I've found some ringnecks near me that I am considering buying. This one has caught my eye, but I'm not entirely sure what it is. It's still young, hatched this year and it's siblings seem to be blue pallids.
Not sure yet on the mutations of the parents.
Anyone know what mutation this is?
I would say turquoise, but I was under the impression babies of that mutation started off pretty much all blue and then the green came later?
Also there seems to be an odd pattern to the flights, but I can't really tell.
What color is this?
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What color is this?
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Re: What color is this?
You are right it is a turquoise. The volume of green or blue varies. Birds with a specific phenotype bred together will produce true to type in this mutation. It's the random pairing which causes mixed results.
Re: What color is this?
Got a picture of it's flights.
I've been looking up some turqs, and the feathers seem...lighter?
I'm not sure. Is this just because it's a baby? Is this definitely a turquoise, still?
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
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Why does it look so splotchy?
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Yep it's still a turq. And a beauty too.
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He is, but would stay around the same or is this just baby-plumage?
Do all turq. birds end up about about like this:
I could then expect him to look this way in 2 or 3 years?
Do all turq. birds end up about about like this:
I could then expect him to look this way in 2 or 3 years?
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
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Re: What color is this?
I Love the turquoise color here is a pick of Ringo he was my first IRN He is a turquoise but the pick makes him green
Ringo
Ringo
Re: What color is this?
that irn is a beauty! and as for ringo, it seems as if he's a shade meter! from green to turquoises as he goes down!
"~preetty birdiee~"! lol
"~preetty birdiee~"! lol
Eva