Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

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Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by finchbob » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:15 am

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Gouldians, Masked grass finches, Blue capped cordon bleus, Fawn Bichenos, Bengalese.
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Re: Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by L in Ontario » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:17 am

I'm thinking it's blue. Silver chicks will feather out as light beige.
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Re: Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by finchbob » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:24 am

The outer nodules are practically white though, which indicates it's a silver?
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Re: Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by L in Ontario » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:26 am

Maybe pastel.
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Re: Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by debbie276 » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:56 am

I would guess a SFYellowBlue (pastel)

Healthy looking chick!
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long time breeder of lady gouldians:
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SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
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SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
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GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Post by nixity » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:03 am

Ditto - Looks Pastel to me - Congrats!
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Re: Is this a silver or something else? Picture included

Post by nixity » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:06 am

Here is a clutch with two silvers, two yellows, a pastel, and a normal - you can see the difference between three different mutations here :)

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