I’m very much aware that an All-Black Zebra Finch is very rare and hard to produce… but how much is it? And where can I see (get) one? I got this little picture from www.finchniche.com and just wanted to know if this is an all black zebra . It says in finchniche that this one is a black face and black cheek, but is it also black breasted?
According to this post on NFSS.org, there is even a distinction between what is a black-faced mutation. To quote from the article:
Australian breeders distinguish between two forms of the Black- faced mutation: One is called Black Face and is identical with the European Black Face with the exception that the black breast/belly color should stop between the legs. The other is called Black Bodied.
On a Black Bodied, the breast bar is not only extended downwards all the way to the tail, but also upwards to the lower beak. In addition Black Bodied males do not have the characteristic flank spots, but in stead completely orange flanks. European breeders have chosen to only accept one standard and instead use combinations with the Black Breasted mutation to increase the black area below the beak, but since the Black Breasted mutation is not available in Australia, this is not an option for the Australians.
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Another question I have for you guys is: is beauty synonymous with rarity? And to push it even further–is an all black really worth all your time and money?
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackbfbc lang ang nasa picture,ang triple b ay walang neck at tail barring .i bought 2 for 1k young male and 1,5k for an adult male.
sir benji, kanino po kayo nakabili?
gsas,
got my bfbc males from 2 of the best
zebra breeders ng pinas,
kay raffy yap(petstop)
at hansel sy(hobbies of asia)
me available din sa friend ko na
binigyan ko ng paanak a few months ago.
kung intersado ka text me.
right now nag try ako icombine sila sa
yellowbeak,sa bb at sa crested
me splits pairs na ako.
i was able to produce 2 crested bfbc males
unfortunately mahina dedo agad,buti natira yung
2 bfbc females,adults na sila ngayon.
sorry fogot my no. 09209072305
the best zeb fin breeder i know is Benji Sengson of Bulacan.
warlock,
ha ha baka you mean best zeb finch buyer he he
the next santos sy, ganun ba yun?!!!
sobra ka naman,parang ayoko nun
kunsabagay pwede na din kesa the next s_ _ _ _
of cavite he he (best friend mo yun di ba?)
I have 3 BFBC but I sold one already. I have one paired with a BCBB hen. The most expensive doesn’t really mean the most beautiful. I think the BFBCBBOB is more expensive than the Triple Black but that is if you could buy one here. Mas gusto ko pa yun dutch type na white pied white gray, black, white body, and orange cheek patch.
hi seona and benji, hope to check out your bird stocks sometime. thanks for sharing out here.
bro, best friend ng marami yun, pero ikaw, you r my bro. Mr. Zengzon the next featured breeder, why not?
I wonder if you guys can help me with this recent zebra that I have. The parents are Jumbo OB x Isabel/OB. The pair produced one jumbo G ISA OB, but the one i’m having problems identifying has reddish solid flanks, no breast bar, Orange cheek patch, and it seems like it has a gray face, meaning it’s a BF. It could be too young to tell but I can’t tell if it’s a cock or a hen. Sorry, I can’t find a thread that talks about the different mutations but this. Thanks.
hi seona. wish i could help you, but i’m not there yet. hey, maybe you can ask greg for his insights on this one. he’s probably the only one who can help.
Thanks, i’ll have another look this week and maybe take a picture of it. It looks like a male penguin OB but i haven’t heard or seen such a thing. Too bad I can’t post pictures here =).
There are other all black zebra finch mutations too, but I don’t think they are as rare maybe.
The charcoal and the eumo. I own the charcoal variety, they are beautiful and my favourite mutation by far. I think only available in Australia though?
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