May Discussion Thread

[Raire]

Are there ungrown chicks?

I don't think so.
It looks like there's three full pairs of Zebra Finches. Male and female in each variety.
^_^

*scratches head* To me it looks like there's two roosters and four hens? XD

[Minimanta]

Are there ungrown chicks?

I don't think so.
It looks like there's three full pairs of Zebra Finches. Male and female in each variety.
^_^

*scratches head* To me it looks like there's two roosters and four hens? XD

Also there's no hen version of this rooster =P

[Kisiel]

Are there ungrown chicks?

I don't think so.
It looks like there's three full pairs of Zebra Finches. Male and female in each variety.
^_^

*scratches head* To me it looks like there's two roosters and four hens? XD

But they all have male markings... I'm confused ._.

[Raire]

But they all have male markings... I'm confused ._.

I don't know about which markings should be on roosters or hens to be realistic, but we have two roosters and four hens as linearts.
That is what I mean.

[Kisiel]

But they all have male markings... I'm confused ._.

I don't know about which markings should be on roosters or hens to be realistic, but we have two roosters and four hens as linearts.
That is what I mean.

Yeah yeah, I know what you meant xD

I'm a little annoyed about the inaccuracy here though. Hens shouldn't have striped chests, spotted tails nor orange cheeks. They're usually very plain looking, never so bright an colourful as our chickens.

[wolfsowl]

I think these are all male versions of Zebra finches, though two of them are on the rooster lineart:

Pet's name: Fawn Zebra

Pet's name: Pied Zebra

Pet's name: Black-Cheeked Zebra

Pet's name: Silver Zebra

Then I think the last two hens are the normal Zebra finch, and the White-Cheeked (or Cream) Zebra.
(I don't have those ones yet)

['Possum]

I think these are all male versions of Zebra finches, though two of them are on the rooster lineart:

Pet's name: Fawn Zebra

Pet's name: Pied Zebra

Pet's name: Black-Cheeked Zebra

Pet's name: Silver Zebra

Then I think the last two hens are the normal Zebra finch, and the White-Cheeked (or Cream) Zebra.
(I don't have those ones yet)

I dunno. I've had some very colorful female Zebra finches born here.
As for the linearts, two of them I always see the one lineart as a mature dominant rooster, one as a subadult or subdominant rooster and one as a hen. But that's just me. I'm not sure exactly what the artist was going for with the middle "rooster" with the slight comb and slightly longer tail feathers. That lineart looks like my subdominant roosters though. Ones you'd think were hens and wonder why they never laid eggs. Writing it off as being harassed so much by the rooster. Then after you get rid of that mean old rooster, all those "hens" turn into roosters

At least that's just been my experience in 30 yrs of raising chickens.

[Takora Drakan]

Ohhhhh thanks so much for explaining Possum, I did not know that there was kinda of a lead rooster in a chicken coop and the rest males just stay like small and stuff. But as soon as the big one leaves, they get their tail feathes and are all like I AM SO SEXEH. I was a bit confused about the subordinate rooster lineart and thought they where extra fancy hens LOL.