Red Bellied Star?

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Aussie_Bengo
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Hi,

I think I have seen these birds discussed before. I have had a friend hold onto his Stars for me for some time now and I picked them up from him just yesterday.
I have 2 young pairs of Stars that display a red suffusion on the belly under the breast and under the tail of the Cocks. And I have two young pairs where the cock has some red feathers that are creeping below the normal mask line under the chin. These are both long term projects but I am glad to have them now.
The bird pictured is the father of the strain and is 4 years old and the colour has never moulted out. Time will tell while they are under my care. I hope to pair them up for the spring season later in the year.

Let me know what you think (pictures are a bit poor).

Kind Regards

Paul
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SamDavis
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Interesting project. Good luck with them. FYI my stars are just starting to nest now so why wait?
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Craig52
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I agree with Sam and it was me and Tiaris that started that thread.If they have held it as long as you say,good luck. Craig
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Aussie_Bengo
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Thanks Gents,

It's first in best dressed and my Bengalese projects are in their first round of breeding since moving house. Since real estate is a premium they will have to wait until this first round is over and then I'll give the pairs a good austerity period together before spring. I'm going to attempt to breed them in the large breeder cages (no other option at present). So I think they will need the time to be comfortable in the space.

Cheers.
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Interesting. Good luck with the project.
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casehulsebosch
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Pinched this pic off a friend of mine in The Netherlands.

Could not ask him for permission due to the time difference but am sure it is sweet. What are friends for?
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Aussie_Bengo
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casehulsebosch wrote:Pinched this pic off a friend of mine in The Netherlands.

Could not ask him for permission due to the time difference but am sure it is sweet. What are friends for?
That's a great example!

Thanks for sharing.
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just sold a cock like that one.
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That is a nice colourful boy.
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Hi folks, i've noticed a couple of my star cocks in my holding cage have this red showing through on their belly. Worth hanging onto/pursuing do you think?
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