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ZEBRA FINCHES of AUSTRALASIA         

TO FURTHER YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON ZEBRA FINCHES OR TO GAIN MAJOR AWARDS AT OUR SHOWS, HIGH WYCOMBE CAGE BIRD SOCIETY RECOMMENDS THAT EXHIBITORS JOIN THE ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY  WHICH YOU CAN ON LINE  www.zebrafinchsociety.co.uk BY PAYING WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD OR PAYPAL  

HIGH WYCOMBE CBS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY FOR THE USE OF THESE COPYRIGHT IMAGES OF THE ZEBRA FINCH STANDARDS.

BELOW ARE SEVERAL ZEBRA FINCHES...... HENS HAVE FEW MARKINGS APART FROM TEAR DROPS ON EACH SIDE OF THE BEAK. COCKS ARE MORE COLOURFUL SHOWING WING MARKINGS, CHEEK PATCH AND CHEST BARS. APART FROM PURE WHITE ZEBRA FINCHES WHERE THE COCK AND HEN HAVE NO MARKING BUT COCKS DO HAVE RED BILLS HENS ARE SLIGHTLY ORANGE IN COLOUR. ALL ZEBRA FINCHES HAVE BLACK AND WHITE TAILS (ZEBRA) WHERE WHITES HAVE NONE.

 HENS SHOW FAULTS CAN BE MORE OBVIOUS ESPECIALLY FAINT CHEST BARS, FLANK MARKINGS, POOR TEAR DROPS, TAILS DROPPING, CHESTY FRONTS, FLAT HEADS, SPLIT CHEST ARE AMONG THE MOST PROBLEMS.SOME LIKE NORMALS & FAWNS LOSE THE WHITE UNDERSIDE WHICH IS DUE TO BREEDING TO MANY DARK BIRDS THEREFORE ONE SHOULD INTRODUCE A LIGHT BIRD SUCH AS A CFW TO BRING BACK THE NATURAL WHITE APPEARANCE. SOME ZEBRA FINCHES SUCH AS CFW's DO SUFFER FROM SHOWING DARK FEATHERS ON THE CROWN OF THE HEAD THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM SHOW FAULT.

     C.F.W's

   PIED

Pied's show have a balance of 50% each equal colour or with a minimum of 60 /40% Cocks should retain all Cock markings. 

     FAWN's 

Fawns should retain White under parts and same shading for Cock & Hen, show faults are white tips to wing ends   

 NORMAL's

Normals again should be same shading as for Cock & Hen, faults are white shading to wing ends

IMPORTANT ALL MUTATIONS COCK AND HENS SHOULD BE SHOWN WITH THE SAME BALANCE OF SIZE. ZEBRA FINCHES SHOWN IN BREEDER CLASS (B.B.E.) MUST BE WEARING THE YEAR COLOUR CODED RINGS WITH BREEDERS NUMBER.

                     

RING SIZE E

TO FIND OUT FURTHER THE CORRECT STANDARD OF EACH MUTATION ZEBRA FINCH GO THE ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY WEBSITE www.zebrafinchsociety.co.uk

THE SIZE OF THE PAIRS IS NOT OVER IMPORTANT AS NO SET STANDARD SIZE HAS BEEN LAID DOWN BY THE ZFS WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THE CLOSE MATCHING OF BOTH COCK & HEN.

                                                                           

CAGE LABLES: SOULD PLACED ON THE FRONT LOWER PART OF THE SHOW CAGE AT THE CENTRE.

THESE BIRDS MUST BE SHOWN IN PAIRS (COCK & HEN) APART FROM CLUBS WHICH DO OFFER SINGLE CLASSES, HIGH WYCOMBE CBS  DOES DO THIS WHICH HELPS INCREASE THE ENTRIES IN A SHOW AND TO ALLOW EXHIBITS TO ENTER THERE SPARE BIRDS. 

ZEBRA FINCHES LIKE OTHER FOREIGN BIRDS CAN MOULT AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. TO BREED THESE BIRDS WHEN YOU JOIN THE ZFS THE CLOSE RINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JANUARY THROUGH THE SOCIETIES SUPPLIER. THEREFORE EXHIBITORS ARE RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THIS CHANCE EARLY TO BREED WITH THEIR BIRDS SO AS TO HAVE SOME YOUNGSTERS THROUGH THE MOULT FOR EARLY SHOWS. SOME BIRDS MAY NOT PRODUCE YOUNG UNTIL MID SUMMER THAT IS WHY ITS RECOMMENDED TO TRY EARLY IN THE YEAR.

                 

                                       CFW COCK                                                                         NORMAL HEN

             

                                             NORMAL COCK                                                                          CFW COCK 

                                                                         

                                                  

                                                                               ZEBRA FINCHES OF VARIOUS MUTAIONS