Yes, the pictures show leakage, despite what you were told. In a cockerel it is a DQ; in a cock some leakage is allowed. Leakage shows most on males, but can be passed by females who show little or none. If your cocks are clear, and the offspring have leakage, it is coming from one or more of your girls.
Some breeders feel that gold leakage helps with green sheen and use males with leakage; kind of an old school thing. Personally i think it is along the line of old wives tales.
Some breeders feel that gold leakage helps with green sheen and use males with leakage; kind of an old school thing. Personally i think it is along the line of old wives tales.