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Post by zena on Nov 13, 2012 21:13:30 GMT 10
Hi everyone  , I have a male red rump parrot, and he looks quite odd because although he is mature he has no red on him at all. The breeder I got him from got him DNA tested him because he was confused as to how two normal red rumps produced a full green chick. He also has black scale like patterns on him; the black is around the edges of the feathers. Is this a kind of mutation?  |
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Post by zena on Nov 13, 2012 21:16:29 GMT 10
Sorry, i think i put this in the wrong area....
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Post by zena on Nov 13, 2012 21:28:40 GMT 10
i can't upload any pic yet... :/
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Post by avinet on Nov 16, 2012 20:43:07 GMT 10
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Post by zena on Nov 26, 2012 15:38:58 GMT 10
thanks ;D this is the back photo he's the darker green one Attachments:
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Post by zena on Nov 26, 2012 15:44:17 GMT 10
and the front veiw Attachments:
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Post by zena on Nov 26, 2012 15:46:00 GMT 10
i'll try and get some better photo's, mainly the back one though because you can't see it very well... :/ its hard to, because he keeps flying away when i get the camera...
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Post by zena on Nov 26, 2012 16:04:41 GMT 10
this is a better one of the back... kind of... he's got green instead of the red Attachments:
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Post by zena on Nov 26, 2012 16:11:03 GMT 10
this might be a better front one. the lighter one facing the camera is his mate Attachments:
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Post by avinet on Nov 26, 2012 21:53:01 GMT 10
How do you know it is a male - has it mated and the hen produced fertile eggs? To me from the photos it looks like a normal hen! Even the head shape suggests hen to me.
So, why is it supposed to be a cock bird.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by avinet on Nov 26, 2012 21:54:49 GMT 10
Reading back to the first post I see that it has supposedly been DNA tested - I would be revisiting that testing and getting a surgical sexing done, or at least a new DNA test from a different lab.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by zena on Nov 27, 2012 14:18:21 GMT 10
i will be getting it tested again, just to make sure thanks, i realised today that 'he' if he is a boy, had blue shoulders and his rump has gone yellow with red appearing over the back between the wings... is this normal? i noticed it after he finished moulting... |
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Post by avinet on Nov 27, 2012 20:35:44 GMT 10
how old is "he" supposed to be?
cheers,
Mike
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Post by zena on Nov 28, 2012 9:24:00 GMT 10
the breeder told me he was about 4-5 months old...
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