Re: lyfoti05's 2013-14 Breeding Season Thread
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lyfoti05
The camera settings for all of the photos are identical, but depending on how I position myself to take the photo relative to the fixed animals (and lights), it seems like the colors can get changed ever so slightly.
For this photo, I also put the Mojave Nazca Yellow Belly next to the Mojave Nazca in the group shot. The Mojave Nazca Yellow Belly does have a more gold shade to the yellow than the Mojave Nazca's paler yellow. Awhile ago, I was talking to my friend when he was comparing the look of his paler fireflies to the bolder look of his firefly yellow bellies. I would think something a little similar is occurring here.
One thing to consider for the blushing is that the hypo gene is also in play. For the few animals I have hatched out that are hets (in other clutches produced from a visual hypo), the color in the hets tends to get jacked up, which also could be going on here.
Talking with Jon, one of the things to look at is the granite speckles in the neck pattern. The Mojave Nazca Yellow Belly and the Mojave Nazca have that. As far the Mojave Yellow Belly possible Nazca is concerned, she has a dot or two instead of being really speckled like the other two, but the neck pattern is really funky and very elongated. The other two animals seem to have more of rusty tone to them, while the possible Nazca girl has an overall coloration that reminds me of her dad when I first purchased him.
Here is the Mojave Nazca het Hypo I bought from Jon. Take note
For the determination of the yellow belly aspect, I'm looking at the dorsal striping. For the Mojave Nazca, I'm seeing more regular striping, compared to the animals with yellow belly that have little J-hooks coming from the dorsal stripe. Their pattern looks a little less uniform compared to the Mojave Nazca in my opinion, but maybe that's just me.
Anyways, I'm still learning, but those are a few observations. Jon is the Nazca master. :D
Thanks for detailing what you are looking for. I too have noticed that het Hypo can influence the blushing of an animal. That's great that Jon is helping you identify the genes, because, like you said, John is the Nazca master, and has a very skilled eye at identifying Nazca, Paint, and the other genes that share those characteristics.
Please keep us updated with pictures as they grow.
Re: lyfoti05's 2013-14 Breeding Season Thread
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Slowcountry Balls
Thanks for detailing what you are looking for. I too have noticed that het Hypo can influence the blushing of an animal. That's great that Jon is helping you identify the genes, because, like you said, John is the Nazca master, and has a very skilled eye at identifying Nazca, Paint, and the other genes that share those characteristics.
Please keep us updated with pictures as they grow.
Sure thing! Here is one of the sire's babies from last season. The first photo was taken in November and the second was taken about last week.
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The normal shed, so here he is next to the Nazca (Nazca on the right).
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