That's not the first time I've heard that with the White x Black giving Cuckoo. I know a breeder this way did that by accident as well. As for if it will breed back to white, that's beyond my "hear-say."
dan, it has been a long time since I have had Minorcas. I remember the gene pool being very sparse. Is there any way that someone who knows the lineage of their birds would be able to get into contact with another breeder that has the same line and create more vigor by using that person's birds...
In a cell phone pic, the iris and pupil should be virtually indiscernible. Because the camera on your phone "generally" won't have the megapixels to focus that specifically. Your bird still has a distinct iris and pupil variation in color.
As long as you don't sell them as potential show...
This is my old black male.
See how his eyes are very, very dark? Almost black?
The eyes should be a rich, dark brown. Her eyes appear to be an off-gray/yellow color.
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You can call them Minorcas, but they are very poor quality ones. I would simply sell them as egg-layers. And give possible breeds. One of them being Minorca. The only similarity they have is the white earlobe and white legs on the male.
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You can call them Minorcas, but they are very poor quality ones. I would simply sell them as egg-layers. And give possible breeds. One of them being Minorca. The only similarity they have is the white earlobe and white legs on the male.