Aquaeyes...your imput on this .

[AquaEyes]

I've been doing some "google-research" and found some things (not in peafowl, just searching for "progressive pied" or "mottle pied"). I found:

http://www.agapornis.be/artikels/dosmottle1.html

http://www.agapornis.be/artikels/dosbont1.html

On another page (rather tedious even for geeky ME to read), I saw discussion of "progressive pied" resulting from a sort of immune reaction, causing random and progressive destruction of melanocytes (the cells that make pigment), likening it to vitiligo seen in humans.

The "progressive pied" phenotype varies across species with respect to inheritance -- in some species, there is a simple one-gene recessive inheritance, while in others, multiple genes are presumed to be in effect based on experimental breeding outcomes, but the genes have not been identified.

So, in other words, after trying to learn more, I've learned I know even less.

hehe

Still a beautiful bird, though....and that's what counts.



~Christopher

 

[6littlechickies]

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Plan on doing this once I get a breeder hen from him. May be able to get one of his daughters

but if not will have to breed one out. One of the several projects we are planning/contemplating

 

[AquaEyes]

I found this:

The clip is short, but the person filming it says his peacock is blind now, has turned mostly white, and was originally a regular Midnight. Perhaps whatever was breaking down his pigment cells also broke down the pigment cells in his eyes, causing the blindness. Thoughts?



~Christopher

 

[DMFarm]

6littlechickies
Here is the mother to your male she is 5 or 6 years old and this is the first year she is putting on white feathers. If you was close I would let you have her cheep because I won't use her any more.

 

[coloradopeafowl]

The midnight blackshoulder was actually my peacock and was without question blind. It was also from a very reputable breeder who confirmed its blindness. I also know he was blind because he would walk into my legs when i was in the cage and when it was cold out i would have to put him on the perch (so he wouldn't get frostbite) because he couldn't find it. His brother also started out like a normal midnight blackshoulder and eventually began turning white.
And he is actually not in the fourth video, that cage only has spaldings in it, so the two with white on them are in fact spalding pieds.

Here are pictures of the midnight blackshoulder.

 

[6littlechickies]

I wanted to try to get a picture similar to the one deerman posted of his train, so everyone can see how it has changed, he has a lot more white this year. Didn't get the exact shot I wanted, but pretty close. He was giving quite a show yesterday but of course but the time I got near him with the camera he got all shy! It was a bit of an overcast day too so color isn't popping as much as usual.

 

[deerman]

Jay all I can say is WOW WHAT A CHANGE

 

[6littlechickies]

Had the opportunity (thanks to DMFarms) to add the lovely mom of our boy to our flock! She arrived from Texas today and is sooooooo pretty!

took a few pics when she arrived home, still in the box. lol Plan to get some more once we get her acclimated to these frigid Ohio temps over the next few days and out in her new pen.

Have to send many, MANY thanks to Doug for the chance to add her in. They are going to make such a beautiful pair. We are just over the moon excited to breed her this spring!

shipping box (pay no mind to the piles of shoes in the background

our newest pretty lady, you can really see the bronze coloring in her neck.

her coloring is just gorgeous!

 

[SuperPeacockman]

I really hope they don't go blind.

 

[6littlechickies]

few new pics.

Look at him showing off for mama!