I have a few questions for all the peafowl smart people out there , heres what I have
-indian blue male
-black shoulder male
-cameo white eye female
1....what does white eye mean
White-eyed means that the bird carries a mutation that causes "white eyes" in the train of a male. A single copy of the gene produces some white eyes in the train, whereas a double copy will produce all white eyes in the train. In females, you generally get what is commonly called here as frosting on the back of the hen.
2....whats the possible offspring of the above crosses
No matter what male you use, all offspring will look like Indian blue. Depending on whether the hen is carrying one copy or two copies of the white-eyed gene will determine whether all the offspring inherit a single copy or whether 1/2 the offspring inherit a single copy. All male offspring will be split to cameo (meaning that when they are able to breed, 1/2 of their female offspring will be cameo). You can only get a male cameo by then breeding a son back to your female (or buy a cameo male). If you are using the Blackshoulder male, all offspring will also be split to Blackshoulder. They carry 1/2 of the components required for a bird to be visually Blackshoulder. It may turn out that you are very lucky and your hen is also split to Blackshoulder, making it easier to breed for cameo Blackshoulder white-eyed.
My apologies if this is strung out, but with the birds you have, you end up with a lot of splits (birds that look Indian blue, but carry the genes for other patterns or colours). It is recommended that you have a goal in mind when breeding splits, but don't let that stop you from breeding these birds together. I find it fun sometimes when I get a new bird and discover that it has hidden genes!
if someone can chime in and answers my questions thatd be great
im just getting back into peafowl an trying to get a better understanding of the colors
thanks...cole
