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  4. Posted · Report reply

    Emmy,

    The best way to look at this is :-

    An OB is a recessive mutation, which means to reproduce a recessive colour both parents have to show that particular colour,

    Or both birds to be split for this colour or one is visual and the other split, (with me so far) ?

    If one parent is visual and the other is not split the young will only be splits,

    If one parent is split and the other is not a less % of young than above will be split,

    With both being visual it's a far greater % than one visual and one split which this has a greater % than both parents split,

    After the tenth time of reading this Emmy it'll probably make sense lol

    Trevor.

  10. Posted

    All,

    Thought I'd share with you all this special moment, the very start of life for a zebra finch,

    Checking my cages and when I looked in the box I saw this chick actually hatching,

    What a brilliant moment !

    In all the years I've kept Zebs I have never seen this happen,

    Had to get photo with my phone for record of this,

    Hope you all enjoy this moment captured on a photo as I did,

    Thanks for looking,

    Trevor

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  11. Posted

    I agree with Emmy, put box in cage,

    If you put them in aviary which I think is not the best idea due to :-

    1/ Once other birds introduced you cannot be 100% on parentage as zeb's are known to lay a odd egg in another nest whilst laying in their own nest.

    2/ your birds could be very happy in the aviary but soon as you introduce new birds they could or could not get on with the others, the hen or male could leave and start a new relationship with another bird,

    With the birds you've got, I would definitely keep them together in a cage, please remember this is my opinion only and I don't want to alter your final decision one way or another.

    Please keep us posted with the outcome and also some photo's of your new birds when you get them,

    All the best,

    Trevor

  12. Posted

    Jon,

    I know what it's like (2014),

    I'm now as we speak waiting for hatching,

    11 of my 13 cages are on eggs so we'll see if I follow the general pattern,

    I hope not don't want or need another bad season,

    Hope things work out for you Jon,

    Trevor

  13. Posted · Report reply

    Emmy,

    There are two sides with Zebs the grey side and fawn side,

    Whatever mutation you think of it will fit one or the other,

    With BC it's a strong type and as Scott rightly says, to be correct it should have black flanks,

    If it has chestnut coloured flanks he more than likely to be split fawn as this has interrupted the black,

    For some reason fawn disrupts the black quite a bit ie BC Fawn (cheek patch) BF Fawn (Lores) and BB Fawn (breast bar) they all look diluted,

    On the grey side BC is the only single combo that has black flanks,

    So when you mix greys in either BB or BF with BC there is a stronger black gene to overcome the fawn,

    I hope this helps,

    Trevor

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    Emmy,

    That different one I reckon could be a grey Isabel,

    So both parents are split Isabel,

    The pied with not much white on could well be a good breeder, I've had piers like that and they produced 50 50 pied colouring,

    Good nest there Emmy, well done !

    Trevor

  20. Posted

    Emmy,

    The lights are centre from front to back and 75% the width of the cage,

    ie 24in cage = 18in strip,

    This I fitted off set due to being directly in front of box,

    This is my own idea/theory I came up with,

    Anything else I can help you with Emmy please ask,

    Trevor

  22. Posted

    Paul,

    Yeah of course I will providing you make a good cuppa,

    While I'm in contact with you, do you know why my young OBBB has for some reason started wobbling all over the place,

    Looks very clumsy trying to perch and then falls off,

    Feeds ok no prob's there, never come across this before,

    Any idea Paul or if anyone else reads this please,

    Thanks !

    Trevor

  25. Posted · Report reply

    Faracat,

                  Your original pair, both are split for BC and Pied and just by chance you put them together, 

     

    By using him and the BC hen she also must have been a strong black background,

     

    Which proves it in your next breeding of two male with black flanks,

     

    Well done for this keep it up,

     

    Trevor :)