That again reminds me of the "designer" dog breeds... People are creating mutts and call them "designer breeds" and charge a lot of money....wellingtoncdm wrote:I know I have said before that there are owl/zebra "rare" designer birds occasionally for sale in FL for lots of money! I would never buy one and have told sellers that. That's all I can do.
JohnBoy wrote:How does anyone here know it was bred deliberately? It appears to me the birds are housed in a mixed flight. As you all know I had it happen in my mixed aviary with a spice and a bl and wh mannikin. It surely wasn't deliberate. I posted the picture here on the forum only because the bird was strikingly beautiful, not to show off or brag.
I get so tired of people here cutting others to pieces when they don't even know the facts.
BTW I don't believe in deliberately breeding for hybrids.
The one on the left is a juvenile Cuban Melodious. Not a hybrid.Albinosilver wrote:
But what's the 1st bird on the left? (In the vid)
Cherry finch x Society? Whoa. What does that look like? You have pictures?I was thinking the same thing. It happens sometimes accidentally.
I have also had it happen with a cherry and society finch. I found the babies (which were adorable) a good home and seperated the two finches so it would not happen again.......We all need to know the facts before we begin throwing stones......
You are probably right. I was getting off topic and referring to intentionally producing designer "Zowls" as they are called.JohnBoy wrote:How does anyone here know it was bred deliberately? It appears to me the birds are housed in a mixed flight.
I wasn't referring to accidental crossbreeding, I was speaking about those who produce hybrids on purpose because they want to. I certainly have hybrids myself. What really upsets me is when these hybrids are passed off on unsuspecting people. At my first bird mart, I was sold three Green Singers, two hens and a male. The male turned out to be a cross between a Green Singer and a canary and was so aggressive he killed everything he could get to. The hens I later realized were not Green Singers, but they were killed off before I realized that. This is the kind of experience that can sour buyers on ever having finches.Sally wrote:You are always going to have the people who will produce hybrids because they can, for their own personal gratification. And in this day of 'Show and Tell' via youtube, there is even more incentive for these people to not only produce these hybrids, but brag about it.
I totally agree.Sally wrote:I wasn't referring to accidental crossbreeding, I was speaking about those who produce hybrids on purpose because they want to. I certainly have hybrids myself. What really upsets me is when these hybrids are passed off on unsuspecting people. At my first bird mart, I was sold three Green Singers, two hens and a male. The male turned out to be a cross between a Green Singer and a canary and was so aggressive he killed everything he could get to. The hens I later realized were not Green Singers, but they were killed off before I realized that. This is the kind of experience that can sour buyers on ever having finches.Sally wrote:You are always going to have the people who will produce hybrids because they can, for their own personal gratification. And in this day of 'Show and Tell' via youtube, there is even more incentive for these people to not only produce these hybrids, but brag about it.
You can get a Strawberry for that price. He is trying to convince people that he has done something special, but it doesn't take much to get hybrids. It just amazes me that someone would have the gall to pretend that this is something worth that kind of money--it is just a mutt of the finch world!!
). But the one point the author made especially was that we no longer have the luxury of inexpensive replacements, or easily starting over, with many of these species. With many species dwindling in numbers in captivity, it is more important than ever to keep each species as pure as we can. 
