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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 1, 2010 10:01:39 GMT 10
Hi, I am considering a change regarding my conures. One option which I am considering is purchasing a couple of pairs which produce pineapples. Does anyone have any experience with buying / breeding these mutations? I don't want to get ripped off, by buying birds that may never produce pineapples.
Or maybe even blues, same question??
Thanks.
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Post by Robyn on Dec 1, 2010 10:42:18 GMT 10
Blues are on the expensive side. Like $1500 for split & Pineapple /blue are $4000ea. Think i'll wait till the price on them come way down.
However P/apple Cocks $350 & Hens $300
Yellowsided/Cinn cocks $250 & Cinn/Yellowsided Cocks $230.
Yellowsided Hens $100.
I have a cinn hen & i have ordered a yellowsided/cinn cock bird. That way i can sex the nest although i will only get pineapple hens.
If you want ot get pineapples i would go for a pair of pineapples.
If you need a good breeder PM me & i will give you the info on the guy i am getting my bird from.
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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 1, 2010 11:17:03 GMT 10
$4000 for a pinaeapple/blue...wow. I'd rather get a pair of crimson bellied for for $2500. at least they haven't bee inbred to develop them. I'll wait ont he blues for a wider gene pool base.
I might look out for some pineapples. Do a pair of pineapples only produce pineapples or can they produce other colours such as cinnamon/pineapple and yellow sided/pineapple?
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Post by Robyn on Dec 1, 2010 13:35:13 GMT 10
The Par Blues have been around for about 8 or 9 years but were not real good quality. They have been breeding to the pineapple to get what they call a blue pineapple. Not to sure on the genetics of that yet. I will have to ask the breeder. What have you been able to find out???
Anyway here is a link to the Color Inheritance of the ywllowsided & pineapples.
The breeder just offered me a breeding pair of Tellowsided/cinn cock & Pineapple hen for $600.
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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 1, 2010 14:06:52 GMT 10
I've been looking around on the net to see what I could find. There is not much info on the blues, and the fact that they are still quite rare tells me that they are still developing the mutation. That's Why I posted here to see if any members keep or know much about them.
I came across a pair of pineapples for $620. Haven't asked to see how old, condition etc yet.
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 1, 2010 14:42:09 GMT 10
hey Robyn ..... you forgot the link (pmslol.......that is what I do and then have to go back and modify my post lol) ;D ;D
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Post by Robyn on Dec 1, 2010 15:45:11 GMT 10
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 1, 2010 17:00:55 GMT 10
pmslol .....whats your name ;D lol |
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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 2, 2010 7:51:30 GMT 10
I came across that chart yesterday. I've printed it out and will laminate it for future reference. Very good to have on hand.
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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 2, 2010 7:53:19 GMT 10
Oh, BTW; I was looking through a 03/2008 edition of my bird keeper mag last night. Pineapples were advertised for a whopping $6500 EACH. I can't believe A: they fetched that much to begin with; and B: they have come down in price to about $350 each in less that 3 years. Unbelievable.
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Post by Laraine on Dec 2, 2010 10:38:45 GMT 10
Conures are becoming really popular in Australia, hopefully they will come down even further.
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Post by bleedinggreen on Dec 2, 2010 13:27:28 GMT 10
Very popular indeed. The scary part about it is that too many uneducated breeders can lead to the strains being crossed and or weakened, as we sometimes see in lovebirds. Too many times I walk into a pet store or around the local markets to see hybrid lovebirds. It's damaging to the quality of bird in australia.
I'd probably rather the cost stays up a bit to reduce the amount of spontaneous purchases made by people who aren't really that keen on them to begin with.
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Post by Karen on Dec 3, 2010 10:42:15 GMT 10
I fully agree with you bg.
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Post by nasosipi on Jan 12, 2011 22:47:45 GMT 10
I had a very successful season just gone, with a mutation pair - cinn/ys cock x pineapple hen babies were 3 x pineapples (2h and 1c), 2 x cinn/ys (c) and 2 x cinn (h) - unfortunately they need to be dna sexed - but - all this from one clutch... I was very proud of the parents Their pineapple hens have gorgeous full red fronts - one of which I have paired with a Yellowsided/Cinn cock for next season to try and make the most of the two red fronts... The parents however are for sale - to make way for another species of conure... Just thought I would share... my experience  |
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