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Silver/NEW PIC 10/28

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:21 pm
by CandoAviary
I had banded this clutch a while back and assumed I had a yellow and 2 green or dilute chicks. I didn't really scrutinize them much. Yesterday I was doing nest checks and this cage is on the top rack...I was on my step stool and just about fell off...I saw white :shock: The hen was one I bred and she had a sibling that was blue but both parents were /blue...well I guess she inherited that gene :D The male is a dilute that came from the bunch I bought last February...He is split to blue too!!!! The odds of getting this hen is low. Looking at the parents 'whoud of thunk' The brother fledged this morning..2 more to go :D
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Re: Silver

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:34 pm
by lovemyfinch
Beautiful Candace =D> What a wonderful surprise :D

Re: Silver

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:52 pm
by L in Ontario
Mmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmm! Superb! =D>

Re: Silver

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:24 pm
by Hilary
I love those double-takes! And that's a NICE one!

Re: Silver

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:51 am
by Meagan83
What an awesome surprise! =D> Congrats! :mrgreen:

Re: Silver

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:17 am
by CandoAviary
My 2nd silver chick fledged today...She is the biggest out of the clutch and here she is with siblings and parents :D
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Re: Silver/NEW PIC 10/28

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:48 pm
by annague
Another stunning silver -- are you going to give it a southwest sort of name like the last one? Chaparral or Sterling or something like that? Or... Hi Ho....! :mrgreen:

I love all your birds but these silvers are something!

Re: Silver/NEW PIC 10/28

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:52 pm
by CandoAviary
I had named it Silica because it reminded me of our white sand beaches here...... but I like those suggestions....I think I will save those names for the clutch that Siverado's parents are incubating now...I have a feeling I am going to have more silvers soon :D Thanks for the ideas...I'm stealing them 8)

Re: Silver/NEW PIC 10/28

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:56 pm
by annague
I'm an English Major so I have a thing for fitting names to pets... please feel free to use them if you like them....that's part of the fun for me. :D