied Pied Whiteface = Normal/Pied & Whiteface Normal/Pied & Whiteface Pied Recessive Silver = Normal/ Pied & Recessive Silver Normal/ Pied & Recessive Silver Pied Cinnamon = Normal/Pied & Cinnamon Normal/Pied Fallow Fallow = Fallow Fallow Fallow Normal = Normal/Fallow Normal/Fallow Fallow Pearl = Normal/Fallow & Pearl Normal/Fallow Fallow Lutino = Normal/Fallow & Lutino Normal/Fallow Fallow Yellowcheek = Normal/Fallow & Yellowcheek Normal/Fallow Fallow Whiteface = Normal/Fallow & Whiteface Normal/Fallow & Whiteface Fallow Recessive Silver = Normal/Fallow & Recessive Silver Normal/Fallow & Recessive Silver Fallow Pied = Normal/Fallow & Pied Normal/Fallow & Pied   Source: NCS Website Archives   Copyright Notice & Disclaimer Statement       Photos by Jay Goss.com                                                          ©2008 NCS - membership@cockatiels.org                                             e-mail editor corrections - thanks!