Aussie Finch Forum

G'day all
I was just wondering what ever happened to the Golden mutation Chestnut breasted Mannikans and the Purple finch
I saw these 2 for sale in a year 2000 Australian Birdkeepers Magazine issue, and in the same mag there was a whole article on the Golden chestnuts
Thanks
Noah Till

I have never seen a golden chestnut breasted finch unless it is a yellow rumped munia. The purple finch or house finch maybe still here but they are in NZ. Can you get a pic of the golden chestnut breasted finch. Craig

Noah if you still have the mag can you photograph the photograph? And put on here? I have not see this bird either and would like to.
LML

Very interesting article, the whole article was on 'cinnamon like' australia bird mutations like princess parrots and Hooded parrots as well
Thanks
Noah Till

Looks like a form of dilute from what I can make out. So naturally would be recessive or sex linked recessive. Wonder if anyone developed the mutation.
Thanks for the pic Noah.
LML

In the article it says it is recessive. I said in the article it was very hard to try and establish and a few were killed off by feral cats and butcherbirds, and I think it has gone the way of the Pied Double bar, meaning that the few (if any) remain, they are just point of interest birds with not much use left
Thanks
Noah Till

pied double are still about iv just set up 2 pr pied to normals there very striking looking birds

mr skeeter wrote: 11 Dec 2019, 09:12 pied double are still about iv just set up 2 pr pied to normals there very striking looking birds

Oh wow, I thought the last of them dissapeared
How much are the pieds selling for now
Would you be able to show some photos
Thanks
Noah Till

Mr S glad to hear you have them, and are still able to keep them breeding. Congrats.
LML

Hi noah not sure how to place photos on this site pal,