Today our newish pair of Solomon island Eclectus ( Moppet & Poppet) were actually together for the first time, the hen was on the perch trying hard to get the cock to feed her which is a great sign. I had bought this pair from my good friend Sab last year in June.The hen was proven but he had lost the original cock and recently introduced a new companion.
The hen has some green feathering on one side of her wings, this appears to be more common than you might think. Later during the year I was sent this photo of a more extensive green feathered hen by a lady who was interested to know more as her breeding pair where regularly producing these babies below. To me it is very like pied colouration I have seen in other parrots.
According to "A Guide to Eclectus Parrots" by Dr Rob Marshall and Ian Ward, the reason for this more permanent colouration is not known. I have seen some red feathering on young cocks which appear to moult out with age. There are also some adult Eclectus parrots which are known as "halfsiders" where one side of them is entirely green and the other red ?Again the exact nature of these Eclectus have not been identified, but they are said not to breed successfully.
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