Red eyed baby zebra finch

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:12 pm

Hello all
I noticed this as soon as the baby hatched, I have two baby's in the nest but the older one isn't there they fosters it as a egg but the red eyed baby defernetly is, it's light in colour but thort zebras never had red eyes ??

I'll try and get sum pictures tomorrow, the mother is all white with Grey cheeks and the dad must be split pied, hope this helps

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:14 pm

often even with my BC CFW the young will have a ruby redeye color but it darkens some as they age, usually an indication of a fawn gene at play.

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:26 pm

picture of the baby, its not a very good pic so sorry

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:35 pm

The beak appears light and it can be due to the pied or a fawn gene...it is hard to say at this point....once it fledges we can get a look at the baby and maybe the sibling can lend a clue. Do you have a picture of the parents...it would be easier based on visually seeing them.

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:50 pm

The other baby isn't from the same parents, i gave them the egg and they only hatches one of there own

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:40 pm

the dad is he gray or fawn or split to fawn...the pied is it on the wing edges, under the chin of dad...pictures would really help!

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:04 pm

The mam is white with grey cheeks and think dad split to pied

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:09 pm

dad is a gray or fawn split to pied?

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:17 pm

Gray, he like a normal gray with white marks under and top of head

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:25 pm

ok....he could be hiding a split to fawn gene. Carlshave, the baby will most likely stay white due to mom and dad's background. Gray cheek is dominant...can't tell real well but does it have cheeks?

The eyes may be red and darken as it grows and molts, matures. The beak looks more pink, lighter than a fawn's beak...maybe due to the pied. Can you post a picture when it fledges, it might color in more by then, easier to ID.

here is the gray/fawn cheek site
http://www.efinch.com/species/fczeb.htm

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:33 pm

Thanks for the help, baby shud fledge soon the other baby came out today for awhile then went back

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:37 pm

it is like testing the waters...they will both be out soon enough!!

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:59 pm

So if grey cheek is dominant no matter what I breed her with will They have grey cheeks or doesn't it work like that?

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:03 pm

Can you snap a picture of the mom? Gray cheeks is Dominant but if dad is pied it can influence how it looks....does the baby have any hint of cheek patches?

Carlshave · Post by **Carlshave** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:10 pm

Have you got a email I can send you a picture of mom as I carnt put pics on from my fone

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