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Hello all,
I picked up a few adult zebras the other day from a friend to add to my breeding stock. Upon close investigation I noticed one female that was different. She is the first adult zebra that I have seen with red/pink eyes. She is fawn out of black cheek stock. Any input would be appreciated. my friend no longer has the parents but I also have her sister and her brother, both have normal eye color.

Thanks
Joe

I just know, she is very pretty

Red eyes are usually caused by albinoism (is that a word?) well, anyways she may have some albino in her. Any spots of white where there shouldn't be?

Albino zebras are super rare and an absence of all color, so I doubt that is part of the equation. She is fawn/cream all over, with no white spots or marks anywhere. I have seen a few CFW whites with red/pink eyes but not many. I'm curious how many folks have red eyed fawns. My fawns in the past have had ruby eyes for a few weeks but then darkened up as they mature.

I have her paired up with a recessive silver, her sister with an orange breast and her brother with a CFW. Once I have proven out her genetics and isolated a line from her, I would like to add it to my Phaeo blood.

Joe

I found this interesting and perhaps she has CFW in her background.

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

"Continental CFW (Also known as new type or red eyed CFW)
Male: Like the Regular CFW, the male Continental CFW is a mostly white bird with the orange cheek and flank and black tear, breast and tail marks intact. The most desirable birds have strong markings. Unlike the Regular CFW, they have a cream color to their back and the tail bars are much darker, even black (see below). On the best Continental CFWs, the orange markings are still not as strong as the best Regular CFW males. They also have a ruby color to the eyes. The red eyes are much more noticeable in chicks, but can still be seen in the adults with the proper light."

yes, thats right, fawns usually have red eyes when they are young.
Also: fawn pied and ccfw.

here is one of my ccfw

Vargs CCFW female by Elma_Ben, on Flickr


Vargs ungar undan Isis og mána by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
young ccfw chicks


Vargs - Ungar undan Agna og Agötu by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
dark ruby eyed fawn split pied.

Vargur...so pretty and so cute in that order! (the little ones are adorable)...love the last picture, the little fawn is getting a tail tug...."sit still and smile"

Great pictures!
thanks for sharing

cindy wrote:Vargur...so pretty and so cute in that order! (the little ones are adorable)...love the last picture, the little fawn is getting a tail tug...."sit still and smile"

LOL!
Thats exactly what is happening in the last pic!
He flew away and my hubby had to hold him by his tail.
He wasnt happy about that