seany 54 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hiya Lads,I went along to Stafford today and bought a cock linnet to mule with my canary,but now I've got home I'm not so sure can you help me with an I.D please, I think ive been diddled 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 That's a redpoll 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 looks like a redpoll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,216 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 opps lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seany 54 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 The sneaky bloody barsteward lol. I struggle to tell the difference between linnets and red polls but ive learnt me bleedin lesson now! Do you reckon its a hen aswell, or it just hasnt been colour fed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redquil 219 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Got a nice lovebird here mate they pair off no bother wi canarys. 200 and its yours. Pull your pants up and do your homework. It's happened to us all at some stage lol. Finch noted mule I bought other week chanting like a canary. atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 It could be a young cock bird mate, you'd have to get some carophyll and pull a couple of his breast feathers out and see if it colours up. You can still mule with them too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seany 54 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Cheers lads you live and learn. Do you know what though I wouldnt dream of shafting someone like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 We've all had it done to us and like the dog world there's some fecking scroats about for sure but as Gnipper says get some colour feed and pluck a 1/2 dozen chest feathers out and if a cock there'll grow back red.I do see a silver ring on it's leg and i think there a few years old now the ioa silver ring,maybe 2 or 3 years and the redpoll isn't really a long living bird i'm afraid either... Good luck it's a cock and remember a mule will sing what it hears so play it a goldie song and although it won't be as clear as a goldie mule it'll sound something like one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunny tickler 875 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 first time i set up an old fella said give me £60 for 15 canaries ..... i did .. fecker sold me old fecked birds even 1 had one leg scabby old birds i trusted him as he was my friends dad .. well & truly shafted i was , i learned pretty quickly after that , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omanyra 2,518 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Linnet Edited March 2, 2015 by Omanyra 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Captive bred cock linnet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I got ripped off a few times with birds over the years. There's a lot of people buying birds just to sell at auctions and sales etc so there's a good chance the seller actually thought it was a linnet, I'd be careful to make sure its rung correctly too if I was you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delboy_187 900 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Linnets forsale 20 euro closed rung hens an cocks . c**t sold you a red poll hen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delboy_187 900 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sorry for cnut word Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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