tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post6928226870210672687..comments2024-03-18T18:27:04.311+01:00Comments on Budgies are Awesome: Super rare mutation: the Feather Duster budgieBikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103903384198160017noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-51471877818517276952018-12-24T19:55:07.178+01:002018-12-24T19:55:07.178+01:00Has any body got any for saleHas any body got any for saleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288448766437883180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-23269827144251678512018-12-24T19:54:34.952+01:002018-12-24T19:54:34.952+01:00Is any body got any for saleIs any body got any for saleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288448766437883180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-60605383055936424672018-06-11T17:54:29.196+02:002018-06-11T17:54:29.196+02:00Your comparison to Down syndrome is very ignorant ...Your comparison to Down syndrome is very ignorant and you should be embarrassed and delete this whole thing and start over. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134972894107952690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-88586046243408493762017-04-28T08:30:03.661+02:002017-04-28T08:30:03.661+02:00Some of this post is a bit incorrect..... Feather ...Some of this post is a bit incorrect..... Feather duster budgies are not all that rare. They can be born to all breeds of budgies. The feather formation is a generic condition that is not curable. It is caused from inbreeding, once a budgie has the gene for this deformity it will produce feather duster budgies from time to time.... Since no wild budgies have been exported from Australia since 1894 it is critical that budgies are NOT inbred..... These birds ... with special care... can live only about 1 year... They are mules.. meaning they are not able to make cute little fluffy budgies themselves.....United Webshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323693554417017558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-74081852689878945052016-08-31T03:19:40.380+02:002016-08-31T03:19:40.380+02:00Well the bird is suffering with all those feathers...Well the bird is suffering with all those feathers so even with a normal life span the bird is just suffering more and more with all those feathers because the bird can't see and its just pure cruel. The bird wouldn't survive and is just suffering so instead of giving the bird more time to suffer we should just do what we humans do to end an animal's suffering and just put the poor bird down and plus we humans need to stop with all this mutation so we won't have another bird like this feather duster die because we humans were messing around. Even if this feather duster bird was an accident, we still shouldn't mess around with that type of stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870907901892556022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-60677439417704594642015-12-15T00:59:26.744+01:002015-12-15T00:59:26.744+01:00Seriously?? Look at the bird. There is a differenc...Seriously?? Look at the bird. There is a difference between a genetic variance like the color of the feathers and a degenerative defect like this. The fact that the birds dont live long tells that the bird is suffering. Birds never show they are weak and hurting (probably so they wont get singled out) so of course the bird will seem cheerful until it keels over and dies (simplification). A horribly disfiguring defect like this should never be considered as a possible development. Its just too cruel. - My 2centsHenrikTheLaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686590047880991636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-31897069219756666612015-11-11T07:14:02.729+01:002015-11-11T07:14:02.729+01:00If I were you, I would educate myself on how certa...If I were you, I would educate myself on how certain terms are used in aviculture, before criticizing someone else Katie ("aviculture" is the practice of breeding and raising birds by the way). In aviculture, mutation is generally known to describe something in a bird that has been achieved through artificial selection. This is often associated with unnatural colors that can be found in birds, hence the name "color mutation" (example: budgies in the wild are only green. Any other color has been created by humans, through selective breeding). So when they say that "feather duster" is not a mutation, what they're saying is that it's not a mutation that was purposely achieved through selective breeding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077047911993163665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-24589251172682784632015-11-04T13:54:40.907+01:002015-11-04T13:54:40.907+01:00mutation does not mean a good thing. any change in...mutation does not mean a good thing. any change in the genes is a genetic mutation. why do you think people with deformities are often called mutants? you should try educating yourself on genetics and the English language.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622563998520589383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-66006505084247937352014-02-25T13:46:12.530+01:002014-02-25T13:46:12.530+01:00Feather Duster is NOT a mutation.. it is however, ...Feather Duster is NOT a mutation.. it is however, a GENETIC DEFECT. Most don't live past 1 year old. This is not something to promote because then more people want to "create" them, you can't recreate them and you should NOT recreate them, they are not happy birds, Would you be happy if you just kept growing hair, and it would never stop? legs , arms, under arms, head, and had hair to your feet and walked on it, couldn't see because it was so thick it wouldn't stay out of your face. Wouldn't be so much fun would it? Wouldn't be a very good quality of life for you would it? - People have tried giving them a longer life span by trimming their feathers regularly, it doesn't work, its not just the feathers, its the genetic defect, <br /><br />People really need to get educated on the topic better before posting stuff online about it. Again this is NOT a mutation it is a genetic defect just like a half sider (that is not a mutation either). a MUTATION is a COLOR, and no one should be promoting them to be "pets" People need to be promoting, the proper breeding of birds, knowing the genetics of their pairs,as far back as they possibly can before breeding them, the proper care of the birds, and things like that. NOT the HYPE of attempting to create genetic defected birds!Rebel Reviewer https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004900515363610045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-9094555861700854762011-12-04T18:24:22.164+01:002011-12-04T18:24:22.164+01:00It's so sad, I think it would be nice if they ...It's so sad, I think it would be nice if they could end up having a normal lifespan.<br /><br />It may even be possible, if they got the right care that is!HollsBollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272970543647928932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-3101955205478004652011-04-24T18:12:05.295+02:002011-04-24T18:12:05.295+02:00I hope so too... in any case the feather dusters d...I hope so too... in any case the feather dusters deserve just as much attention and care as other budgies :) <3Bikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103903384198160017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117232830097789775.post-59965004453346987522011-04-21T18:52:53.896+02:002011-04-21T18:52:53.896+02:00Very interesting post! It's a reminder that we...Very interesting post! It's a reminder that we should be careful when breeding animals. Maybe one day we will have feather duster budgies with normal life spans, but it doesn't seem likely.<br /><br />Great job, as always ;) <3gdhbfdagbdafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767254347904903668noreply@blogger.com