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Jenbirdee said:
wow so pretty! welcome to BYC! :welcome :frow:celebrate
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KsKingBee said:
Welcome to the Forum! Beautiful Spaldings you have there, the blue in the face is hard to come by. Be cautious about plantings in the pens, plants grow and can tear the top netting down. Shade and air flow are essential where you are but I am sure I am not telling you anything you didn't already know.
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Thank you! Phoenix’s father was a full Muticus the amount of green passed down I think was a perfect amount for looks and temperament! I wish there was a test to see just ho much green really did pull into his genetics… Check and Check! They have good shade that shifts throughout the day, a stall to hide and roost in, misters, and thinking of adding a fan but we get a lot of wind already bc of being surrounded by mountains I assume for Phoenix lol thank you for the planting tip with considerations I may not have directly thought of on some plant ideas! I did decide to only plant one of my passionfruit vines just because I saw how my sisters blew up on her house and I wanted to keep some good air circulation inside as well so I figured I can maintain one with good patches and stuff in it easier than two that may cover the entire thing! My Wahoos are not supposed to mature past the top, so hopefully that is true anything else more inside it will be more about around. I also wanted to ask you if you are still breeding purple black shoulder peacocks and if so, if you happen to be breeding those colors for Spaldings as well? I did see legs had some and I spoke to Brad. He says that he’ll have some older trucks in the fall he feels more comfortable sending and was pretty on point with color, but I did notice some comments by other people in the forum that the colors not always promised … what are your thoughts?
 
Kassandreia said:
Thank you!

Thank you! Phoenix’s father was a full Muticus the amount of green passed down I think was a perfect amount for looks and temperament! I wish there was a test to see just ho much green really did pull into his genetics… Check and Check! They have good shade that shifts throughout the day, a stall to hide and roost in, misters, and thinking of adding a fan but we get a lot of wind already bc of being surrounded by mountains I assume for Phoenix lol thank you for the planting tip with considerations I may not have directly thought of on some plant ideas! I did decide to only plant one of my passionfruit vines just because I saw how my sisters blew up on her house and I wanted to keep some good air circulation inside as well so I figured I can maintain one with good patches and stuff in it easier than two that may cover the entire thing! My Wahoos are not supposed to mature past the top, so hopefully that is true anything else more inside it will be more about around. I also wanted to ask you if you are still breeding purple black shoulder peacocks and if so, if you happen to be breeding those colors for Spaldings as well? I did see legs had some and I spoke to Brad. He says that he’ll have some older trucks in the fall he feels more comfortable sending and was pretty on point with color, but I did notice some comments by other people in the forum that the colors not always promised … what are your thoughts?
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My opinion is that Purple Spaldings should remain low percentage. When mixing Purple and Green you end up with mud. There are examples of some really radical Spalding Purples out there that defy the mud comment but the number of 'throw away' birds it takes to get there is astronomical.

Another problem with Spalding Purple is that it negates the nice purple color of the train and adds green to it. Purple is a beautiful mutation in and of itself, diluting it with green sours it for me. This coming three year guy really shows promis but beware that Purple, Peach, and Cameo sun fade early in the year.
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KsKingBee said:
My opinion is that Purple Spaldings should remain low percentage. When mixing Purple and Green you end up with mud. There are examples of some really radical Spalding Purples out there that defy the mud comment but the number of 'throw away' birds it takes to get there is astronomical.

Another problem with Spalding Purple is that it negates the nice purple color of the train and adds green to it. Purple is a beautiful mutation in and of itself, diluting it with green sours it for me. This coming three year guy really shows promis but beware that Purple, Peach, and Cameo sun fade early in the year.View attachment 3545889View attachment 3545892View attachment 3545893View attachment 3545905
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If you're going to toss them to the curb, they can come live with me! 🤣
 
janiedoe said:
If you're going to toss them to the curb, they can come live with me! 🤣
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Not a practice of mine and the reason I do not breed Charcoal and Midnight. The people that do pawn them off at auctions as the real deal but are really just populating the pea world with sub-standard birds. The unsuspecting person that bought those cheap auction birds make even more with them and further that population.
 

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