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Hello all
I noticed this as soon as the baby hatched, I have two baby's in the nest but the older one isn't there they fosters it as a egg but the red eyed baby defernetly is, it's light in colour but thort zebras never had red eyes ??

I'll try and get sum pictures tomorrow, the mother is all white with Grey cheeks and the dad must be split pied, hope this helps

often even with my BC CFW the young will have a ruby redeye color but it darkens some as they age, usually an indication of a fawn gene at play.

picture of the baby, its not a very good pic so sorry

The beak appears light and it can be due to the pied or a fawn gene...it is hard to say at this point....once it fledges we can get a look at the baby and maybe the sibling can lend a clue. Do you have a picture of the parents...it would be easier based on visually seeing them.

The other baby isn't from the same parents, i gave them the egg and they only hatches one of there own

the dad is he gray or fawn or split to fawn...the pied is it on the wing edges, under the chin of dad...pictures would really help!

The mam is white with grey cheeks and think dad split to pied

dad is a gray or fawn split to pied?

Gray, he like a normal gray with white marks under and top of head

ok....he could be hiding a split to fawn gene. Carlshave, the baby will most likely stay white due to mom and dad's background. Gray cheek is dominant...can't tell real well but does it have cheeks?

The eyes may be red and darken as it grows and molts, matures. The beak looks more pink, lighter than a fawn's beak...maybe due to the pied. Can you post a picture when it fledges, it might color in more by then, easier to ID.

here is the gray/fawn cheek site
http://www.efinch.com/species/fczeb.htm

Thanks for the help, baby shud fledge soon the other baby came out today for awhile then went back

it is like testing the waters...they will both be out soon enough!!

So if grey cheek is dominant no matter what I breed her with will They have grey cheeks or doesn't it work like that?

Can you snap a picture of the mom? Gray cheeks is Dominant but if dad is pied it can influence how it looks....does the baby have any hint of cheek patches?

Have you got a email I can send you a picture of mom as I carnt put pics on from my fone