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I lost my slightly pied Red-throat Parrot finch a few weeks ago - no idea why but I just got a replacement for him today. This is a much more pied 2010 male and he looks great to me. I'm wondering if he'll get even more pied. I would think he hasn't gone through many moults since he is closed-banded 2010.

I also picked up a male Cuban Finch for Janine at the same time. This is also a 2010 and looks great too!

Both have been Scatted and Vitalized and are in quarantine for the next month.

Edit: Whoops, I guess Janine would like to see pics of her new boy who is singing already. And I'll show my RTP too.

Aww he's adorable Liz
Yours are georgeous
You are just the best friend that a fincher could ever have Ah heck your the best friend a girl could have

They are both beautiful birds!! Congrats to you both....
It is wonderful to have such great finch friends!!!

Liz, he will get more pied with each moult. I have had some go from 10% to 80% pied at 12 months old. Mine seem to gain most pied markings around 9-12 months old.
Rich

Thanks Rich but that's just it - I don't know what month he hatched in 2010. So I'll just be hoping he will get more yellow on him. He already has more now than the first RT male had at 1 year of age.

You both got some great looking finches

Beauties!!!

Yup, my pieds get more yellow with each moult like Rich says.

Thanks Bill and Anna. They do both look terrific and although they were in different cages where I bought them - they have cuddled up to each other and are best friends already! I just hope the RT is a 'heavy pied' Parrot finch.

Congratulations on your new finches. I can't wait to see the pied all feathered out! Enjoy!

Thanks Cindy! I think he's pretty young yet and I'm just guessing around 6 months old.

His yellow seems to be all over too - not just in one area like some have when they are young.

I think he will get more yellow as he gets older too

Congrats

Thanks Misty, I hope you are right on re getting more yellow!

Definitely you will get more yellow. Chili Pepper's first molt he still had a lot of green -- now I would say he's about 2/3 yellow (and not a year old yet but almost!)

Lovely! I would say that is a heavy pied. He will only get more heavy with age.

Thanks Anna and Judy. Praying you are both right about him too!!