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does anyknow much about these fancy birds and does anyone know anyone that keeps them

shows how thick i am thought you were on about femail saterlites

thanks m8

Satinettes are a variety of Oriental Frill, Try the Oriental Frill Club Secretary, Mr S T Eyles, Tel: 01132 868477

The bottom birds a cracker

love em nice birds m8 class that is_isee

Those Satinettes cannot feed their young -- beaks are too small. There is an older variety with longer beaks that can feed their own young. They make good droppers, from what I hear.

Hi Larry,

It's true what you say, oriental frills do have difficulty feeding young. The variety with the longer beak was recreated recently (in the last 10-15 years) by some enthusiasts who enjoyed the intricate colours and patterns, and the overalll make-up of the breed, but didn't enjoy the fact that their beaks presented this handicap. There is a Yahoo! group about them here: Classic old frill. It may also interest you to know that some breeders have transferred the genetic modifiers responsible for the frill stencil patterns to other breeds, homer and rollers, some photos here:
Old style frill

Beautiful birds. I would love to see the stencil pattern used enough in racing pigeons that the athletic and homing faults could be bred out, leaving beautiful racers that compete well.

beautifull birds

Quoted from Glassfeather

Hi Larry,

It's true what you say, oriental frills do have difficulty feeding young. The variety with the longer beak was recreated recently (in the last 10-15 years) by some enthusiasts who enjoyed the intricate colours and patterns, and the overalll make-up of the breed, but didn't enjoy the fact that their beaks presented this handicap. There is a Yahoo! group about them here: Classic old frill. It may also interest you to know that some breeders have transferred the genetic modifiers responsible for the frill stencil patterns to other breeds, homer and rollers, some photos here:
Old style frill

lovely looking birds you have there mate

Hi Damian,

Sorry these aren't my birds.