Telling colors of baby zebs?

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Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:53 pm

Hi all!

I’m just wondering how to give a rough estimate of what color a baby zeb will be before it grows it’s feathers? So for instance I know that babies that have patchy pink and black skin are pied babies, and babies with pink skin can be fawns, whites, rcfw, etc. So what about black skin? I’m guessing both normal and black face have Black skin but are there any other colors that are black skinned? Is it possible to identify all the different skin colors of baby Zebs and therefore be able to visually tell what color each baby will be before it grows feathers? I currently have a whole nest of black skinned babies and the parents are rcfw and fawn. Note that both parents have thin tear marks. Does this mean these “black skinned” babies could be bb or ob? I never usually have a whole nest of black skinned babies - usually all my babies are pink. (And they all turned out to be whites and fawns) And also if all the babies are black skinned can I then presume there is no cfw or fawn in this clutch?

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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:19 pm

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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:20 pm

One of these babies is a cfw, but what colors are the other babies?
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by haroun » Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:43 pm

They look like fawn, did u know that u can distinguish just after hatch?!
On e finch under varieties under fledgling (for each variety) it's well demonstrate

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Post by Flight Feathers » Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:45 am

haroun wrote: They look like fawn, did u know that u can distinguish just after hatch?!
On e finch under varieties under fledgling (for each variety) it's well demonstrate
They were all black skinned as babies. All my fawn babies have usually been pink skinned. I have new pics now and they are looking more like normals.
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:46 am

Here’s a more recent pic. They were 2 weeks old in this pic.
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:29 pm

They’ve started leaving the nest now! There’s 4 normals and 1 cfw hen. The normals show signs of ob in the wings and tail bars although they have black tear marks. Is there such thing as an ob that has a black tear mark ??
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Fraza » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:41 pm

Flight Feathers that egg next to the grey chick looks really small is this a cracked egg or actuall egg that didn’t hatch sometimes when hens they small eggs they are starting with a problem it happened to me with finchie Mum and it never left after that
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:44 pm

Fraza wrote: Flight Feathers that egg next to the grey chick looks really small is this a cracked egg or actuall egg that didn’t hatch sometimes when hens they small eggs they are starting with a problem it happened to me with finchie Mum and it never left after that
There were 2 eggs that didn’t hatch. One a bit bigger than the other but neither egg was tiny. Both had started developing and then died.
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Fraza » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:05 am

Flight Feathers oh okay that’s good and lovely chicks anyway I was just checking to let u know if u didn’t but I guess u probably already know
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by haroun » Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:07 pm

Flight Feathers wrote: Here’s a more recent pic. They were 2 weeks old in this pic.
yes they're grey , the first pic confused me!
Flight Feathers wrote: They’ve started leaving the nest now! There’s 4 normals and 1 cfw hen. The normals show signs of ob in the wings and tail bars although they have black tear marks. Is there such thing as an ob that has a black tear mark ??
yes if the tear mark is thin , with other mark that u named then they could be split for Orange b or could be faulty OB (Faulty tear mark witch is nothing if u're not interested in exhibition)

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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by haroun » Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:09 pm

Flight Feathers in their wings did u see any white and orange Lacey

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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Fraza » Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:29 pm

Sorry to change subject I know both of use are good with zebs what age is it when the cheek patches/Male features start coming theough
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zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
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Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:52 pm

Fraza wrote: Flight Feathers oh okay that’s good and lovely chicks anyway I was just checking to let u know if u didn’t but I guess u probably already know
Thanks!
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Re: Telling colors of baby zebs?

Post by Flight Feathers » Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:53 pm

haroun wrote: Flight Feathers in their wings did u see any white and orange Lacey
Yes lots of orange and white lacing in the wings. Also looks like some orange in the tail bars on some chicks
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