MariusStegmann wrote:
Wilbert sounds like he is a pied. Pied is dominant and therefore there would be a good chance that the chicks would also be pied.
HI Marius!
i don't aggred , but pied is Recessive not dominante in zebbies
birdose wrote:
Question: We recently got an orange-cheek zebra that has patches of white feathers all over his body and his name is Wilbert, along with a "normal" female (whose name is Poppy). We got Wilbert because he looked unique, and wanted to see what the babies would look like. Judging by his feather colors, he looks like one of his parents was all white and the other was normal, but I'm no expert on zebra finch genetics..
Is it possible to guess what the babies would look like between Wilbert and Poppy? Would the babies have white splotches too or would Poppy's genetics dominate?
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it depends also on poppy's hidden genetics mean hidden mutations , you can got solid pied if at least she is split for pied
pied x split for pied (/pied) = 50% pied and 50% split for pied
btw pied and solid white are very diffrent mutations
pied varies from a single white farther to fully white through sub variants saddleback and capped etc
but white is white lol
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if the chicks in the nest have a pink and black patched beak you can say they will be pied , but with a solid pink beak you will be white
from finchinfo
http://www.finchinfo.com/birds/finches/ ... _finch.php
Pied: (Autosomal recessive). Splotches of white feathering are present on the bird, sometimes so much so that the birds' characteristic markings are completely whited-out. Some birds are so heavily pied that they appear all-white with absolutely no markings, not even the teardrop; these birds are known as fully-pied whites. Pied can be combined with any other mutation.
White: (Autosomal recessive). Both cock and hen are completely white (no markings, not even teardrops), sometimes with some minor grey or fawn flecking on the head and back of the bird. The way to tell the difference between the sexes is by the color of the beak: cocks have the red beak, hens have the orange beak. Prolific breeders.
birdose wrote:
Another question: We have a normal male black cheek zebra finch, and we're also thinking about putting him with a
white black-cheek female. Would the babies come out mixed (with white splotches sorta like Wilbert) or would the male's genes be dominant? Or what if we put him with a
white orange-cheek female zebra finch?
Sorry if the amount of questions if overwhelming; thank you so much if you take the time out of your day to respond!
i think the "white" BlackCheek(BC) hen is not a white in proper word but she is a cfw bc hen : Chestnut Flanked White BlackCheek hen and of corse without taking in consideration the other hidden mutations on both parents , u will got a bunch of BC offsprings cuze
BC male x BC hen =100% BC offsprings what ever their gender
I'll also send a front pic of Poppy later today, thanks so much!
