Is this a male or female fawn zebra????

Vargur · Post by **Vargur** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:51 pm

both males will sing.
I have only male flight and they all sing.
ANd yes I know the male also meep

But only the males sing.

donnaleelee · Post by **donnaleelee** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:06 am

Thank you all so much for your responses.
This fawn one has only ever meeped. The gray male sings all the time (ALL the time, LOL)!

I have added a bunch of photos of the two of them together.
Their beaks look the same color in photos; however, in real life, the fawn's top beak is darker than the bottom beak.

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:29 am

Beautiful little ones

I would have to say both males based on the cheek patches.

Vargur · Post by **Vargur** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:15 pm

Male and female

I asked an expert and he also said
its male and female.

And if I quote what he said:

It is a hen. It is not that unusual for hens to occasionally show bits of male markings.
Not unlike a hen with bits of flanks or a breast bar.
It's a bit unusual for it to be in full color like that,
but I once had a hen with a single orange feather in
her breast with spots like a male flank. Very weird stuff happens every now and again.

And the reason for the red beak on both birds is because they
are in excellent condition and ready to make some more little finches

But they are siblings so I would avoid that.

and another thing.. because we are talking about
hens with male markings...

Vargs Lína by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
one of my little hens with dilute orange cheeks

Nyx by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
one of my hens with a hint of breast bars

p.s: love your photos!!
Very cute!

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:52 pm

I was also thinking a male after seeing the beak colors better. And Vargur, way to go with the mystery case! c

donnaleelee · Post by **donnaleelee** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:13 am

Thank you for all your comments and research for me!
hmmmmmmm.........I never knew that females can sometimes have male markings!

IF she is a female, then what should I do?? Take away the nest?

They are in an open aviary, and I put the nest in so my cordon bleu's would hook up (no chance of that right now, since my female CB has seemed to be bonded with a society). Not good either!
What am I gonna do??

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:33 pm

You'd have to completely seperate the two, even without a nest they'll breed, and attempt to make a nest.

Vargur · Post by **Vargur** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:50 pm

she is very cute:)

I really like the pied fawns,
the color is so soft.

and one thing, I dont know the colors of the parents,
but Fawn is sex - linked..
so if the father is fawn or split for fawn, he will allways produce fawn hens.

if you want to breed them then you can split them up,
and find them another partners.

And of you want to have CB babies, then its best to have the birds in sepereated cages,
other wise it can and will happend that they pair up with different spieces.

best of luck!!

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