What mutation are these zebras?

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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by Vargur » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:26 pm

The male is not ob, only bb.
If male bird is both bb and ob, he will show only the orange color,
because the ob mutation removes the black color.
BB mutation will make the cheeks larger and makes the chest all black, hence the name.
The flank spots will also become larger.
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And he is very pretty!

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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by DanteD716 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:29 pm

Looks like a black breast pair to me
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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by wellingtoncdm » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:48 pm

DanteD716 wrote: Looks like a black breast pair to me
I though black breast hens had no tear?

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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by DanteD716 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:59 pm

They have no tear,or lack of a tear... This hen has a pretty narrow tear, and her bars are missing on her tail
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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by Vargur » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:01 pm

thin tear could indicate split for bb and ob.

Dante: the hens tail is plucked, time will tell how her tail is gonna be
when its grows back :)

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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by DanteD716 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:03 pm

Vargur wrote: thin tear could indicate split for bb and ob.

Dante: the hens tail is plucked, time will tell how her tail is gonna be
when its grows back :)
You are right, the tail is plucked :oops: :lol:
I am guessing ahead of time /BB, when her tail grows we will be able to tell!
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Re: What mutation are these zebras?

Post by tinysparrow » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:16 pm

they are a beautiful pair!
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