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Post by angelicvampyre on Mar 4, 2009 12:57:22 GMT 10
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Post by madaussie on Mar 4, 2009 13:36:44 GMT 10
Yes sore that one a few days ago makes you wonder what is going on there he is pretty
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Post by angelicvampyre on Mar 4, 2009 14:05:34 GMT 10
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Post by Karen on Mar 4, 2009 20:37:57 GMT 10
hmmm in all honesty I have to say that (except for the yellow sided) I prefer the non mutation Green Cheek.
Some birds the different colour mutations look great and suit the look of the bird (IRN & budgie to name 2) I just don't find the mutations all that attractive.
Just my opinion.
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Post by angelicvampyre on Mar 4, 2009 20:53:54 GMT 10
I am with you, yellow sided and the normals no intrest
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Post by zooyouthben on Mar 4, 2009 21:37:01 GMT 10
oy may be a very light pied, i'm really unsure, but you would probably have to breed back to siblings/parents to keep the colour going.
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Post by angelicvampyre on Mar 5, 2009 9:09:35 GMT 10
I don't think it is that different from my guys, just a little less normal colour on the wings and a bit more blue but then again I don't have $1000 to buy it nor would I want to without viewing the bird
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Post by madaussie on Mar 16, 2009 16:28:57 GMT 10
OK with the conures i read about the ??(prenal gland feather )??thing here on a post white is boy off white girl?
now will this work with sun conuers and Cinnamon as well ?
i just brought two sun for $400 want to know the sex thanks .
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Post by Karen on Mar 16, 2009 20:04:02 GMT 10
I honesly don't know J, I would 'guess' yes but I've only discussed the Green Cheeks with Smiley not Suns.
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Post by madaussie on Mar 16, 2009 21:13:49 GMT 10
thats ok lol time will tell
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Post by Karen on Mar 17, 2009 13:10:21 GMT 10
I asked Smiley about the gland for Suns and she said she hasn't done the suns this way but the males in Suns have slightly bigger heads and beaks. Nat has 2 pairs of Suns proven by this method.  |
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Post by courtzrocks on Mar 21, 2009 20:02:52 GMT 10
Yeah i like yellowsided and normals best, i want to get beetle a yellow sided male. we have cinnamons at work but they dont do much for me.
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Post by damo223 on Apr 18, 2009 0:26:25 GMT 10
if i was that person i would have kept and tried to breed more or see what you could get
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Post by sypher on Apr 18, 2009 16:47:03 GMT 10
Is there a possibility it could moult out?
Shaun
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Post by Robyn on Apr 18, 2009 20:21:14 GMT 10
Its possible Shaun. I think it would have to be test bred to see for sure. Would be interesting to know thou.
I know with some unusual feather colouration in some species its an acquired colour and does moult out in the first year. I have seen this with the eclectus.
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Post by sypher on Apr 18, 2009 20:31:27 GMT 10
Robyn, just noticed your karma was at -1!! Somebody has been having a field day at smiting people! I fixed it for you. You have shared some great info with us! Thanks Shaun |
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Post by courtzrocks on May 13, 2009 18:37:33 GMT 10
Or it can go the other way. When I got my Alex, the breeder said she sold a male ekkie and then after his first moult turned yellow and has stayed yellow...she had a pick of him too..cute!! So it's hard to take your chances on something that may change. My Green cheek has one bright yellow feather in her back and I don't know why, never seen it on any other green cheeks ive seen but then again that came after her one year moult and returns each moult now?
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Post by Robyn on May 14, 2009 6:59:23 GMT 10
Yes your right there Courtzrock, as breeders we see a lot of strange colored feathers in our birds. How to explain it i haven't a clue. Some moult out, some stay and others after a moult like your little GCC. Think everyone is taking a lot more notice just in case they do have a mutation in the making. But it does get very exciting when a color is different.
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Post by Laraine on May 14, 2009 13:44:57 GMT 10
What type of birds do you breed Robyn?
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Post by Robyn on May 14, 2009 15:57:26 GMT 10
Hi Laraine, I breed Green Cheeks, Eclectus, Sun Conures, Quakers, but have the opportunity to hand rear different species for a couple of breeders.
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