Has anyone ever hear of a gouldian finch that is completely split with two [b]different wing colors[/b]. I have a newly fledged gouldian that has one blue wing and one green wing. Is this possibly a new mutation? Both parents are split to blue and have had blue backed offspring as well as green backed offspring in the past. This is the first time I have ever seen a gouldian with two different wing colors on the same bird.
Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated.
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one wing blue and the other green on newly fledged gouldian
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one wing blue and the other green on newly fledged gouldian
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I've read about birds who were "split" in one way or another (such as one side female coloring and the other side male). Those were some wacky genetics, though - kind of a "perfect storm". I'd love to see a picture. Chances are that it will disappear when the chick molts out, but you never know....
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Re: one wing blue and the other green on newly fledged gould
I will try to get a pic today. Thanks for responding Hilary and nachoman.kevin wrote:Has anyone ever hear of a gouldian finch that is completely split with two different wing colors. I have a newly fledged gouldian that has one blue wing and one green wing. Is this possibly a new mutation? Both parents are split to blue and have had blue backed offspring as well as green backed offspring in the past. This is the first time I have ever seen a gouldian with two different wing colors on the same bird.
Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin
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pic is under last additons in galleryHilary wrote:I've read about birds who were "split" in one way or another (such as one side female coloring and the other side male). Those were some wacky genetics, though - kind of a "perfect storm". I'd love to see a picture. Chances are that it will disappear when the chick molts out, but you never know....
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