black breasted double bar?

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Brooksy
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I have a couple of baby double bars that fledged just before i moved 5 weeks ago and i noticed one of them has a black breast between the lines. As this is the first time i've bred them is this normal? will it moult out?
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I've read about this a couple of times - for memory it just moults out
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The shade between the bars in young tends to be dark at first, then fade. But you never know. So let us know. :thumbup:
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Brooksy
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Will do, its that dark I can't pick out the bars.
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mattymeischke
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Mine have always been grey between the bars, but I read last night about ones like yours and ones with a fully black face mask popping up occasionally. R. Kingston says they all moult out.
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Brooksy
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thanks for all the info, will keep you informed as to what happens.
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