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  14. Posted · Report reply

    hi all

    the pair mentioned in this topic had sucessfully raised 3 chicks but none of them was a crest. can anyone tell me why? atleast 1 should have been a crest.

     

    secondly i was thinking that the male is CFW crested so it should be bred with a normal CFW hen for increasing the chances of getting a crested chick. do u guys agree with this?  i think the black cheeked female has a stronger genetic influence than the CFW crested male, is that the reason i did not get any crested chicks?

     

    The pair is on eggs again, is there any chance at all to get crested chicks this time? if not then with what kind of a hen i should breed the CFW crested cock??

     

    thanks

  15. Posted

    thank you for your reply, most helpful, they are certainly male and female, why I asked the pet shop owner about them mating, I was prob a bit naive believing in what he said, as long as the female is ok, and no harm will come to her, I will just keep regularly checking the c

     

    thank you for your reply, most helpful, they are certainly male and female, why I asked the pet shop owner about them mating, I was prob a bit naive believing in what he said, as long as the female is ok, and no harm will come to her, I will just keep regularly checking the cage and removing any eggs , thanks again for your help  

    hi

    rather than removing the eggs again and again, why dont u let them breed? its their happiness in the form of raising their kids which u r taking away from them. just give them a basket to breed in, and put some nesting material and u'll have chicks

    age and removing any eggs , thanks again for your help  

  17. Posted

    hi

    i would suggest you to cage breed your birds for getting the feel of it. Aviary breeding is a LOT different than cage breeding. when i shifted from aviary to cage breeding i struggled alot for apparent reasons as i had no experience. If your birds are used to an aviary they may take alot of time in most cases to adjust to the cage settings, thus taking time to breed. in some cases they dont breed at all. so thats why start cage breeding right away if u want to cage breed exhibition stuff later on.

     

    Adil

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    hello punky,

    there can be many reasons for the eggs to be infertile. Did u put a bowl of water for the couple? Zebra finches like to bath everyday in water and the water from the bath is very necessary for keeping the eggs moist. If eggs dont get moisture, they don't hatch. 

    This can be one of the reason. I will suggest you to give them another go. If the eggs are not fertile again, then there might be a problem with your male probably. Crest X Crest zebra finches are sometimes infertile. Your male might be a crest x crest offspring. 

     

    Try changing the male if the problem persists.

     

    Adil

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    hi all,

    Scott your cock is almost exactly the same like mine. What were its parents? My cock was a result of normal black cheek X Normal black cheek.

     

    Paul the last cock wasn't developed fully in the pic, i didnt know its age, but now it has fully developed its colors and has got full light brown flanks and chest bar lines. What kind of a cock has a yellow cheek? this one has a yellow cheek

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    hi 

    paul the female has already hatched 3 chicks, they are 6 days old, i will show you all the pics of their chicks once they grow up. i hope i get atleast one crested out of the three chicks. i dont have a good cam to get a better picture than i already uploaded. thanks

    Mister Finch