Lipochrome Canaries

Lipochrome Canaries - one of the first mutations to affect canaries was variegation, partial loss of melanin and leucism, total loss of melanin expression which produced the first yellows. The second mutation was partial inhibition of lipochrome which produced the Dominant White canary and the third was the Recessive White total inhibition of lipochrome expression these last two mutations represent partial albinism, total albinism mutation has not occurred in canaries yet.

After many years of experimentation and the dedicated effort of many breeders the red lipochrome canaries are obtained from the cross breeding with the Venezuelan Siskin (Spinus cuculatta).

In the 50^swith the appearance of the Ivory factor on red birds which was later passed on to yellow the availability of six ground colors was achieved.

The two feather types, Intensive and Frost broadens the ground color options. The third feather type, dimorphic will be considered further on.

Standards:

1.Intensive: the coloring should be deep and uniformly distributed with no frosting or check frost visible. The color should reach the long feathers of wings, tail and under parts.

In the intensive feather color is expressed all the way to the tip.

2. Frost: The frosting should consist of fine delicate half moons evenly distributed throughout the whole topography, no concentration should be evident around the neck area. The best subjects are those that the frost pattern reaches the chest area and the subjects have a highly saturated ground color.

Frost feathers are broader and have a fine white edging at the tip.