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| Pair #104, Clyde & 124 |
Check out more on these other great pairings:
pair #101- 417 and 572
pair #102 - Graham & 528
pair #103 - Ares & 415
pair #104 - Clyde & 124
pair #105 - Achilles & Lily
pair #106 - CC & 16-05
pair #107 - Apollo & 177
pair #108 - Arnett's Son & Mystery's Sister
pair #109 - 59-97 & 412
pair #110 - Big Boy & 414
pair #111 - Apollo/Leta Hen & Rocky
pair #101- 417 and 572
pair #102 - Graham & 528
pair #103 - Ares & 415
pair #104 - Clyde & 124
pair #105 - Achilles & Lily
pair #106 - CC & 16-05
pair #107 - Apollo & 177
pair #108 - Arnett's Son & Mystery's Sister
pair #109 - 59-97 & 412
pair #110 - Big Boy & 414
pair #111 - Apollo/Leta Hen & Rocky
When I began collecting high quality exhibition lines from other breeders, my first call
was to Julia Allen, which - at the time - was the president of the National Cockatiel
Society. I did this because I knew that above everyone else, she would know where
to go for great breeding stock. Her recommendation was Philip Feret.
After a couple of great phone calls, Phil and I decided to meet in Tucson, AZ at the
Great American Show. He was bringing me my first show birds! When he
introduced me to the cage of 5 birds, he explained that he always tries to give a
"newbie" one great bird that it hurts him to let go... Then he pointed to Clyde and
said "that's the bird that hurts".
Years later, I've come to understand just what Phil gave me that day. Clyde is the
son of 40B-110-93, a Whiteface Pearl cock from Lloyd Bailey and 16P-137-01, a
large Cinnamon Pearl hen from a pair #16 cock and a Keith Jennings hen.
This boy is pretty buff, a condition of feathers that would stop him from ever being
shown at competitions - but, BOY can he ever give beautiful babies!
was to Julia Allen, which - at the time - was the president of the National Cockatiel
Society. I did this because I knew that above everyone else, she would know where
to go for great breeding stock. Her recommendation was Philip Feret.
After a couple of great phone calls, Phil and I decided to meet in Tucson, AZ at the
Great American Show. He was bringing me my first show birds! When he
introduced me to the cage of 5 birds, he explained that he always tries to give a
"newbie" one great bird that it hurts him to let go... Then he pointed to Clyde and
said "that's the bird that hurts".
Years later, I've come to understand just what Phil gave me that day. Clyde is the
son of 40B-110-93, a Whiteface Pearl cock from Lloyd Bailey and 16P-137-01, a
large Cinnamon Pearl hen from a pair #16 cock and a Keith Jennings hen.
This boy is pretty buff, a condition of feathers that would stop him from ever being
shown at competitions - but, BOY can he ever give beautiful babies!
This year, he was paired to 124-05 from
Kathy Short. She's a wonderful hen and a
very devoted mother. Last year, she raised
some gorgeous chicks with 417 and there
was never even a need to pull them.
But, she's also split to Whiteface (so is
Clyde) and I've been wanting some good
quality whitefaces to work with for awhile now.
Out of four happy & Healthy chicks, I got 1
Whiteface Cinnamon Pearl / Pied chick and
three Cinnamon Pearl / Pieds. They're all
just fantastic and I couldn't be happier with
the pairing. I'm keeping the Whiteface back
so that I can continue to improve my lines
here, but Wendy La Banca is getting one of
the Cinnamon Pearls, and I'll probably sell
another one.
In the future, Clyde will continue to be bred
with other Whitefaces and split to whitefaces,
so that they can be crossed back into each
other - but for now, I'm going to enjoy
watching these babies grow and evolve into
stately young birds! I'll post more photos as
time allows...
Kathy Short. She's a wonderful hen and a
very devoted mother. Last year, she raised
some gorgeous chicks with 417 and there
was never even a need to pull them.
But, she's also split to Whiteface (so is
Clyde) and I've been wanting some good
quality whitefaces to work with for awhile now.
Out of four happy & Healthy chicks, I got 1
Whiteface Cinnamon Pearl / Pied chick and
three Cinnamon Pearl / Pieds. They're all
just fantastic and I couldn't be happier with
the pairing. I'm keeping the Whiteface back
so that I can continue to improve my lines
here, but Wendy La Banca is getting one of
the Cinnamon Pearls, and I'll probably sell
another one.
In the future, Clyde will continue to be bred
with other Whitefaces and split to whitefaces,
so that they can be crossed back into each
other - but for now, I'm going to enjoy
watching these babies grow and evolve into
stately young birds! I'll post more photos as
time allows...