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AbsoluteApril
at Tue Sep 1 15:04:08 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AbsoluteApril ]
>> Is she a Sharp or Kahl?
Looks like a very nice colored Kahl sunglow.
Default is Kahl/original strain. Sharps were/are more pricey than Kahls and for a long time were not nearly as available (still aren't). The stuff I've seen sold that was sharp strain was clearly labeled sharp. The stuff you see where the strain is not mentioned is 99% of the time (if not 100%) going to be Kahl strain. Also quite a few sharp sunglows seem to have an orange-brown look to them whereas the Kahls tend to be more pinkish-orange.
Easiest way to find out is to ask the person you got it from in a trade. If they don't know, they should be able to find out. If no one knows, assume Kahl. Breeding trials will prove it one way or the other. You should be able to make an educated guess based on the trade value, sharp sunglows go for more than regular sunglows.
Good luck
-April
p.s. I've been searching this morning for the prior threads about kahl vs sharp, there was one post in particular the spelled out all the breedings that would need to take place to prove out a sharp/kahl expressed boa and it did end up with 1,000s of 'leftover' boas. I wish the search function on KS was more user friendly (ex. being able to search only one forum instead of all of them). ah well.
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RE: Sunglow question - AbsoluteApril, Tue Sep 1 15:04:08 2009