Random Feather?

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Rory ~ A male turquoise green cheek conure ~ Hatched 02-12-2013
Hey all I was giving Rory a bath and I noticed that he has a random yellow feather growing in does anyone know why?

Here's what it looks like

Not the best picture but here is another one.
:confused:
 
Ohymygosh!! I'd like to know this too! Kiwi has a random yellow feather just about there as well!!!!! 0.0
 
Mine has them also in the exact spot. :)
 
Yep, I thought that milkman's delivery truck was parked around the corner too long ! ! !
 
Rio does too, one behind her left ear and another right behind her right eye.
 
Lol that's so weird. I wonder why.
 
Oliver also has a couple on his shoulders but that might be just because he's a yellow sided. Very weird that your turquoise has it! They don't have any yellow anywhere.
 
Oliver also has a couple on his shoulders but that might be just because he's a yellow sided. Very weird that your turquoise has it! They don't have any yellow anywhere.
I know right. It seemed to odd to me. EEK!
 
If he gets more maybe he has a pied gene? Otherwise it's probably just some sort of accident feather. Wait do green cheeks even have pied??
 
If he gets more maybe he has a pied gene? Otherwise it's probably just some sort of accident feather. Wait do green cheeks even have pied??
I will have to keep an eye on it. Lol
 
No, it's not a pied gene. Yes, pied does exist in green cheeks.

It's a pretty normal feather!

Couple of older threads from a different poster....

http://www.parrotforums.com/conures/29130-my-two-new-conures-one-hybrid.html
http://www.parrotforums.com/conures/27477-yellowsided-but-has-orange-shoulders.html


I think the most interesting thing is is that it's such a bright yellow feather! You don't have a blue green cheek, you have a turquoise... aka par-blue.... aka partially blue. Par-blue mutations are a partial reduction in the psittacin colors (reds/yellows/oranges) but not full reduction as in true blue mutations.

Turquoise green cheeks are often born bluer than what they will appear as adults. As they mature, their blue feathers will turn blue-green. If the feathers are already a blue-green color (turquoise), then they may become a deeper green color, but still blue.


Some breeders are striving to breed the "bluest" turquoise mutation possible, where-as some are trying to work on the "pinkest" turquoise mutation. Other breeders may be breeding with no real goal in mind. As such, you may find varying degrees of the turquoise mutation.

You can see a couple examples of some green turquoise conures on the following page... one is a pineapple turquoise and the other a yellowside turquoise.

Available Babies


And you can see some other examples of the different turquoises in the following pages.

Outback Aviaries
Species we breed - Something Cheeky


So that yellow feather, although odd, really isn't abnormal - per say.



And on a turquoise bird, a pied feather, in theory, should be white. Not really sure!
 
No, it's not a pied gene. Yes, pied does exist in green cheeks.

It's a pretty normal feather!

Couple of older threads from a different poster....

http://www.parrotforums.com/conures/29130-my-two-new-conures-one-hybrid.html
http://www.parrotforums.com/conures/27477-yellowsided-but-has-orange-shoulders.html


I think the most interesting thing is is that it's such a bright yellow feather! You don't have a blue green cheek, you have a turquoise... aka par-blue.... aka partially blue. Par-blue mutations are a partial reduction in the psittacin colors (reds/yellows/oranges) but not full reduction as in true blue mutations.

Turquoise green cheeks are often born bluer than what they will appear as adults. As they mature, their blue feathers will turn blue-green. If the feathers are already a blue-green color (turquoise), then they may become a deeper green color, but still blue.


Some breeders are striving to breed the "bluest" turquoise mutation possible, where-as some are trying to work on the "pinkest" turquoise mutation. Other breeders may be breeding with no real goal in mind. As such, you may find varying degrees of the turquoise mutation.

You can see a couple examples of some green turquoise conures on the following page... one is a pineapple turquoise and the other a yellowside turquoise.

Available Babies


And you can see some other examples of the different turquoises in the following pages.

Outback Aviaries
Species we breed - Something Cheeky


So that yellow feather, although odd, really isn't abnormal - per say.



And on a turquoise bird, a pied feather, in theory, should be white. Not really sure!

Thank you those websites are really neat. Rory now has another yellow feather growing on the other side. Although I don't see any blue on him he seems to be more of a turquoise grey.
 

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