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[fandancer]

Charcoal or opal? I have three, two yr old birds. 2 hens & 1 male. I really don't think they are charcoal (not dark enough) and the male is showing some iridescence. The hens are almost dove grey or silver, no iridescence. They came from from a trio of blue split to charcoal. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Photos?

And...

 

[pedda munnangi]

If the male as well as female parents are Indiablue split to charcoal. , the resulting chicks are, Indiablue, Indiablue split to charcoal and charcoal in the ratio of 25:50:25 genetically. . As our friend suggested,. a look at their photos. may help identify their color

 

[fandancer]

This is a photo of the grey hen, I'll try and get a snap of the charcoal? Male later today.

These are the blu split charcoal hens.

 

[pedda munnangi]

The first pic. and the extreme left in the second pic. look like a charcoal hen and others as you said Indiablue looking, some may be split to charcoal ?? very nice and healthy birds.

 

[BYC-user-174785]

That just seems to remind of opal... In the second picture that peacock has iridescence. Charcoals do not have any...

 

[fandancer]

How do you tell an IB from one that is split to charcoal?

 

[fandancer]

That should be --how do you tel an IB hen from one that is split to char

 

[BYC-user-174785]

You cannot... Why are some not splits?

 

[connerhills]

One difference in Opal and Charcoal females is in the wing primary feathers. I think one is grey and the other is brown. Splits is game of chance and requires good records and the knowledge of what the percentages will be. Opel I think is grey and Charcoal is brown....george