Canary Prices 2014

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Red
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Sorry I won't be taking more pictures until after the breeding season. I only took pictures of this one because I have him spare. I thought he was a hen until he started whistling in anger at his intended mate.

Here is the standard:

http://home.iprimus.com.au/auscanary/Page13.htm
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Tiaris
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Love the look of the bird in your photo. Now I see where the reference to seagulls comes from. Very distinctive shaped bird - I like it.
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On the original topic, at a bird club meeting recently, some North Dutch Frills were being offered for $70 for unsexed stock and $160 for breeding pairs.

Seemed very cheap to me but I really only have gumtree prices to compare that to. Of course breeders don't usually sell unsexed stock so I assume a breeder is getting out of them.
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TomDeGraaff
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I suppose this is slightly off topic but last I looked at Gumtree, I could pay a scammer $750 for a pair of Hyacinth macaws !!! I don't use Gumtree so I'm sure that was an aberration.
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Below are pics of most of the canary varieties found in Australia. Enjoy.

Agate (Dilute)

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Australian Plainhead

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Border Fancy

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Crest

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Crestbred

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Frill

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Gloster Corona

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Lizard

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Red Lizard

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Mosaic (Dimorphic)

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Norwich

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Silver Opal possibly Silver Opal Agate

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Red Black

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Red Factor

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Rose

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Satinette

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Stafford

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Yorkshire

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Not pictured are the:

Fife Fancy
Fiorino Frill
German Roller
Ivory
Isabel
Lancashire
Gold Opal
Pastel
Parisian Frill
Red Border

If anyone would like to add any pics of varieties I missed, that would be great.

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Beautiful Canaries :thumbup: Very Helpful for Identifaction :thumbup:
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Thanks for sharing!!

These photos are making me more determined to finish of my new bird room.

after a break from canaries ( i lasted 12 months) I am going to get into them and those red lizards look like a good start!
Breeding Project 2020-2025.
agate mosaic canaries, agate yellow mosaic canaries, red zebs, self bengos and goldfinch mules.
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Red
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Thanks finches247 and elferoz777,

Here is one I missed a Silver Agate or White Dilute:

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Hi Red,that silver agate is what my dad used to call a blue and is the only bird he would use to cross with a white to get whites,but that was about 40 years ago. Craig
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Hi crocnshas,

Silver Agate (White Dilute) is a blue but with the dilute trait added to it. Dilute makes the bird look paler compared to an ordinary blue like the blue Norwich below:

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I cross blue variegates to clear yellows which often produces some clear whites. It's possible your dad was working with recessive white which some consider to be extinct in Australia nowdays.

Regards
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