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http://zebracrazy.byethost13.com/GenNotes.htm

I found this site interesting

A zebra can not be split to a Dominant mutations which are Black Face, Fawn Cheek, Gray Cheek, Dominant Silver or Crested.

Only males can be split to sex link mutations, females can not (knew that one!)

Recessive can be passed to all offspring by either of the two parents.

Recessive

Black Cheek
Black breast
Orange breast
Penguin
Pied
White
Recessive silver

Sex linked
CFW - Chestnut Flanked White
Lightbacked

Dominant (a zebra can not be split to these)

Black face
Fawn cheek
Gray cheek
Crested

Co-Dominant
FF

Good to know, thanks Cindy! I'll bookmark the link

I believe that's taken from Landry's book?

I do not know if it is from a book or not (since I do not own the book). I reworded it as I understood it from the site I referrenced. I made the list of mutations.

Your point Candace???? I simply put it as an interesting fact post for those working with or interested in zebra mutations.

Anyway...some of the mutations I am currently working with as are others, it is good to have this info handy especially when pairing parents up!

The list I made up is now inside my pair journal/records also.

i am thinking of starting a genetices journal, where do I start?!

I started with a chart on the computer in Excel...I am reworking it since I have moved pairs around, added stock. I am also going to add a clear pouch with a card that has information and genetics of the parents, the band color of each and the band color of the young.

My husband got me little capsules that can fit a series of bands in them. Within each clear pouch with be an information card that has parent genetic info on it, hatch dates/fledge dates, young and their mutation/sex along with a long capsule of bands for the young.

This will all be backed up on Excel on a spread sheet.

Candace, I think you are right - the zebra finch drawing on the zebracrazy site is one of Gerry Landry's or a slightly modified one. I just got my copy of Landry's book a couple weeks ago and his drawings are quite distinctive.

Hmm, I still don't know where to start.

Dominic...take look at the records on this site

http://www.zebrafinchsociety.co.uk/imag ... rds_bw.pdf

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Garrie Landry's charts are more detailed in the drawings and with arrows, details
http://www.zebrafinch.com/other/Book.html

the ones of the site I referenced are much more simplistic
http://zebracrazy.byethost13.com/Gen3.htm

they are alike but not exact. Look and compare...but do it elsewhere.

Point? Just furnishing people interested in Zebra mutations a source for this information and more. I do have the book and highly recommend it for anyone wanting to breed zebra mutations Where to buy:
http://www.zebrafinch.com/other/Book.html

But I see the info you listed was actually taken from Carlos Matos and his zebra genetics site. On the web page you listed his site is the background source. Just trying to give credit where credit is due. Both Landry and Matos have copyright statements. They both share the information for those that want it
Carlos Matos has free downloading of all the zebra genetics here in his forcastor:
http://clientes.netvisao.pt/carlmato/

I think that it's great to share information... you go girl
I'm just sharing where anyone can learn the complete genetics of zebra mutations. Both of these sources are truly worth looking into.
You can save yourself a lot of time from the experts that already have figured all these mutations out

Dante,
Right here on the Finch Information Center they have record sheets you can download. It is a great place to start

http://www.finchinfo.com/breeding/breeding_record.pdf

http://www.finchinfo.com/breeding/individual_record.pdf

CandoAviary wrote:I believe that's taken from Landry's book?

I Did reference Carlos @ http://zebracrazy.byethost13.com/GenNotes.htm so how could it be taken from Landry's book? I do believe I did give credit due where credit is due to begin with. I often referrence Landy and efinch on the forum often...

Liz also sent me a spread sheet...I can see if I have it on my lap top and forward it to you.

Okay, thanks guys