Help with peachick color and gender.

[Midnightman14]

Hello All,
I am new at hatching Peachicks. I had one hatch out of 6 eggs but that is OK.
She is supposed to be Java Green Maticus/White. I have no idea what that looks like.
I am sending photos with this, hopefully.
Carol

Will have to download later. Can't get photos from iPhone

I think you might have been ripped off. If you paid alot for it I would not use that breeder again. Muticus green peafowl do not exist in the white coloration so any white bird with green peafowl ancestry is a spalding. Green peafowl have only one color form so if someone tried to sell you a white bird as a pure muticus I would stay far away from them in the future.

 

[casportpony]

Congrats! Got more pictures?

-Kathy

 

[barkerg]

Hello Sseabass,
Judging from your pic what you have is an adorable peachick. It looks to be a split of unknown color to a white or pied. Its hard to judge a spalding at hatch and it might take a few months before anyone can take a good guess at the lineage and sex of your chick. I applaud you on your success and please keep us posted,

.

Gerald Barker

 

[sseabass]

I agree. I thought the description was for a Java Green and a White. When I received them and there were non marked with just W, I contacted him. He said they a a cross. I am assuming that is what produces Pied? I know very little. She? has quite a few white feathers on one wing And just a few on other.
The other strange thing he did was to seriously wrap the eggs completely and tightly with bubble wrap, no air, and mailed on a Fri. after I specifically asked to mail no later than a Thurs.
I did all of this on EBay, before I discovered BYC. Next time I need eggs, I will ask someone here. I bought an incubator just to be able to hatch some Peafowl. It seemed with all commercial sites, I would have to buy 8 chicks or I could get 6 eggs on eBay. Decided to go with the eggs.

I am totally enjoying learning all about incubating. The only thing that I can't figure out, is how does ones get to continue the whole incubation/ hatching experience without becoming overtaken with all these beautiful chicks that then grow up to be adults ??
seabass

 

[casportpony]

I'm always a little sad when I sell the chicks.

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

I agree. I thought the description was for a Java Green and a White. When I received them and there were non marked with just W, I contacted him. He said they a a cross. I am assuming that is what produces Pied? I know very little. She? has quite a few white feathers on one wing And just a few on other.
The other strange thing he did was to seriously wrap the eggs completely and tightly with bubble wrap, no air, and mailed on a Fri. after I specifically asked to mail no later than a Thurs.
I did all of this on EBay, before I discovered BYC. Next time I need eggs, I will ask someone here. I bought an incubator just to be able to hatch some Peafowl. It seemed with all commercial sites, I would have to buy 8 chicks or I could get 6 eggs on eBay. Decided to go with the eggs.

I am totally enjoying learning all about incubating. The only thing that I can't figure out, is how does ones get to continue the whole incubation/ hatching experience without becoming overtaken with all these beautiful chicks that then grow up to be adults ??
seabass

It wouldn't create Pied. For there to be a Pied is one White gene and one Pied gene. This would be rather a Spalding split to White or Pied. My guess though is it's not going to be a 50% Spalding. Post more pictures when it dries out and becomes fluffy. My guess is that it's going to be closer to a 25% Spalding split to White.

 

[melaniem14]

I have no clue but I'm going to piggy back and ask the same thing....color and sex, anyone?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

I have no clue but I'm going to piggy back and ask the same thing....color and sex, anyone?

Hello and Welcome to the Peafowl Department!
That little cutie seems to be an Indian Blue Black Shoulder, and I an guessing girl but it might be too soon to tell.
You might take a little browse at our Peachick Chart for comparisons:
http://peafowlimagedatabase.weebly.com/peachick-chart.html

You can

 

[gefrog]

I wanted to attach updated pics of Peabody the little Peachick of mine that started this thread. He is such a wonderful bird and a beauty at that if I say so myself as a proud momma. These were taken about 2 weeks ago. Thanks for looking everyone.

 

[gefrog]