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Post by Sam on Mar 29, 2008 7:26:35 GMT 7
i have a hen thats been in the "spares aviary" for a while now...
i got her when she was young.. she had yellow on her head and now its increasing with age.
her toes and nails are all black.
its just her head...
someone told me theres a 90% chance its a SF yellow head mutation.
since i dont like rosellas that much.
anyone want to swap?
ill have pics up tonight
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Post by Sam on Mar 29, 2008 18:18:34 GMT 7
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Post by Sam on Apr 2, 2008 8:09:32 GMT 7
anyone?
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Post by Peter on Apr 3, 2008 7:36:28 GMT 7
I wouldn't go getting too excited. Lots of birds have the yellow feathers pop up, but it can be due to diet, stress, scaring. Does not always mean it is carrying the pied gene. The only way to kow would be through a breeding program, either with a bird that is already pied, a split, or with it's offspring. Even then you may never know, as the bird might breed normals that are split to a pied or a split pied, and you dont know if the offspring she would produce with a normal bird have inherrited the pied gene, if it is pied.
That said, birds that carry the pied gene dont always show they are carrying it with feathers like that. You might be lucky!
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Post by USAJustin on Apr 3, 2008 12:20:53 GMT 7
I know that in Green Cheek Conures the Yellow feathers that develop can be attributed to an all seed diet. I've bought a few like that and it's a real B.I.T.C.H to wait until they molt out. And getting them on a better diet is even worse.
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Post by Sam on Apr 3, 2008 15:34:30 GMT 7
lol i know it might be nothing
ive had this bird for years.
fed on vegies and all the other goodies
and it never moulted out...
i watched her for a year, then two then it became 3 and it still hadnt moulted out!
so anyone care to explain?
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