Posted March 13, 200718 yr http://www.geocities.com/budgie-place/v_mottle2.jpg has anyone got any of theses or seen any?? what are they worth? how do you show one? thanks Sco-tie
March 14, 200718 yr The mottled MUST be in Australia as I found this Quote For many years I have heard of a few mutations in Australia that have never been introduced into this country; one such mutation is the Saddleback. Slides of this mutation were sent to me many years ago, but the slides were of poor quality. Therefore, when the opportunity presented itself to me to view these varieties when I was invited to lecture and judge in Australia in May and June 1994, I was fortunate enough to see the Saddlebacks as well as the Mottled, Faded, Dilute Greywings (the Australian version of the Clearbody), the Dutch Pied and most of all the Light Yellow (which is now extinct in the UK). from this article http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/rare/sbghalib.html written by Ghalib Al-Nasser.
March 14, 200718 yr WOW i feel privilaged coz i think i may have one!!! looks exactly the same. hope i can breed from him.
March 14, 200718 yr Its looks to me like an Acquired Pied... that isn't normally hereditary unfortunately. Beautiful bird!
March 14, 200718 yr WOW i feel privilaged coz i think i may have one!!! looks exactly the same. hope i can breed from him. Can we see a photo ?
March 14, 200718 yr why is when I want my bird book it goes missing, yet it has been next to the computer for weeks! Anyway from memory the mottle gene adds more black markings with each molt. That may help you work out if you have one or not.
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