Interesting Read

[Trilobite]

splits, dilutes, pieds and the two headed bird in the article all one an the same aren't they??? something weak and inferior that is very unlikely to survive in the wild.

[arthur]

[jusdeb]

true except splits which would be able to fit onto a flock and sadly putrify ( is that a word ? ) the wild gene pool

[finchbreeder]

And of course some dilutes and lightly marked pieds, don't really stand out that much in a flock, so would also be safe. Look at the pieds in the wild thread. Funny thing peoples perceptions.
LML

[gouldianpaul]

Hi Tintola,

Should I put you down for 3 or 4 pairs of Dilutes that we will breed this year

Thank you for your kind offer but, no. Should you produce some splits like the one in the picture that I posted then I might be interested.

Sorry Tintola....from our part of the world we classify 2 headed animals as freaks and destroy them humanly.....not that any of our mutations have produced any such birds....maybe you can let us know when your birds throw out one

[VR1Ton]

from our part of the world we classify 2 headed animals as freaks and destroy them humanly

WHAT!! I know Tasmanians are a little different, but that's a bit extreme don't you think

[gouldianpaul]

from our part of the world we classify 2 headed animals as freaks and destroy them humanly

WHAT!! I know Tasmanians are a little different, but that's a bit extreme don't you think

that's why we have this little piece of water (Bass Straight) between us and those Tassies....

[GregH]

Well although rare dicephalic twins aren't always condemned to an early death. I saw a doco about a human pair in the USA (Abigail & Brittany Henzel)