Pictures Have you ever seen a budgie like this?

[Kiwi & Co.]

I just found out that there is a type of budgie called a Hagaromo Budgie and they have "shoulderpad" feathers. I wonder is the odd feathers effect their flying?

Here's a photo from Google:

 

[Ripshod]

I don't like them and I'll use my dying breath to stop anyone buying them. These are mutations borne from inbreeding. Do not sponsor these breeder's folks, get a healthy budgie.

 

[Dorcas George]

WOW! That is bizarre. I'm sorry to hear it is a mutation from inbreeding. Yikes. But, on a happy note, @Kiwi's Mom , I your signature!

 

[Hjarta5]

How sad!

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

I don't like them and I'll use my dying breath to stop anyone buying them. These are mutations borne from inbreeding. Do not sponsor these breeder's folks, get a healthy budgie.

I totally agree with you, I would never get one of these budgies unless it was a rescue situation. I don't understand it when people breed for looks without making sure that they actually have healthy animals.

I sometimes wonder what all the pets in the world would look like if we actually bred for healthy animals, and not "pretty looking" animals.

WOW! That is bizarre. I'm sorry to hear it is a mutation from inbreeding. Yikes. But, on a happy note, @Kiwi's Mom , I your signature!

Thanks! I made it a couple days ago!

 

[Gribouille]

Looks very uncomfortable... Think about the ways the feathers are sitting in this poor bird's skin! I can't even see why anyone would want a bird looking that way either, it's not even nice to look at Disturbing mostly..

 

[birdy.929]

That's terrible! I also came across another horrible mutation not that long ago... this is the "feather duster" budgie

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

That's terrible! I also came across another horrible mutation not that long ago... this is the "feather duster" budgie

I've seen those before

If one came into my possesion, (Very unlikely since I would never buy one and it's a very rare mutation) I would figure out if I could trim it's feathers so that it could actually have quality of life.

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

Looks very uncomfortable... Think about the ways the feathers are sitting in this poor bird's skin! I can't even see why anyone would want a bird looking that way either, it's not even nice to look at Disturbing mostly..

I agree with this. Those feathers look really uncomfortable.

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

This is really disturbing:

 

[tka]

Those photos actually make me shudder. Those feathers must be so uncomfortable, and how is the poor bird supposed to preen? Or even see?!

 

[Dona]

Oh my gosh, I was sure the feather duster was a joke! Poor budgies!

 

[Lady Jane]

Your first photo is a crested budgie found mostly in the show birds.

 

[Budgiebonkers]

the bird is a Japanese crested I personally think they look ugly lol someone on instagram is trying to breed them

 

[Dorcas George]

Looks very uncomfortable... Think about the ways the feathers are sitting in this poor bird's skin! I can't even see why anyone would want a bird looking that way either, it's not even nice to look at Disturbing mostly..

I thought so too. It looks uncomfortable for the poor birds. I hope that is not the case.

 

[Dorcas George]

I've seen those before

If one came into my possesion, (Very unlikely since I would never buy one and it's a very rare mutation) I would figure out if I could trim it's feathers so that it could actually have quality of life.

For sure! POOR BIRD!!!! That is awful.

 

[Lori D Pert]

Feather Duster budgies are an extremely rare mutation. They rarely live beyond a year and there mobility is greatly affected. Their feathers simply won't stop growing putting their systems under great stress. Poor things.

 

[birdy.929]

it makes me so upset that people breed birds just for their looks

 

[TielTA]

This is the same weirdness that spawns those geneticly abnormal goldfish with bent spines, inflated eyes etc. I just don't get why people think they look good.

 

[Sherp]

If people can do it they will do it sadly... Happens with all the pet animals, the worst ones to my memory are the Feather Dusters as stated earlier and the ‘Spider’ Ball Python snakes... I don’t like the idea of having a pet thats quality of life is immediately hindered by genetics, especially for the sake of fashion and amusement...