Guest DrNat Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) http://i40.tinypic.com/2a5xeah.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/2vi1oia.jpg This is shaggy budgie. His down feathers are still attached to his nestfeather plumage coming through underneath, creating the shaggy look. Edited January 16, 2009 by DrNat Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted January 16, 2009 hmmm is that normal? Link to comment
renee 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Member ID: 4,388 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,462 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,420 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 28, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) hmmm is that normal? Not uncommon in Show budgies, it's called buff feather. Edited January 17, 2009 by Neat Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) is it considered a good quality or bad? Edited January 17, 2009 by Neat Link to comment
renee 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Member ID: 4,388 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,462 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,420 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 28, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2009 is it concidered a good quality or bad? Length of feather is desirable. Maybe some if the other show breeders can talk more knowledgeably on this subject. I'm only starting to get interested in my birds' feather quality. What I know is that you shouldn't put 2 buff feathered birds together but it is desirable to put a medium feathered bird to it. Link to comment
RIPbudgies 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Member ID: 4,902 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 872 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,070 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 16/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2013 Birthday: 27/10/1957 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Generally that problem is found in birds that have suffered with PBFD. The feather is affected part way through the growing period and the rachis has constricted effectivly stopping any blood flow to the developing feather. Some birds however having a slight dose of PBFD manage to come through with the rest of the feather appearing normal but with what looks like another attached, but it is all the same feather. You probably find when the bird moults it will be quite normal. Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted January 17, 2009 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted January 17, 2009 WOW .... RIP thanks for that info it is very interesting ..... Gotta love the scruffy thing though LOL Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted January 17, 2009 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted January 17, 2009 so im confussed now is it normal or not i would think not but i know nothing really Link to comment
»-(¯`Una´¯)-» 0 Posted January 18, 2009 Member ID: 1,582 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,065 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7,510 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 16, 2010 Birthday: 13/03/1977 Share Posted January 18, 2009 If its PBFD related wouldn't that mean that hes contagious? Link to comment
Guest DrNat Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 His down feathers just didn't moult out. They are attached to the very tips of the new plumage. If I trimmed off the baby down feathers he would look normal. He is otherwise quite healthy. It isn't PBFD or french moult or he would likely be bald, flightless, unhealthy or dead. It is just something interesting that I hadn't seen before. Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I agree it is interesting. :sadsorry: I would be very interested to see if its a genetic thing? I wonder if its children will have the same look... Link to comment
Angelic Vampyre 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Member ID: 3,545 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 207 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/07/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2009 So next Moult he will go back to looking normal? Sort of like a teenager in their "long hair rebbel stage" :sad: I think it looks cute but I to would be intrested if it ended up being something that he passed onto the chicks. Link to comment
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