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As stated above there are still more to learn about these chondros but having worked with them for several years and currently raising two clutches from last year I have observed several things thus far. The first picture is of a pair of canaries that are still yellow and I have several adults who retain this color currently. These bright yellow canaries will have individual green scales come and go and the blue on the pattern of the back will get more intense after feedings and sheds. Second is a photo of a yellow adult canary that changed to this color and fluctuates between this and the color of a dirty bird. The color changes is random but happens mostly around the times as stated above. I have seen this female change almost completely back to the original canary color. The third is a canary male breeding a dirtybird female. The dirtybird changes from this chartruse color to a dull yellow as well. These three color morphs are the ones I have seen and own the most. People have sent me pics of adults that are really deep green with blue stripes and hardly any yellow undertones. I own known of these but recognize them. All of my hatchlings from both clutches were all yellow. Rico, Mark Leshock, and Jim Vargin also experienced the same with their hatchlings. The female pictured in Greg Maxwell's book is probably the oldest female in the country, approx. 6+ years and looks exactly as she does in those pictures to date. This year will hopefully continue our knowledge on this type, I have several gravid females of all three kinds as well as crosses to several other different locals and one to a GM yellow calico. One more note hatchlings seem to have very little pattern, and what pattern is present is usually just down the back wth little to no red flecking throughout the body.
I will post a pic of a hatchling next go around.

Marc

Canary hatchling photo note the reduced pattern on this one. The rest of the clutch mates as well as the other clutch also have this similar pattern. There were no unusual patterns that made one hatchling stand out from another.

Marc

If I were going to purchase a hatchling from this local I would request a photo of the parents, a current photo of the parents, have the breeder take the picture of the snake with a reference such as news week or time magazine beside the snake showing how current the picture is. I beleive that if both parents have retained their yellow color and have produced hatchlings your chances of having higher yellow animals is greater. The genetics are still not understood so this is all just hypothesis, hopefully the next five years will explain the mystery to these chameleon like chondros.

Marc