Zebra color ?

Silvermarten · Post by **Silvermarten** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:54 pm

I've this pair sitting on eggs right now and was curious as to thoughts on their color .
The photos aren't the best (sorry) . I've uploaded them to the gallery . Links are attatched

First one is the hen.
Light cream color with a slight chocolate cast . Chocolate lacing in wings .
http://www.finchforum.com/gallery/displ ... p?pos=-167

Second pic is of the pair .
Hen left ( having a shake ) cream with a slight chocolate cast and chocolate lacing in wings .
Cock right . He appears to be a normal grey with a slight chocolate cast and chocolate lacing in his wings .
http://www.finchforum.com/gallery/displ ... p?pos=-168

Any thoughts/comments are appreciated .
Thanks

tina · Post by **tina** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:00 am

The hen looks like a silver color to me. The cock I cannot see very well, but more then likely a normal split for another color. I am no expert for sure, so I would not count on me being even remotely close.

I do have a silver hen and a silver cock myself. Although they are not paired at this time, I hope to. They are both recessive silver. I do not have any dominant silvers yet.

Silvermarten · Post by **Silvermarten** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:11 am

Thanks Tina

I'm hoping the cock is split for whatever the hen is as he has the same chocolate markings ( just a little darker )

How do you tell the difference between a dominant silver and a recessive silver ?

tina · Post by **tina** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:11 pm

I found a picture of a recessive silver male on a site and mine is identical to it, otherwise I would not know for sure but I think the ds males have lighter cheeks like creamish. I can try to find the site again and post it, they had loads of pictures of different mutations.

tina · Post by **tina** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:16 pm

I found the link YAY:

here it is I hope it helps a lot.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Vall ... hotos.html

Silvermarten · Post by **Silvermarten** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:26 pm

Thanks for the link . Lots of fun looking at all the finch pics .

As of this morning it appears that 2 of the eggs have hatched . The parents are extremely protective of the nest so it's hard to get a look .
It'll be fun to see what colors come out of the nest in a few weeks

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:53 pm

Hey thanks for that link. I once had that site bookmarked but lost the link when I had to replace my hard drive.

tina · Post by **tina** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:09 am

you're welcome.