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Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:58 pm
by Rocco
I posted this in a thread under "introductions" but so far no one has bitten.
Can anyone help me identify my Societies' color?
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:47 pm
by finchmix22
You have chocolate self Society's. They look very pretty. Welcome to the forum!
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:50 pm
by Ginene
Beautiful pair Rocco
. Are they M/F? And welcome to the forum...
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:56 pm
by MiaCarter
Wow are they lovely!
Welcome too!
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:57 pm
by Rocco
Thank you, Deborah and Mia.
"Chocolate Self" was my first guess too.
The man who sold me them claimed they were "Euros" but I am not noticing enough scaling on the bellies. Then I learned of "Grade B Euros" which have poorer scaling than "Grade A Euros" so now I'm wondering if they aren't "Grade B" or possibly even "Euro x Chocolate Self" cross.
I would simply ask the man about this but he really didn't seem to know any more than I did when we met.
Thoughts?
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:01 pm
by Rocco
Ginene, I was told they are a pair. So far I have only seen one sing and do the "puffy dance" so I am crossing my fingers that the other will indeed be a female. Would love to see then have babies at least once.
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:04 pm
by finchmix22
Here is a link from Gary Landry about Euro Society's.
http://www.zebrafinch.com/SocietyFinch/Society.html
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:13 pm
by Rocco
Thanks, Deborah.
After reading that page you shared I suppose I am better off with standard American Chocolate Selfs since I want to breed them but don't want to complicate things for myself, being a novice with finches as it already is.
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:33 pm
by Corkysgirl
They're very beautiful birds! I hope they are a male and female so you can mate them. Welcome to the forum
Rocco.
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:50 pm
by delray
They sort of look like my chestnut! My phineas is a chestnut. i also have an ultra dilute fawn! Societies are awesome finches. But i agree with all the others. Chocolate selfs they are! I think i welcomed you already on your introductory post. You will really like this forum and your socs!
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:56 pm
by grandmabull
Welcome. You pair is beautiful. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy my zebra's
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:16 pm
by Jen
So sorry I didn't see your first post! Welcome to the forum!!! Lots of great info here. Enjoy your new birds!
Re: Color Mutation ID
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:11 pm
by Rocco
Thanks for all the warm welcomes and compliments.
Brian, I especially like your Societies. I had hoped to get a ginger one but settled for what I could get.
On a side note, I am now 95% sure I've got a pair of males. When I play Society clips for them they both "CHEE" back instead of either one doing a "KREE" sound like a cricket. They are especially vocal with their "CHEE" sounds when I play a clip of a female Society calling out to a male.