pale juvenile star

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mattymeischke
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One of my baby stars is very pale-bodied compared to its siblings.
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Compared with its siblings in this shot:
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Can anyone tell me what it will look like when it grows up?

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Tiaris
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Thats very different to the established Star mutations. I'd like to see how it matures.
Fawns & Cinnamons have a paler beak at fledging so its not one of them. The pale grey look indicates something different. Do you have Plumheads in the aviary too?
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Never seen anything like it....Its been way too long for me but I thought they had a couple of dots on them at that age...but I could be mistaken :thumbup:
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No, no plumheads in there.
I'll post more photos in a few weeks.

I've not seen one like this before.
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Very interesting, I'll be looking forward to seeing how this one moults out.
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Whatever it is it looks beautiful.
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Always interesting to see anything differents progress pics. Sometimes they are just a bit different to start with then conform. And sometimes someone discovers a recessive gene in their stock. Or a completely new mutation.
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mattymeischke
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It's looking much the same as of this morning.
It's siblings are showing some colour in the face, but the pale one isn't yet.
I say siblings, as I have seen them being fed together by stars.
So it's either a weird star or a changeling chick...

I'll post more photos when it looks different.
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Gee Matty, yellow redheads, now a new Star mutation :eh: ........There isnt an old military chemical dump on your place is there? :lol:
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mickw wrote:Gee Matty, yellow redheads, now a new Star mutation :eh: ........There isnt an old military chemical dump on your place is there? :lol:
Any three=eyedfish swimming in the nearby creek? :)
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