The double factor turquoise pastel is not known by many breeders or pet lovers. To understand the double factor you must have knowledge of chromosomes in color genes. A pastel Parrotlet mutation no matter what the color has a factor chromosome. The color gene is attached to the factor chromosome.
You can breed color to color and will make absolutely no difference in the size or shape or health of the Parrotlet. Color to color, for example, would be pairing a blue Parrotlet with the blue Parrotlet. The double factor pastel typically means this, the male pastel holds the pastel factor and gene. The female pastel holds the pastel factor and gene. They will both pass off the pastel factor gene to their offspring. This will give them much deeper and vibrant color in their plumage. This will not have any negative aspects in the offspring. They will have double the color gene. You can liken this to a dark factor bird.
Dark factor or DDF color mutations cannot be split to any other Parrotlet. It must be passed on. The same is true for a double factor pastel, a double factor pastel can only pass on the double factor or DDF. You can use this method of double factor pastel Parrotlet color mutations on any color pastel. It is not subject to the turquoise color mutation. You can also have a turquoise double factor Parrotlet that is split to yellow. This would all come about with the pairing of a pastel that carries the yellow gene.
Xtreem parrotlets have created such a mutation, it is showcased on our website as well as our Facebook page. It makes for one absolutely beautiful and stunning turquoise pastel color mutation. As always all of our Parrotlet birds are bred by Billy XTREEM. We hope you have enjoyed and have gotten some knowledge from this article.
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