Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

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Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Cold R » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:07 pm

These are a few birds a friend picked up today ---- Image
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Now I'm thinging fawn cheek and I say that cause I have a grey cheek hen and her cheeks are really grey
Here's a pic a her
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What do you guys think :)

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Cold R » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:20 pm

O and here's another for you

Dominant sliver or dominant cream ???

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by cindy » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:22 pm

Fawn cheek...my guess

http://www.efinch.com/species/fczeb.htm

the lower picture looks gray cheek.

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by cindy » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:27 pm

I would say the last group of pictures is a lighter DS version with cream cheek (looks a bit pied also)

scroll to the bottom pictures, the one on the right
http://www.efinch.com/species/dszeb.htm

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Cold R » Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:40 pm

Actually I'm on the way to check out some more zebras today ... You want me to find something for you !! Lol ;)

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by kheather » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:08 pm

wow......very nice!!!!!! :D :D my kinda colors!
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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Ameza » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:53 pm

Could you stop finding such great zebra mutations, I'm a little envious here, lol ;)
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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Angeldov222 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:57 pm

really nice birds =D> =D>

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Cold R » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:45 pm

Ameza wrote:Could you stop finding such great zebra mutations, I'm a little envious here, lol ;)
:mrgreen:

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by Cold R » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:46 pm

Angeldov222 wrote:really nice birds =D> =D>

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Thank you :)))

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Re: Fawn cheeked or gray cheeked??

Post by FancyFinch » Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:00 am

Very pretty!
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