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Jan had a a pair of Seedcrackers at the show. Hers had lots of brown in them. It is still unknown to me if these are females or a just young birds that have not come into color yet. They are different from mine. Much more brown on the chest and sides & less red intense color. Jan feels they are young birds and that they are a pair because one seems to be getting more red in the front than the other. Also it is believed by the dealer I bought the first pair from that they are a pair. She can see differences in them that I can't.
Anyway I thought about the dang birds all night and morning and I just could not stand it anymore so I grabbed my credit card and got in my car and drove back to the fair. I heckled about the price cause I did not want to spend $300 and was hoping to get them for $250. Anyway she met me half way and sold them to me for $275. SW sells them for $250 but with the shipping it would have come to $290. So I was OK with that. And I did get to see these before I bought them.
So here are some pictures of the difference in the colors. I hope out of the 4 birds I have a pair cause that is $525 I have invested in them not counting the $40 shipping for the first pair.
They got a little raggy on the way home from being in the small holding cage they were in.

Don't know if it's female or young but just wanted to say they are beautiful Congrats and I hope with all the $ spent you end up with a pair.

Congratulations! Hopefully you have 2 pairs now. Gorgeous birds.

They are beautiful,I just hope you wind up with lots of chicks

Congratulation! I had a funny feeling you would get another pair!! They are stunning little birds, the pair I saw at the show a few months ago were pretty but yours are beautiful.

Those birds are stunning! Congrats!!

congrats.nice color and beautiful birds.

Congrats Johnboy Such a beautiful cromson red

Beautiful "Christmas ornaments"! Congrats John!

I am really glad you decided to get these birds.... Now I know two other people that have this species & with a little luck we will figure them out together .. It was really good to see you again and we had a blast in the big easy !!

Oh.. wow.. spectacular birds, Johnboy.. good luck with them.

Jan wrote:I am really glad you decided to get these birds.... Now I know two other people that have this species & with a little luck we will figure them out together .. It was really good to see you again and we had a blast in the big easy !!

I bet you did!

Stunning!!

psilocybin6 wrote:Nice!

DSCN0029.JPG = male + female*
DSCN0025.JPG = female* (on the perch) + male
DSCN0023.JPG = male + male + female*
*= if older than four months of age.

I had them for 4-5 months & that was the coloring they had at that time.. The pair I have set-up in a large flight with my Diamond Sparrows look just like these.. BTW they seem to be getting along with them & the Diamond Sparrows have built a nest and I think she is on eggs (sitting really hard)

Jan wrote:

psilocybin6 wrote:Nice!

DSCN0029.JPG = male + female*
DSCN0025.JPG = female* (on the perch) + male
DSCN0023.JPG = male + male + female*
*= if older than four months of age.

I had them for 4-5 months & that was the coloring they had at that time.. The pair I have set-up in a large flight with my Diamond Sparrows look just like these.. BTW they seem to be getting along with them & the Diamond Sparrows have built a nest and I think she is on eggs (sitting really hard)

Thats great Jan, Good luck with the Diamond's. So at least I know now that I have at least one pair. I am going to build them their own aviary in the Spring.