dave huntington

hi mark some of those mutations would come under the non standard variety rule already cfw cheeked is a combo of mutations the way zebra finches are going if you put combos on your list it will be almost endless

good luck kieron pleased to hear you will be showing your birds and having your own personal duel with linford the club show will be a fantastic show and there will be some healthy competition there cfw is a popular mutation at the moment i am sure you will enjoy the experience it should be a great day out it as the last time the club show held there Dave

good looking pair well done

very nice stylish showy birds well done mate i like them a lot dave

very nice Paul, not into mutations or combos at all myself ,however i do find this mutation very attractive might even be tempted myself are there many about or are they scarce? well done

hi kev, welcome to this great hobby any questions ask away dave

hello stefan i hope you enjoy the forum my brother lives in zoetermeer is that near you? hope to see more of your brds dave

bonny bird nick nice and cobby

dont think i have ever come across a zebra with that beak marking shes fit and healthy thats the main thing

they shouldnt

emmy this is a common fault in big show birds hens showing slight cock marking such birds wont win anything on showbench but there is nothing physically wrong with them they are perfectly healthy birds not sure what the black on the beak is though

hello jawed hope you enjoy the forum

well done mate,the worst thing you can do when things are not going well is panic and change your methods your patience has paid off

not sure mate she looks cream to me its just the complete lack of tear although dilutes some are diluted out completley or hard to see when young

if she is cream pair her to fawn cock 50/50 creams and fawns

it looks to have no tear mark either unless completley diluted out not sure what it is mate

you have had a few birds off me over the last couple of years mark,not including the pair of yellow beaks you took last year and i seem to get a couple pop up every year in the fawn linesif either of the parents were related to my lines more than a chance they could be carrying yellow beak mate.Dave

aye and she was a belter Dave!!!!!i think pic of one in my gallery Trevor along with silver lightbacksnot a patch on Daves hen thoughDave

well done nice looking chick,looks like a cock to mehope hes as good as his father for youdave

well done Paul thats a stormersome really good birds again some of the normal cocks you have posted are beltersDave

As long as you kept the best ones no harm done you can't keep them all markQuality not quantity mate

Are you pairing to fawn mark or cream to creamYou must have some nice fawns aswellDave

As paul said about the brown tips on wings and buffy colour underneathHowever if you don't speak to breeder its a bit of a lottery they could be split for any number of things especially with the amount of non standard varieties and colour combos being bred at the momentAlways buy from a breeder who can tell you what you are gettingUnless of course you are breeding for fun and like getting surprises combos ect in which case its not such a big deal

Don't forget all chestnut hens have dirty heads when chicks that's how you sex them in nestMany of them improve as they moult outI wouldn't worry too much about good birds with dirty heads as these can still breed clear headed birdsI would stay away from lightbacks as being diluite they lighten the markongs of cfw and you want good colourIf I use a dirty headed bird which is invariably a buff bird I pair them to a yellow featherd bird as double buffing will not improve the flecking this is wju we should always keep a few of these smaller yellow featherd birds hard as that might seem when selecting birds to keep

Hello KenGood to see you on hereDave