HELP - Birdie changing colour! ! !
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:47 am
Hi guys,
I'm concerned, my 6 month old BLUE IRN is going through his 1st moult, thing is, the new feathrs that have sprouted are blue with the tips being green ? ? ?
Why / How is that possible? He has been completely blue from when I got him in December last year , not a trace of green, but now he looks all speckled with green ? ? ?
He is my first bird, so I would appreciate any advice u could offer.
He is definately a male ( DNA sexed), and according to the breeder his dad was a Blue IRN and his mom was a Grey IRN . . . I'm not sure how the genetics work, so if u could please shed some light on this colour change for me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Also he doesn't seem to wanna come out of the bluffing stage . . . been almost 2 months and despite constant attention he still lunges at our fingers when he is gets a chance.
He has started vocalising and can do the wolf whistle and a clicking sound.
Thank you for a great forum , with a wealth of info.
Greetings from South Africa! (",)
I'm concerned, my 6 month old BLUE IRN is going through his 1st moult, thing is, the new feathrs that have sprouted are blue with the tips being green ? ? ?
Why / How is that possible? He has been completely blue from when I got him in December last year , not a trace of green, but now he looks all speckled with green ? ? ?
He is my first bird, so I would appreciate any advice u could offer.
He is definately a male ( DNA sexed), and according to the breeder his dad was a Blue IRN and his mom was a Grey IRN . . . I'm not sure how the genetics work, so if u could please shed some light on this colour change for me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Also he doesn't seem to wanna come out of the bluffing stage . . . been almost 2 months and despite constant attention he still lunges at our fingers when he is gets a chance.
He has started vocalising and can do the wolf whistle and a clicking sound.
Thank you for a great forum , with a wealth of info.
Greetings from South Africa! (",)