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Post: Genetics question: pied male x CFW female

Posted by Dainelle Kinsel on 9/28/05

My male minimal pied (white spot under chin, several wing
feathers and a few small spots on his head) and female CFW
zebras have two babies. The youngsters fledged about ten
days ago. Their plumage appears to be gray. Here is my
question: by all calculations, both of these recessive
birds should have produced either CFW (from the mother) or
pied (from the father)--will the babies' plumage change
when they molt? Has anyone here bred pieds? Is it possible
for my male to be pied but also carry the Gray gene? (I
didn't think so, but I wanted to check & be sure.) Any help
with this matter is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance,
Dainelle Kinsel

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Genetics question: pied male x CFW female , 9/28/05, by Dainelle Kinsel.

Re: Genetics question: pied male x CFW female , 9/28/05, by Michael L.