English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

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English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by minori » Sat May 19, 2012 3:52 pm

One of my silver Isabel hens is substantially bigger than any of my other zebs, but not sure if she looks "cobby" or is just really big girl.

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Here she is with the other 2 adult hens
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She's the one in the very back in this photo
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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by DanteD716 » Sat May 19, 2012 3:54 pm

She look likes she may be English.. hard to tell
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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by minori » Sat May 19, 2012 3:55 pm

I can always tell when she flies because she sounds heavier, almost like a helicopter. :lol:
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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by kheather » Sat May 19, 2012 4:04 pm

she is big, and very pretty! :D
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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by Vargur » Sat May 19, 2012 6:28 pm

Is she from one of your clucthes or did you buy her?
she is somewhat bigger.
very beautiful!

here is few of my large zebras
(english)

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Vargs - they are so big! by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
you can see they are alot biggen than the "normal" zebras.
the bird in the middle is only few days after fledge.

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Krummi og Vargs Fengur by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
the bird to the left is also very big :)

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Vargs - young zebbie males by Elma_Ben, on Flickr
young males.
you can see that the bird to the right has bigger feet than
the bird to the left.
also more rounder head


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Vargs - juvenile zebbies by Elma_Ben, on Flickr

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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by minori » Sat May 19, 2012 6:54 pm

She's one that I bought from a pet store, they of course didn't really know anything about her.
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Post by FancyFinch » Sat May 19, 2012 7:03 pm

They are all very nice looking birds!
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Re: English zebra? Or just a really big girl?

Post by cindy » Sat May 19, 2012 8:11 pm

Rebecca, they all look so wonderful!! Some of my hens (even a few males) come out of clutches a bit on the big size compared to their siblings. Some of the birds I see in Petsmart look rather large compared to others. I wonder if they are have english in their genes!

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