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Grass Finch

Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 20:36
by NOI7
I have a pair of grass finches who are not related to each other. They have bred a couple of times. Each time there was one completely white chick in the brood. These white chicks all died whitin a couple of weeks after leaving the nest.
On the latest brood there are two white ones. Their normal colour sibling is ok but the white ones seems to have a problem to fly properly, and when they do, they give me the impression that they can not see properly.
Is there an explanation for this and should I split the parents?

Re: Grass Finch

Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 21:34
by Blue Cuban
White bird bad vision good chance it's a albino, do they have pink or red eyes?

Rich.

Re: Grass Finch

Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 21:53
by Craig52
Blue Cuban wrote:White bird bad vision good chance it's a albino, do they have pink or red eyes?

Rich.
I agree with Rich, i take it that these are longtails and the cock bird is split and these young are albino hens. Craig

Re: Grass Finch

Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 22:42
by NOI7
The one chick clearly has pinkish eyes