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Re: Don't laugh...lol
WTF??
I am in shock and STILL trying to figure out if this is a joke/hoax.
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
its real its just a 1 in a million chance of looking like that its like missing some genes but gaining others
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
thats all i can do
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
It's a genetic defect that causes death in almost all cases before they reach 2 years old. Most breeders will cull them because of this fatal defect.
Breeders think a mutation (genetic copying mistake) in a recessive gene causes the problem. These feather duster mutants carry some strains of Budgerigar Herpesvirus that arent found in normal budgies, experts dont know whether the virus plays a role in this genetic problem. their bodies divert precious nutrients and energy into continual feather growth, these mutant birds suffer severe muscle wasting. Most die after 4 to 8 months. a typical budgie lifespan is from six to 14 years.
Last edited by rabernet; 03-07-2010 at 09:31 PM.
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
Originally Posted by rabernet
It's a genetic defect that causes death in almost all cases before they reach 2 years old. Most breeders will cull them because of this fatal defect.
Wahhhhh. BG was gonna say that's a million dollar bird before he leaned this. You could sell a lot of those for big money to other breeders if there were no issues with the health..
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OMG lol It looks like Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street! LOL So cute though I would keep him!
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
HOLY CRAP! that's funny until you hear it's a fatal defect...how sad...
my current collection
1.2 kiddos
1.0 better half
0.1 mojave ball python (Nyx)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Hemera)
1.0 Eastern Box turtle
3.4.? rats (? = litter coming any day now)
0.1 dutch rabbit (Lucy)
my "future hopefuls"
0.0.1 pied cockatiel 0.0.1 white bellied caique 0.0.2 guinea pigs
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Oh my god, he is SO CUTE!
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Re: Don't laugh...lol
Awwe' yeah. It's sad, and they look so interesting, too.
There's a woman I know who had bird like that once, and she told me he lived until he was 9 months or so. She didn't know it was a defect until someone came to pick it up, and they after refused.
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Nioh; Border Collie / Whippet / Shepherd Lab mix
Nymphicus hollandicus (cockatiel);
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Forpus coelestis (parrotlet);
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