Red fronted zebs

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finchbreeder
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Think it is time I did another dose of outcrossing. These sods are really not doing much as Zebs go. Great looking pairs guys.
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finchbreeder wrote: 25 Aug 2021, 09:34 Pleased to hear you are back into them. Good looking bunch - seems the mate did well and is oed a big favour in return.
I gave him first pick then sold some scrappers. I then got him 40 kgs of seed. dual benefit as he has good stock to outcross to and I'll trade him later. also a good insurance plan if mine ever hit a disaster.
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agate mosaic canaries, agate yellow mosaic canaries, red zebs, self bengos and goldfinch mules.
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Jebtech95 wrote: 25 Aug 2021, 10:15 Awesome looking zebs elferoz keen to trade some birds for better bloodlines?
I'm a season away from trading red lines.

I like to add big fawns, normals or aluminas to get the size n fertility up. fawns acheive both these plus the Red comes in better. being a dominant/incomplete dominant mutation it's the better way to head.
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Jebtech95 wrote: 25 Aug 2021, 10:20 After a few years of breeding finally got some males with now black across the chest
go to the first post. they were what I got yo after 2 to 3 yrs. birds I started were like yours.
you'll get there
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elferoz777 wrote: 25 Aug 2021, 21:23
Jebtech95 wrote: 25 Aug 2021, 10:20 After a few years of breeding finally got some males with now black across the chest
go to the first post. they were what I got yo after 2 to 3 yrs. birds I started were like yours.
you'll get there
See elferoz i really dont want the orange to spread like yours i like the clean white front its the bar i have worked on just trying to concentrate on a clean looking bar of orange see started with black and managed to get the orange to replace now working on contrast and clean looking feathers my idea is a red bar pattern that would be symmetrical to wild type pattern i know it may sound weird but thats the beauty of zebs they are good to experiment with
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I get it Jeb. I am trying for the full Reds - just to do it. But what I like best are those that have red bands and above with white below. Have used the odd gray in the line for outcrossing, but try as much as possible - which is almost 100% to keep with fawn. I also find I get best fertility in the medium size birds - may be coincidence - but the biggest birds are not the most fertile. So use big show birds and medium outcrosses for best effect.
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Yeah not after the full red front hopefully these guys will be sitting on the eggs anyday now keen to see what i get ill post some photos


On the other hand i have got a thing for red fronted painteds thats something else ive been working on.
I really think it comes down to selection to bring out the colour
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