Australian Grey Series Bengalese
Posted: 07 Nov 2013, 19:53
Hi,
This is firstly for FinchBreeder who's inquired about the Grey so I thought I'd share.....
The Grey Bengalese is quite common overseas but here it has not been established. However over the while I have discovered that during the Bengalese Exhibition hay day in Sydney (70's - 80's) the colour was at least known of and a Finch Exhibitor Friend of mine has told me there was some talk of a Bengalese Mutation being coined a Blue Bengalese at the time. Of course much has changed since then and I am trying to develop such a Mutation at the moment. The pictures of overseas of mutations like the Grey Chestnut which can be a lovely Ash colour can be quite an inspiration. A Charcoal, Blue or Silver Bengalese sounds more Sexy but I believe Chocolate/Grey and Chestnut Grey or Dilute Chestnut/Grey are the correct terms respectively when using the International convention.
I'll try and post some Grey Mutations from overseas to show.
Here are some Pictures of my Partial Grey, which some would even call a Dilute Chocolate (not completely Grey (Black-Eumelanin 60 : Red-Phaomelanin 20)) but with a few more generations I think I'll be able to throw a Grey Bird. Cheers.
PK.
This is firstly for FinchBreeder who's inquired about the Grey so I thought I'd share.....
The Grey Bengalese is quite common overseas but here it has not been established. However over the while I have discovered that during the Bengalese Exhibition hay day in Sydney (70's - 80's) the colour was at least known of and a Finch Exhibitor Friend of mine has told me there was some talk of a Bengalese Mutation being coined a Blue Bengalese at the time. Of course much has changed since then and I am trying to develop such a Mutation at the moment. The pictures of overseas of mutations like the Grey Chestnut which can be a lovely Ash colour can be quite an inspiration. A Charcoal, Blue or Silver Bengalese sounds more Sexy but I believe Chocolate/Grey and Chestnut Grey or Dilute Chestnut/Grey are the correct terms respectively when using the International convention.
I'll try and post some Grey Mutations from overseas to show.
Here are some Pictures of my Partial Grey, which some would even call a Dilute Chocolate (not completely Grey (Black-Eumelanin 60 : Red-Phaomelanin 20)) but with a few more generations I think I'll be able to throw a Grey Bird. Cheers.
PK.
With her new Dilute fawn mate she now has 2 fawns (one almost self, one pied) 1 chestnut pied. As all my birds are pied the almost self is good too. This hen seems to be producing the "different" birds.