FW> one day the green budgie will be considered a mutation?
  FW> 
  MH> Why does mutation sound like something with two heads?
  MH> 
  FW> Actually it does....a two headed coin. Take for example the yellow
  FW> Alexandrine... a normal Alexandrine bred to a yellow Ringneck, then
  FW> bred back to a Alexandrine. This is called a mutation. I call it a
  FW> hybrid...at the least.
  
Who the heck calls this abomination a mutation?  A proper mutation is a 
genetic freak.  Once it occurs, the single bird is developed into a strain by 
intensive inbreeding to stabilize the mutation.
As we all know, new color mutations usually demand a premium price.
Sounds as if someone was eager for big bucks and decided to fake up a yellow 
alexandrine.
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