CFW Zebra finches

andalcam · Post by **andalcam** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:24 am

I have one CFW cock and a fawn hen that is split to CFW. Do I stand a chance of getting any CFW chicks? I love the coloring of the CFW and would love to breed for more but is that possible without a pure CFW hen?

Nagdabit · Post by **Nagdabit** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:44 pm

I agree, a very beautiful mutation. However if I remember correctly since CFW is a sex linked mutation, females can not be split for it.

http://www.efinch.com/species/cfwzeb.htm

Nevertheless with Zebras, I never rule anything out.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:31 pm

pretty little birds

Ameza · Post by **Ameza** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:44 pm

Indeed females cannot be split for CFW, though males can. Who told you she was split for cfw? She might be split for lightback, but not CFW.

But since your male is CFW and this colour is sex linked you will get CFW chicks. All your female chicks should be CFW and all the male chicks split for CFW

Pass · Post by **Pass** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:28 pm

He ameza,
she cannot be split to any sex-linked mutation, including lightback.
But as you mentioned, all the female chicks would be CFW.

Ameza · Post by **Ameza** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:48 pm

Hah sorry my bad. Don't know where in the clouds my head was, for some reason I felt like lightback wasn't sex linked when I was writing that

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