Cameo vs Purple hens

[scootj79]

Is body color of a cameo hen different than a purple hen other than purple hen has purple iridescence on their neck? Both body colors are different than standard india blue hens correct? Been in peafowl for a while and this one is confusing me some... lol

 

[KsKingBee]

These Purple chicks have purple on their necks. Much easier to see in person.





Bottom right corner.

 

[KsKingBee]

Purple BS cock and a Purple hen;



The one on the far left is a Cameo hen, 2014 hatch, the one standing tall in the back is a Cameo cock. The two in the middle are Purple, one Purple BS on the right.

 

[KsKingBee]

Well, that's not what the breeder told me.

Perhaps a different breeder is in order? Three of us who have experience with these colors agree. First pic is a Purple hen, second a Purple black shoulder hen. I don't see anything on the face that tells me there is any green blood in them, perhaps that comes in later.

 

[KsKingBee]

Just got these mature BS hens. Front one has a lot of tan rear is mostly blk. So what color would you all think the front one is?
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They are both India Blue, the dominant color in peafowl. The one in front has a white gene that is making it look lighter. The one in back has a touch of Spaulding blood which is making it look darker.

 

[KsKingBee]

They are very similar but noticeably different when compared side by side. Most notably the Cameo have only tan and brown on the neck.

 

[scootj79]

So purples can have green on the neck?

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Purple hens are much darker, and yes they some color on their neck, if there is a blue or a green color on their neck then they aren't cameo.

 

[uzisuzuki]

Here are my Purple Black Shoulder (top) and Cameo Split Pied (bottom) a few days after I bought them back in August. They're both Spalding, so they both have green showing up in their necks now.


This was my Cameo from last week at a vet visit. I don't have any close ups of the Purple since they're both not really keen on being handled, but here's some shots at a distance:


From yesterday.


From August.

Sometimes, they do have a similar colour from a distance, but the Cameo is a lot darker and the Purple doesn't have whatever the technical term for the eyeliner patterning is.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

I don't see any cameos in your pics, they all look purple, and the one you took to the vet is purple for sure.