Crested Zebras 2-22-12

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:20 am

I snapped this shot of one of the crested zebras. He is finally getting his colors!

Oshtay · Post by **Oshtay** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:58 am

So cute!

Post by **finchmix22** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:17 am

He looks like a zebra rock star! Cute.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:13 pm

Adorable!!!!

now that is something you don't see every day!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:24 pm

Punk rocker for sure...but you should see the other siblings...they have some funky do's to. I'll try to get a few good shots of them.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:43 pm

I wonder if I can find some around here

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:47 pm

In the Spring that will be some big shipment of eggs you will be getting!!!!! You would almost have to get the whole nest full to guarantee crested.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:53 pm

maybe I could get you ob, ob isabel, eumo and possible phaeo, and BB!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:00 pm

We could swap bloodlines...I have FF, FS, OB (hooray!!) and hopefully Phaeo soon!

Wonder if the Eumo are difficult to breed as penguins are?

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:03 pm

Nope! My uncle has two pairs, lair one took a couple months, but were the only zebs, as soon as he got more they started, two chicks. Pair 2 only took a few weeks and have 5 chicks! His penguins had 5 eggs, threee hatched, two lived to fledge. I can also get you isabel and ff

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:15 pm

I have 4 pairs of FF and FS....new blood is always welcome.

The penguins hatch maybe 4 but not all make it to the end, the parents either stop feeding or they push the young to fledge early. I think when I go to set them up again I will set up the older BC pair, they are great fosters.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:17 pm

Why do they parent so badly?? Something with the mutation?

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:05 pm

Not sure Gary has had issues with penguins. They lay, sit, feed and only raise few of the hatchlings. I had lovebirds like that, could only let them feed the last two hatchlings. I had to the older ones as they hatched and feed them out, pulling the last two from the parents right before their eyes opened. As they matured it got better, but I still had to pull and handfeed.

The penguin adults are about a yr and a half now.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:17 pm

If you pair a penguin wihth a grey you get penguin right? Maybe I should get one

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:29 pm

Penguin is recessive...so if you pair a penguin with a normal...no pied (my motto!!) you will get splits and full penguins...just be warned you may not get full penguins in every clutch or you cn get all splits or a mix of somesplits and some full.

If your penguin is a female you can even pair it with fawn male, you will get fawn penguin females.....tke the fawn penguin females and pair it with a fawn male and you will get fawn penguins....my next dventure in finching! That and fawn BC.

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