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**KAZ**, thank you. French molt?? Well, my first thought was that it's better for him, because the less feathers the FD has, the easier for him to live, it seems to me But is the French molt dangerous for other birds? I have 14 budgerigars (FerDinand is the 15th), and all of them stay in one room. There were not many contacts between them, but still some of them come to his cage and even touch his feathers.. Here is some video of his walkings on his playing ground: http://video.yandex....rieux/view/192/

Thank you, robyn, I hope so too Yesterday he lost all his flights He's a month old now. I know that the feather of FD is growing constantly, but I did not expect such a severe and early molting.. Is this normal for FD?..

Finnie, thank you 30 days We're perching very well And already starting to molt:

No ideas at all?

No changes. And no sunflower seeds at all.

Yes, they are Tufted Crest. But why she started to have these black markings after the second molt?

Finnie, thank you very much for the answer It's a very interesting topic So, we have one mutant gene for both variants; but we also have 2 groups of different modifying genes for these two variants. It's clearer now for me Though, it's interesting, where they are locating (modifying genes). You're very helpful, thank you very much!

Finnie, thank you very much for the answer, quote and link, it's very interesting. But no, sunflower seeds are not the case here..

corzstunt, Kaitlyn, **KAZ**, thank you. **KAZ**, I've already read your thread about Dusty. Yes, it's very useful. Dusty was a nice cute bird. Also I've read the article of Stephen Fowler (http://forums.budgie...showtopic=23257). Certianly I don't want him to suffer. If I see that he feels an excessive pain I may take the hard decision. But for the present he looks absolutely happy and behaves as any usual young bird does. He plays with toys, runs along the playing ground, preens. No sign of any pain or discomfort. For the present (he's 26 days old now) I continue crop feeding, but he also tries to eat grains.I give him spray millet, steamed oats, and usual seed mix as well.

Hello everybody, just wanted to share the pics about my rare mutation bird. He's a GF Violet Cobalt Feather Duster. I know that these birds don't live for long, but I decided to do my best to give him the opportunity to live as long as possible. March, 11 I got a new pet. His mother pecked his nape and pecked his sister up to the death. It was dangerous to leave his with his parents, and the owner offered me this babybird (he was 17 day at that moment). He's very cute and touching. He tried to eat the grains by himself but they were evacuated without digestion. I started crop feeding each 3 hours. March, 15 (3 weeks) March, 16 (22 days) March, 18 (24 days) «Punished» March, 19 (25 days)

Hello everybody, please, help me with some interesting molting After the first molting the hen looked like this: After the next molting the hen looks like this (she's 1 year 2 months old now): Can you tell me, why? Is this some kind of flecking? Why it appreared only after the second molt?

Finnie, thank you very much for the answer If there are different modifying genes, this means, that we have a multiple allele series? Can we say, that we have 2 phenotypes of the same mutation? But they are not recognized by WBO yet, right? And so, it's another member of a multiple allele series on Pi, Pb locus?

Finnie, thank you very much for the answer But if the Clearflights and the Dutch Pieds are the same mutation, why they have different WBO Standards? Bird Junky, thank you for your remark, but it doesn't have anything to do with my question.

Hello everybody Please, help me. I know that DEC birds may be bred from Recessive Pieds and another kind of Pieds, but I can not catch, which one. Some sources say "Continental Clearflights" and some sources say "Dutch Pieds". Are Continental Clearflights the same mutation as Dutch Pieds? Thank you in advance

Dear all, I have some question: if splayed legs have been successfully cured, may one breed this bird? Does this trouble have anything to do with genetic troubles? Thanks in advance for the answer