Aussie Finch Forum

hi, just got 2 of these sold as a young pair,having not had these before im not sure why the hen who's meant to be about 12 weeks old has a paler orange head and the cock bird is a bit older and his head is darker and brighter very different !! is the hen paler because shes young ? will she go darker or closer to his colour ? i'll see if I can attach a photo.

In Seagreens the hens are usually duller.
Jack

They look like a nice pair to me. The Cock will always be brighter and as Jack says the hen duller. Hope you plan on moving them to an aviary as they need a bit of space. If they don't get enough exercise they have a predisposition to gaining weight and it's also not really fair on them to be in such a small cage. They are very energetic little birds.
Cheers.

Bit like humans - females are usually a bit duller.

Tiaris wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 16:43 Bit like humans - females are usually a bit duller.

You're gamer than me Tiaris!

Haha Tiaris. There is quite a few different shades of the orange on sea greens emerging lately and they all seem to be getting lighter in colour with a more blue than green body colour. The biscuit coloured face one is a good example and can be seen in the Redface Parrot finch forum in species on here or search Seagreen parrot finch with the search button. Craig

Craig52 wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 20:01 There is quite a few different shades of the orange on sea greens emerging lately and they all seem to be getting lighter in colour with a more blue than green body colour.

Craig do you think the different shades are simply a result of breeders deliberately selecting for those traits?

thanks for all your responses except the one about females cause I am one only joking don't feel bad and no theyre not staying in that cage that was to get pics,a lot of people talk about having trouble telling the sexes apart that's why I wondered why mine look so different but they are beautiful birds

hanabi wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 21:14

Craig52 wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 20:01 There is quite a few different shades of the orange on sea greens emerging lately and they all seem to be getting lighter in colour with a more blue than green body colour.

Craig do you think the different shades are simply a result of breeders deliberately selecting for those traits?

I do hanabi. quite a few are breeding for the blue bodied bird of which will have a creamy white face and rump in my opinion. Craig

Bit like humans - females are usually a bit duller.
Women know that if we let men go right on believing this they are happier. Nice pair of birds.
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