Non-white belly?

[LuxandLolita]

Wait, so the title might be misleading...
What does it mean if a normal zebra does not have a pure white belly but rather a golden whiteish belly???
i just saw that it is not normal if the belly is not white. what do you mean by this?? any help???

[DanteD716]

Buff belly can mean solut yo black breat, but alot of greys of cream colored bellies, especially hens

[LuxandLolita]

Ok so cream colored is normal. Lolita's belly is "cream" or so i believe.. so it is normal. Thanks! she is not black breast or anything. i actually don't know her genetics. and females are a bit harder to get because some don't get signs of certain mutations. goodness she could look grey but be anything!
this is the best i can get of her belly:


wow. isn't she beautiful?
i cannot wait to see these babies feather in. i love normals!

[Neysa]

I'm assuming that a non-white tummy means bird is split. My new boy has a fawnish tummy and looks like I might be getting a fawn chick from him. I love the different subtle colour differences.

[LuxandLolita]

i keep having people tell me she is a different color and Vargur comes in and tells me she is normal haha i have always thought she was normal to, but then again, i am pretty gullible. you could tell me she is black breast and i would probably believe you
Dad-Lux is my pretty normal boy
Singing

Whats that??

Mom.. I think i broke my butt

hehehe i LOVE my lux!!

[Neysa]

He's a very handsome boy. Love the expressions.

[LuxandLolita]

thanks He always poses for pictures, it is so funny sometimes!! hang on, lemme get the pic of his "mohawk"

[LuxandLolita]

This was when we still had our first hen Poisen Ivy-or Ivy for short. I miss her she was such a sweetheart!!
Anyway, Lux decided he was a REAL punk rocker! i mean, seriously his name IS Lux interior!!

[Ameza]

In my experience it is normal for zebras to have buff or cream coloured bellies. I don't think it means it is split for anything and it does at least not indicate that females are split for fawn, since females can't be split for sex linked mutations.

In fact it is when normal zebras have clean white bellies that might indicate that they are split or are lightback.

[LuxandLolita]

Lux has an all white belly, it may not be that prominent in the pictures but it is pure white! i thought that was normal O.O
does it mean that he COULD be split to lightback??

[Ameza]

It's a possibility, but it's not a very reliable proof, since it's hard to see if a bird is split for lightback or not, but supposedly they tend to have cleaner bellies. Still birds can easily have white bellies and still be normal. So the best way to make sure is through breeding and if you get lightback you can be sure that he is split.

[LuxandLolita]

My hen is not LB though and i only have one pair of finches. the babies are already born so i guess there is no way to tell

[DanteD716]

Even if she is split to something, many mutations require both parents to be split, so you'd end up with normal chicks

[LuxandLolita]

hehe did you see the baby yet?? Baby #1 is SO fuzzy! are they all this fuzzy? my first clutch did not have fuzz the day they were born, or the day after!!! I STILL need a name for him/her, preferably a mutual name. i am going to figure it out eventually

[cindy]

She is a normal...normal female grays and males can have buff bellies. It does not indicate split to BB, the indicators for split to BB are a reduced tear and the hourglass pattern in the tail feather.

From looking at your girl she is definately a normal. Congratulations on the new baby!!!!