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cindy your a wiz!!!! I'm Interested in Learning about finch genetics. You are the person to ask.

Thnx cindy i'll be much obliged. Wth your knowledge and guidance i hope i will breed some fantastic finches.
Wud u recommend removing the following birds from my stock?? Or do you see some potential in them to breed great mutations.
1. Light back split to BB ( gud size) 2.Black Face Male(front) (also gud size, and i like the colors!!) 3.Black Cheek Hen

as mentioned earlier, the pairing I suggested and how to pair young from your own stock will work, later adding new bloodlines of the mutations I mentioned.

My choice to breed to the BB OB would be a double factor FF OBBB or a FF OB/bb

You soFF or FS Iis nice but you will get better results with what I mentioned

Ok will try to find a hen youve mentioned, but cindy and others i am back with another ID request ...
Today i inspected the box of my BB female and BC split pied male's nest. They have produced only one chick(fledgeling). I fell in love with her/him instantly . Now its time for some pix.first the parents for reference: And Now the chick.... What is its gender??
And did i have a mutation??

Remind you that he/she is quite big comparatively to some other fledgelings in the colony.

Thnx in advance.

Here is another pic....

I have already ID'd the adults, the baby n your hand is a Fawn BB.... you have to wait until it matures and molts out to see if it is male or female. They take a while to color out, if male you will see orange cheeks coming in and a breast bar. Tail markings indicate full BB. Some mutation you can not tell sex right away and you need to patiently let them color out. Once the beak is orange you will definitely know by then what sex it is.

It may also be BF but you will be unable to tell for certain since the area between the tear and cheek is white, the same as the neck area. Only way to tell is later breed it to a non BF and if you get BF then you know the bird is a BF. they can not be split to BF, it is dominant.

Hi, I hope i am not bothering you folks with this ID requests. Ive got some new finches last night. I just wanyed your help in identifying them
Male 1( i think he is a fawn Black breast male,can u confirm) Tail shot Female 1
I thought she was a FS, but in the morning i have no clue Frm another angle Female 2
I think she is a fawn cheek fawn, can u confirm Another angle She is pairing up with a Bf male, what will be thier outcome?

Our local pet shops keep animals in very bad conditions, u can see the poor things needs good care to be at their best. Sometimes i purchase animals just to rescue them.
Will buy some more soon i guess...
Hope to hear frm you guys soon

Ali

the Florida Fancy hen... looks like the top feathers on the tail are growing in. Florida silvers carry more silver in the bodies http://www.efinch.com/species/ffzeb.htm

Recessive splits do not always show markers

mutation guides http://www.efinch.com/varieties.htm

Typo on picture of the one with.... Florida Fancy Orange Brest/Black breast should read Florida Fancy Orange Breast/Black Breast

Thnx cindy, u r a great help as always!! Just to clearify im posting another pic of FF/OB/BB Also can you plz id this female as well??
Front Tail Ive also bought another pair will post thier pic tomorrow. I hope you wont mind IDing them for me

same birds as above in other picture... it is a Florida Fancy Orange breast/ black breast (FFOB/bb) Florida Silver
for a guide to different mutations and their combinations go to http://www.efinch.com/varieties.htm

ali.munir
Love this beautiful baby! Can't wait to see its full colours!

Derk yes i too am waiting for him/her to color out, lets see what,s under the hood ;). Right now im feeding all my finches wit daily egg food and finch seed. I have seen tht the daily egg have helped them gain good size. My finches love egg.

ali.munir

lets see what,s under the hood

like it!