jonjon Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 does anyknow much about these fancy birds and does anyone know anyone that keeps them
ChrisMaidment08 Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 shows how thick i am thought you were on about femail saterlites ;D ;D
Glassfeather Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 Satinettes are a variety of Oriental Frill, Try the Oriental Frill Club Secretary, Mr S T Eyles, Tel: 01132 868477
the pigeon_milker Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 love em nice birds m8 class that is_isee
Larry Lucas Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 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.
Glassfeather Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 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
Larry Lucas Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 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.
Guest Grasshopper Lofts Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 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
Glassfeather Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 Hi Damian, Sorry these aren't my birds.
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