New zebs! also what mutation.

[tobyneilson]

Got 4 new zebs yesterday,3 cocks 1 hen

The cock on the front has unusal cheek patches,as you can see this side is mostly white

Yet the other side is normal cheek with just a couple of white feathers(the guy in the background)
Any ideas what mutation he is?
Also,what mutation is the female?
She is white with black cheeks,and a slighty grey colourling to top her head

The tears are black and just fade as they go further out

[L in Ontario]

The male is a pied normal, I believe. I'm not sure about the white Zebra.

Both are beautiful - congratulations!!

[bugaboo5]

The female is a black cheeked chestnut flanked white (CFW) or continental CFW as some call them. Beautiful birds.

[tobyneilson]

Thanks Liz,I was thinking he could be pied/normal but was thrown a bit by the cheek
Thanks bugaboo

[tobyneilson]

As you can just about see in 1st pic,the other two males are normal grey zebs

Was planning on breeding the pied normal with the BC CFW,that was why wanted know mutations

[cindy]

The black cheek white bird is a BC Continental CFW, the black coloring on the head should fade away. Young are born with black heads and as they molt the head becomes white.

[tobyneilson]

Thanks cindy, so she will be white with black cheeks.

[cindy]

If she is a BC CCFW she will be, they can have a little dusting of black, but it is ever so faint. If you are able could you get a close shot of her? I have male and female offspring...shame you are across the Atlantic...I have a male for her.

Do you have a Black cheek?

[tobyneilson]

Yes I have a BC that is currently feeding two chicks,and I am hoping one of them is a BC as the tail is starting to look like the dads

[cindy]

You can pair a BC to a BC CCFW, the chicks will come out either looking like one of the parents and be split to the other mutation...

[Vargur]

Hi and congrats on your new zebs!

you have normal grey pied male and normal males.
the white female is CFW and looks like she is BC or split.
CFW have light brown or light grey tail bars, rump.
But CCFW have dark grey or almost black tail bars, rump.

[tobyneilson]

Hi and congrats on your new zebs!

you have normal grey pied male and normal males.
the white female is CFW and looks like she is BC or split.
CFW have light brown or light grey tail bars, rump.
But CCFW have dark grey or almost black tail bars, rump.

Will be CFW as the tail bars are very light, can only see them in sunshine as they so light and faint i only spotted them a coupke days ago