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  4. Posted · Report reply

    thanks josh Emmy and Gary for the comments and ive separated the other chick from them now just in case she interfered with them when they fledged but they were all going in the nest box before I removed her . I like this mutation aswell hopefully I will have one last round from them but its strnge that ive got so many fawns from them as I wasn't expecting that colour just all normal goes to show what hidden colour some birds carry.

    and all the best to you all for a good breeding season

    Richard

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    hi emmy

    sorry to say this but trevor got it wrong they might not all be bb because your male is a split so you cannot produce 100% bbs all of the time but don't forget its only a matter of rules it dosnt always work out that way all of the time from your pairing on saying ob/bb/fawn male to a bb female you will get

    12.5%bb split ob fawn males

    12.5%bb split ob female

    12.5 normal split ob bb fawn males 

    12.5%fawn split ob bb females

    12.5% bb split ob males

    12.5% bb split ob females

    12.5 % normal split  ob bb males

    12.5% normal split ob bb females

    but don't forget not everything can go to rule and in one nest you could get all bbs and then in another you could get more normal nothing ever goes to rule all of the time but don't forget if your hen is split for ob then it all changes yet again and it can go on on on lol

    sorry if im treading on anyones toes and hope this helps

    richard

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    your female could be split for ob then because it can carry down in generation and just turn up if its right what you said that the granny was split ob so when the feather out a bit more you will be able to tell and with a bit of luck you will have a obbb chick there.if not sure you no ive got pics of a obbb chick in my gallery both normal and fawn for you to compare with ok

    richard

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    hi emmy

    to me they all look blackbreasted even the fawn chick is the hen just bb or can she be split for ob and are both parents normal. you will have to wait till they get more feathers on them to see if they have ob in them but if the hen is only bb then all the chicks will be split for ob .if both parents are normal then the fawn will be a female and your male ob/bb is split for fawn aswell. when they get more feathers you will no properly what they will be ok hope this helps

    richard

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    hi Kerry

    andys right you could use dog clippers but its what you feel best with I only use nail clippers because there smaller and easier to handle and its quicker to cut finches beaks with plus there only small as well see which one you prefer I also use a nail file as well it like giving them a manicure lol .luckily I haven't got any birds at moment that needs this but I always have them at hand just in case hope this helps

    richard

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    hi Kerry

    ive  used nail clippers to cut my birds beaks before but make sure you don't cut too much off .if the beak just over grown then it might not be hereditary its just that shes  

    not keeping it down by not using the cuttlefish like you said but if the beaks deformed or miss shaped then it is possible that it is hereditary and it should not be used for breeding hope this helps

    richard

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    nice chick bicheno it dose look like a fawn like Kerry says but a nice fawn are you still giving then scrambled egg lol ? mine don't get enough of it. your chicks will leave nest around 18/20 days old so they have got about another 5 days left at a guess

    keep us all informed when they fledge and how there doin

    richard

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    yes I am pleased with them jonmpope, and emmy I hope things turn round for me or else ill be looking for some male birds im glad iv got some more fawn hens tho because that's what colour I was going to try and breed in that colour next im just 1 step nearer to breeding fawn obbbs in pairs

    richard

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    hi emmy

    at first I use to add butter to my pan but not any more don't thing it really matters tho good luck and let me no if they like it or not

    do you think we could put a cook book together for our little zebs lol il be thinking of that from now on when im scrambling my eggs now :lol:

    richard