Lilac breast or just pretty?

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:24 pm

Was looking at this beauty again and just noriced the long tail wires... some hens have longer tails ....but hmmm ...
any singing yet?

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:54 pm

Was looking at this beauty again and just noriced the long tail wires... some hens have longer tails ....but hmmm ...
any singing yet?

LOL
Thats why I said male, well that and the deep yellow belly color. But we all know how pictures can be deceiving.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:35 pm

100% male! I watched him singing earlier today. Now if only that breast colour were definitive.

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:04 am

I'm still going to go with white breast. Male lilac breast color is close to a purple breast hens color only richer. Here's a picture of one of my lilac breasted males that's molting for example.

bugaboo5 · Post by **bugaboo5** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:14 am

Debbie276 is absolutely right; definitely not a "Lilac Breast". I've seen lilac breast birds in person and as D276 has said, the lilac is a fainter version of a female purple breast gouldian - a deeper color than our "pretty" birds. I initially thought my male was a lilac breast as well, but I've been told by multiple breeders that his "pink breast" will eventually molt into a clean white breast. Beautiful male, though.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:29 am

Good example, Debbie - thanks.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:02 am

Lovely Boy

With that said, I agree will molt into a WB... a beautiful WB at that

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:10 am

Thanks all. As soon as I saw him sing, I should have realized he's not a LB as he is no where near as dark at my dilute LB male (who is no where near as dark as my regular PB males).

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:08 am

Pretty, Pretty

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:06 am

Georgeous

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:25 am

beautiful bird!!

annague · Post by **annague** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:44 am

Gorgeous, gorgeous!!!

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:04 pm

I still think there's a chance he could be lilac breast.
I find that DF Yellow males who are lilac have the most reduced lilac color of them all (probably has something to do with a complete lack of ability to produce melanins).

I have to assume he's DF from how white his head is.

Here's my LB DF Yellow/Blue male romeo - he was very pale lilac, but still lilac. Always molted out this very light rose-pink color.

I guess the only way you'll be sure is if you breed him to a WB Hen and see what pops up in the babies (I'd recommend pairing him to a normal hen because that should bring back a more vibrant lilac color in the offspring)

This was after his 2010 molt:

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:04 pm

I have seen them that light also .. though I haven't gotten any of my own yet

But I think that is where the term rose breasted came from... to differentiate between the shades of lilacs.

nixity · Post by **nixity** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:58 pm

It's confusing for me to call it something other than Lilac though because the genetics themselves are the same.
I really think it's related to both head color and body color and the way the limited melanins interact with how the breast color itself manifests.

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