YELLOW BODY _RED FACED STARS

[wildbill]

i bought a couple of pairs of this so called mutation - as usual sight unseen. both pairs are now nesting. genetic wise they are suppose to be a combo of fawn and the cinnamon variety. they look a bit better than the photo - but not much

only young birds but some photos i have seen of this mutation are

[Lukec]

Thanks for the pics, nice birds. Looks like they still have plenty of colour to develop.

[gomer]

How much wildbill did you pay ?

[wildbill]

bought them off pet link .he said i got them cheap for $120 a pair. i paid him upfront next day he changed his mind and withdrew his ad. told me no-more were for sale and said he was sorry he sold them think i was the only sale.
one of the hens has her nest only 50cm off the floor. i thought pretty low for a star finch.
hows the grenadiers going. my males appears a bit bigger now and a bit rusty looking. probably looking forward to his five-some

[mackstaa]

Well done WB im not sure if there is even a going rate for these yet, I love this mutation and have been keeping my eye out. Hopefully breeding yellow + yellow doesnt degrade the genetic quality of the young, ill have dibs on your first young you decide to sell

[Tiaris]

The one in the photo doesn't seem near as yellow as the the ones I've seen. Don't let a couple of lesser quality specimens give you a bad rap on the combination as a whole. Yellow-bodied Red Stars (good ones) are the most stunningly attractive mutation finches I have ever bred or seen. So much so, they are the only mutation of anything which I intentionally keep & breed. My Stars often nest in grasses very low to the ground - about 70% of my Star nests would be knee-height or lower & they have a choice of sites up to 2.4m high.

[arthur]

Tiaris does $120 sound too cheap . . and could you post a pic of yours as WB's pics seem way different colour from others I have seen

Hate to be suspicious, but their are 'shonks' and there are 'newbies' who sell (in good faith) birds that are not what they think they are

GEE . . I hope I'm wrong

[Tiaris]

I get $200pr for 2 YBs or $100pr for YB hen & fawn split cin cock. I know another bloke who gets $300pr. I strongly suspect the one in the above photo is just cinnamon not yellow-bodied (cinnamon & fawn). I don't know how to post a photo, sorry ??

[arthur]

My thoughts as well

[maz]

Did a quick google search and found this http://www.aussiefinchbreeder.com/Star%20finch.wps.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; they do look different from the ones posted