New Canary Mutation?

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New Canary Mutation?

Post by TailFeathers » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:19 pm

Hello,

I came across this bird... Actually ended up buying it off him. It's from a breeder that carries lizards and variegated canaries and I'm assuming some type of cross happened where the skull cap for lizards isn't fully formed, but instead a band or crown takes place.

I saw that some birds were having the same crown regardless of color.

His birds also have white wing and tail tips.

It would be nice if someone could breed them to have an entire wrap around crown. That would be really.nice

Take a look
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujcsisk1aDU

P.S. this bird is mine now

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by kristofer » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:01 pm

I have seen this mutation before Tailfeathers, but don't ask me what it's called hahah
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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by MariusStegmann » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:57 pm

Certainly very pretty. I wonder if Red Factors were used somewhere in the ancestry?
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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by TailFeathers » Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:00 pm

MariusStegmann wrote: Certainly very pretty. I wonder if Red Factors were used somewhere in the ancestry?
The mahogany is from the red factor family. A breeder showed me the original offspring from the red Siskin and Canary cross.. It appeared to be more like a red mahogany than red factor unless I misunderstood what he said as he had a thick accent and broken English.

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Post by TailFeathers » Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:01 pm

I'll have new ones soon with the same bands. I wish to breed more of these.

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by lovezebs » Sat Dec 06, 2014 11:00 pm

TailFeathers
Very difficult to see through the cage bars.
Is this bird a dark burgundy color, or is it pink? Is it possible to get better lighting and a better picture? Place your phone camera right against the bars, so that the camera part is between the bars. That way you won't have the bars in the way of your pictures.

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by TailFeathers » Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:15 am

lovezebs wrote: TailFeathers
Very difficult to see through the cage bars.
Is this bird a dark burgundy color, or is it pink? Is it possible to get better lighting and a better picture? Place your phone camera right against the bars, so that the camera part is between the bars. That way you won't have the bars in the way of your pictures.

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Right now he is guarding his babies like a hawk and I can't do much for photos from the rear.

He is a mixed varigated canary of red, pink, white black and red orange. He's very nice looking, however, he doesn't have the best body. He has crossed wings and his molt never came out right. I simply took him for his color formation only.

My next pair I'll take a photo I think both have the crown like this one, but I know the hen does for sure and she's green.

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Post by TailFeathers » Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:18 am

I'm using an iPad I hope this pic is good enough for now.
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Post by TailFeathers » Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:10 am

kristofer wrote: I have seen this mutation before Tailfeathers, but don't ask me what it's called hahah
Where did u see it?

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by jonvill » Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:02 pm

Hi Tailfeathers,
Are you by any chance located in Australia? That is the only place I've heard of with red lizard canaries. I believe the "mutation" you have is called a broken cap lizard.
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Post by TailFeathers » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:06 pm

jonvill wrote: Hi Tailfeathers,
Are you by any chance located in Australia? That is the only place I've heard of with red lizard canaries. I believe the "mutation" you have is called a broken cap lizard.
Hey,

Not in Australia. It's not a broken cap lizard and it doesn't have lizard genes in it either. I verified that with the previous breeder. This is a. Actual mutation.

This bird has no lizard patterns in his feathers as well. He's hard feather black melanin.

I'll be uoloading more pics of my newer canaries soon.

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Post by Zebrafincher » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:11 pm

Cute Canary!

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by Sam007 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:12 pm

Your new canary looks gorgeous! :D
I love Gouldian Finches.

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Re: New Canary Mutation?

Post by TailFeathers » Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:55 pm

Thanks everyone for the comments on my canary.

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