Painted info

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Tiaris
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Joined: 23 Apr 2011, 08:48
Location: Coffs Harbour

Fawns are not a new mutation. They are just taking many years to get established.
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desertbirds
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Joined: 21 Nov 2010, 09:13
Location: Alice Springs

If its fawns your talking about , hasnt someone from the west already posted pics on the forum.?
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Nrg800
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Joined: 16 Dec 2010, 21:29
Location: Sydney

With a little help from photoshop you can forecast simple mutations (ie, ones lacking a certain pigment), here's some possible mutations:

If you managed to breed a bird without any Red pigment, you would probably get something like this:
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And for an example, this is a picture of one that lack Magenta colour
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And for fun: Here's a picture of a Blue Painted:
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:lol:

At least there's some pictures, while we wait!

~Nathan
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Diane
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Joined: 05 Apr 2009, 14:23
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide
Location: Northern 'burbs of Adelaide

Ill take a pair of the blue ones for sure.
Diane
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jusdeb
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Joined: 12 Mar 2009, 19:43
Location: Dubbo, NSW
Location: Western Plains NSW

Not just Blue but glow in the dark Blue ..yep put me down for a few.
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
David Brent
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SamDavis
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Joined: 03 Jan 2011, 14:01
Location: Douglas Park NSW

I'll have a pair too. Looks to be roughly the colour of a cobalt BlueBudgie.
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Jayburd
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Joined: 08 Dec 2009, 12:08
Location: Canberra

me too!
and Glen Bowden did have some all-black bellied ones, I saw them in Kingston's "The Finch"....
Julian

Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.

Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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djb78
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Joined: 26 Apr 2011, 08:11
Location: melton vic

That's a great blue coloured painted, very nice blue I'll take 5 pair where do I sign up?
Danny
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