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Hi everyone

Well - two nests of societies early this spring, and with the courting going on in my communal cage I thought I might just set up a couple of breeding cages once more. They've all had a great rest and the babes are doing so well

I would like to breed for white societies. I did purchase one youngster, but sadly it succumbed to stress.
I've found conflicting articles:
1 - breed fawns together
2 - breed a chocolate and a fawn
Without being aware of most of my current birds' parentage I know I can pretty much expect Anything But has anyone seen a "pattern" of colour breeding that may be more successful than simple chance?

I also have a number of cresteds (2 double crested as well) that I can add to the mix, and will do so anyway. Ultimately I would like to breed to white cresteds.. love those little hairdos

Thanks!!

I wish I knew the recipe to get white Society offspring! I have one (from Janine) that I paired with a crested pied and I got 4 pied Society babies - one with a crest!

I think we need to get Janine to divulge her secret!

LOL!

Janine - let us in on it ... pretty pretty pleeezzzzzz.....

I had to search for this link again, but this is interesting:

http://www.zebrafinch.com/SocietyFinch/PiedSociety.html

I really do wish that I had a secret to divulge
Here are pictures of my pair. Their first 2 clutches had 1 white baby in each, first clutch Tiny Tim, and the second clutch Liz`s red eyed white.
3rd clutch produced 3 red eyed whites out of 6 babies I am really looking forward to giving them back their nest to see what pops out of it next time
Lucky Chance

Just goes to prove... there's no knowing what's gonna happen
They're both beautiful!

Red-eyed whites - aren't those Ino's? Congrats!!
I would Love to find some locally!

Why can't you live Closer, Janine??

Mozelle wrote: Why can't you live Closer, Janine??

I actually used to. Moved back here 23 years ago when my father`s health was failing (lucky I did, he only lasted 5 months longer ) After which I met my hubby and....well life happened.

I lived in Grande Prairie, Suffield, Spirit River and Medicine Hat. Small world.