Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

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Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:19 pm

My BC Crest feamle and NG/fawn male have chicks....can't see in there but I can hear them!!!! hopefully I have a batch of mop tops!!!

I think my crested male and split to pied female may have chicks or eggs, they are in the nest a lot.
11-4 Crested NG-pied-penguin and NG female-pied.jpg
The mom was born to my pair of full BCs, the pair has been housed on their own and have had a few clutches. The female was one of 6, she fledged without a large black cheek patch but was crested with a thin tear drop.Wonder what their babies will fledge as.
11-4 crested BC female and NG-fawn male Squeakers.jpg

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by DanteD716 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:38 pm

I hope you get crested!! I'd love some crested zebras.
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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:46 pm

It is funny because out of a clutch not all may be crested.

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by DanteD716 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:49 pm

Well I hope you get some! I'm bringing my fawn male and crested society home tommorow from my uncle. The other pair has a crested fawn hen and a choclate male but they can't come home yet because they have 4 fertile eggs
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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by CandoAviary » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:31 pm

Crested is a dominant trait and the offspring of a crest to a normal result in a 50% chance of being crested. I bet you get some :D
These are some of my favorite mutations... especially the pied crested :D

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:06 pm

Both of my crested are unrelated....it was great to get these from my pairs. The female though was a complete surprise!


I have read all the pros and cons of breeding dounbe crested, some say no some say yes to help improve the crest of offspring. I decided it was best to pair them with non crested.

It sounds like a large clutch, very hungry to!!! There must be some Beatle hair cuts in there!

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by DanteD716 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:10 pm

Cindy, I have witnessed what happens when you have a double crested pair. The two chicks look like spiderman, they have twisted legs and can't perch. But I'm referring to society finches.
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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:16 pm

To me it is not worth fooling with uncertainty to pair two crested,it does not guarantee a good outcome or good crests either.

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by DanteD716 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:19 pm

These societies have ugly crests and are deformed. Dennis didn't know you can't breed two crested though. I saw them the other day.
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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by Vargur » Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:05 am

Cindy, I wish you were closer to me!
I would love to have crested zebras.
plus we could talk all day about finches
over a coffee! :mrgreen:

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:04 am

That would be great!!! Can you imagine what different kind of mutations we could come up with!!!!!!

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by cindy » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:44 am

The tempations got the best of me, I peeked....4 chicks and one is a full crested.

The other pair have fertile eggs!!!

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by ashgate » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:28 am

Cant wait to see some cute pictures :mrgreen:

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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by Oshtay » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:55 pm

congrats! and good luck with the next clutch!
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Re: Hoping for Crested zebra chicks!

Post by dfcauley » Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:50 pm

cindy wrote:The tempations got the best of me, I peeked....4 chicks and one is a full crested.

The other pair have fertile eggs!!!

As I was reading this post I was thinking to write you and tell you what great restraint you had...... but I see you peeked! Good for you!!! Congrats!! Pictures soon...... =D> =D> =D>
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