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Dark Melans

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:38 pm
by CandoAviary
Check out the dark chest on this chick. Fledged 3 days ago. 2 other siblings look normal.
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Re: Dark Melans

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:40 pm
by L in Ontario
Wow - I've never seen a fledgling with that colour - impressive!

Re: Dark Melans

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:54 pm
by CandoAviary
Weird :shock:

Re: Dark Melans

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:37 pm
by Domenic
Is this guy related to the melanistic gouldian that died a few weeks ago?

Re: Dark Melans

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:46 pm
by CandoAviary
Domenic wrote:Is this guy related to the melanistic gouldian that died a few weeks ago?
Still have my melanistic fellow..he's almost colored out completely...still has his black spots and is healthy :D
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It was my yellow back hen with orange head and the green spots on her back that I lost :(
But this new melanistic fellow is not related and unlike my other one was parent reared. My first was a tossed one that I handfed.
The new fellows parents are both Red Head Purple Breast Normal green back. This chicks will be a RH PB GB also ...we will see how the black on this one turns out.