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Pie Getting Groomed by Normal Manakkin


Pie with a buddy...

Sure wish someone knoes if this is a mutation a defective manakkin or what.....


Pie takes off


Pie and buddies...

Group Foto...


With Pie in Focus...


Closeup on Pie given Sweet Looks...


Pie by the window...


Any Comments? Thoughts, ?
Thank you for looking,
Jo-Ann

I'm not familiar with this species. Beautiful birds though, wouldn't mind having a pair in my aviary.

Ooh, you can really see the color in these pictures. She is so pretty!

Nice birds and pictures. Yet another bird to add to my wish list.

Why thank you for calling her pretty, I think she is pretty too
The Mannakins are very afordable, but I would strees that they "Bug" other birds, I have been told more than once they are "Home Wreckers" destroying everone elses nests.
Jo-Ann

Seems like "Mannakin" is a very broad term for birds. I have two black-headed nuns, also called mannakins. I also have two of the Spice Finches, also in the mannakin family. I also have 4 society finches, which are also apparently mannakins. I guess 80% of my flock is made up of mannakins, because they all fit in there somehow.

I'd like to have this book,


Book Description:
This book is the definitive guide to munias and mannikins, a genus of seed-eating songbirds found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. Restall, the world`s leading authority on the 41 species of these birds, provides a comprehensive natural history of each species, color illustrations of every known plumage, and numerous line drawings.

So, Mannikin is just the name of the whole family of birds, just like Sparrow(since there are a lot of different types of those too). good to know.

Hello, Tammie I m going to place that book in my to buy list for next month.
Yes there are lots of Manakkins, Mine are the
"Bronze wing" and a posible with mutation or some society mixed in ..lol

Maybe the book will mention her mutation
Jo-Ann

It doesn’t look like the bird is pied. The bird does look like a melanistic. This can be caused by genes or nutrition.

hi all
robin reatall is the foremost authority on mannikins in the world in some cases his books are expensive ..but you will never need to buy another book if you buy any of his books he is adefinate expert in his field


ken

I had no idea what "melanistic was, so I learnt something new.
Below I found a site with a supposed melanistic of a very close species.
I think they look alot alike, the one thing though that I can't "Get" is why my bird has the lighter wing feathers....

Best Wishes,
Jo-Ann

This is the link I found, with pics
http://w1.avis.ne.jp/~hirocafe/columns/jushi9-014.html

Beautiful birds Arsdelicata! We love photographs on this forum!

I haven't kept this species, but I personally suspect you either have a mutation or a hybrid (hybrid is only possible of her mom had access to a non-bronze wing male within a week or two before she laid her eggs). Let us know if her appearance remains the same after her next molt. You could also consider line breeding her to see if it's a repeatable mutation (or allow her parents to continue breeding in the future to see if they produce more chicks like her), though inbreeding obviously isn't the ideal situation. You might also want to consider sending her picture to some experienced bronze wing breeders and ask if they've ever seen anything like it.

Do u feed them Paddy Rice?I heard Paddy is a favourite food of these guys.