Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

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Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by Flight Feathers » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:08 pm

So I'm borrowing a zebra from a friend to breed with my zebra and she has a very pale beak and also very pale legs. I'm just wondering if there is a chance this a yellow beak? Or is there some nutrients or vitamins she is lacking in? My friend has not had very long at all.
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by cindy » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:26 am

it is possible, can you post a picture, that will help. hen yellow beaks (YB, recessive gene) can have pale flesh colored legs, beak to a yellow beak.

Below is a pair I had yrs ago.... the young will have black beaks which will change to a variation of yellow..males can have orange to yellow, hens will have a light flesh color to yellow.

If the hen is a YB then the chicks will be split to YB
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by Flight Feathers » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:35 pm

Thank you very much, here is a photo. The legs are very pale.
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by Flight Feathers » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:36 pm

Here is another pic.
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by haroun » Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:50 pm

No the hen is not a YB.

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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by cindy » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:23 pm

no I agree not yellow beak

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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by Flight Feathers » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:53 pm

cindy wrote: no I agree not yellow beak
Is there any reason for the paleness of her beak an Legs?
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by cindy » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:27 am

the light legs.... I have seen feet that are pale almost white in ill birds.

As far as the legs being light indicating a mutation... the only leg color that changes as far as I know is the yellow beak mutation, the legs feet change to a lighter color to yellow.

there is no way to determine visually if the bird is split to yellow beak.

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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by Flight Feathers » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:54 am

Okay thanks. I don't think she acts very ill but then neither my friend nor I have had her very long.
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Re: Yellow beak or just pale beaked?

Post by cindy » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:09 am

Tip: With any new bird you bring into your flock you should quarantine no less than 90 day, some avian viruses can live in the body for up to 9 months or more. They look fine and perfect but be carriers or hide illness until their bodies can't hide it any longer.

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