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I have one pair of greencheeks that produces yellow-sided females and split males. The parents are yellow-sided (male) and visually normal (female). I recently got back one of the babies that is now a 5 month old yellow-sided female, and noticed that she has WAY more red on her belly than I've ever seen before. It's on her belly, up her chest and throat, and there's pink hues around her neck and reaching up near her eyes. Pics are below, although you can barely tell. The pics do not do the redness justice.

I was thinking about holding this girl back for future breeding stock, but I'm not sure what I'd pair her with to get more of that gorgeous red coloring. Does anyone have any ideas as to how she got so red or what I should pair her with later on?

She is pretty like my bird Monet. I do not know if Monet is a girl or a boy but here is his picture to show you.
Sorry I cannot advise you about the pairing, I have not bred these birds.

Hello! The pictures of your YS greencheek are very cute. Yellowside is an interesting mutation in the greencheek conures. I have found (as a breeder) that every baby is a little bit different with different amounts of red on their bellies, chests, and faces. I have one pair of greencheeks (male is a yellowside split to pineapple; female is a pineapple) that produces both yellowside and pineapple greencheek conures. Each of the yellowsides is a little different in the shading on their chests and faces. If you are observant enough, you can tell the babies apart by their coloring.

The amount of red on the belly/chest/face of a yellowsided greencheek is somewhat random -- each baby being a little different from the next. However, the more red that the parents have on them, the more red the babies are likely to have on them. So, in order to try to pair your female with a bird that will produce more red in the babies, you will want to try to find a male that has more red on him as well. This is the best you can do. It'll still be random, but your chances for redder babies increases with the amount of red in each of the parents.

Good luck!

sorry can't help you with that but my yellowsided GCC is also very red. I always thought that's how they all look. Mine is a beautiful raspberry color on her belly