10/12/2026
Yellow sided or pineapple? Both are beautiful green cheek mutations, but here at Rock The Flock, we lean toward yellow sided.
Yellow sided, also called opaline, keeps the darker head and rich green wings, with yellow along the sides and red across the belly. I love that contrast. The darker feathers make those bright colors stand out so beautifully.
Pineapple combines yellow sided with cinnamon, giving the bird a lighter head and softer overall coloring. Beautiful too, just a different look.
For me, there is something about the rich colors of a yellow sided that keeps me staring. Especially when they have that beautiful red coming up through the chest.
It’s a color preference. Each bird has its own personality, and those beautiful feathers are only part of what makes us fall in love.
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