finch4 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2012 Hello,I have two chicks that have been in/out of the nest for about three days now. Their color is quite different from any I have seen online. They are almost like a faded greyish blue color. At first I thought they were fawns but after lookiing at the fawn pics online, I realize that they are far from that. I thought maybe normal grey or silver, but they are a much lighter grey than any of the silver or normals I have been able to find.I got both parents from different pet stores. My hen is a very normal fawn, but my male we think is either a Florida Fancy or maybe Isabel or some sort of a split. The males markings are all faded, his cheek patches are more of a tan than orange and his back almost looks silver, and he doesnt have a breast bar.Any and all ideas are greatly appreciated, I will try to post pics when I can find a camera better than mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1e 67 Report post Posted April 5, 2012 Hello Finch4Firstly welcome to the forum you have come to the right place for info everyone on here is a friendly group,Now about your colour of your bird i think the best thing is have a look at the link below and see if you can identify your from the pic's the links to the pic's are just below the voting poll, good luckhttp://zebrafinchforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/636-which-of-the-following-do-you-keep/mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulm 119 Report post Posted April 5, 2012 HiIf your chicks have been in and out of the nest box for 3 day now would be a good time to remove it,this will stop the parents going back down again to quickly.If the cock bird is a florida fancy the chicks could be single factor florida fancy chicks.Paul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
finch4 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2012 Thank you Mark and Paul for your help. I got to thinking about it and I realized that the light in that room is very filtered in the evenings, so I took the cage into my kitchen with MUCH better light. Guess with I discovered? Fawns! I think one is a female as I really dont see any cheek patches. The other however I believe is a male. He has very distinctive cheek patches that are light buckskin (tan), they really stick out against his other darker feathers. So if Mom is a fawn and both chicks are fawns (almost the exact color as mom) what do you think Dad is? Isabel or Florida Fancy? Maybe Dad is a split fawn? If he was split grey the chicks would have been silver or grey right? Dads deluted cheek patchs have been passed to the son, or are they just too young to tell?I have heard that Fawn is a sex linked gene what does that mean? I really appreciate all your help, does anyone know of a site with a really simple explaination of genetics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulm 119 Report post Posted April 5, 2012 HiIf your from the Uk i would put money on dad being an isabel rather than a florida fancy,if so and if he is a fawn isabel all the chicks will be fawn split for isabel "Fawn/Isabel" wether they are cocks or hens as isabel is a recessive mutation and can be carried hidden by either cocks or hens and requires both parents to be either visual or split for isabel to be produce visually in chicks.Isabel fawn x fawn50% Fawn /Isabel Males50% Fawn /Isabel FemalesIsabel fawn x fawn/isabel25% Isabel Fawn Males25% Fawn /Isabel Females25% Isabel Fawn Females25% Fawn /Isabel MalesIsabel fawn x Isabel fawn50% Isabel Fawn Males50% Isabel Fawn FemalesPaul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
finch4 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2012 I really appreciate all your help. Would there be a way to tell if the dad was isabel or ff? How much of a difference is there? I live in the USA so I am thinking dad is probably a florida fancy but could be isabel. What do you think about the deluted colors? Am I right to think that the male chicks cheek patches are deluted or could there be another explination? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
