Pea chick colors?

[AugeredIn]

The yellow chick has to be black shoulder or white. I believe there is a much bigger chance that bird is white. Please describe the parents in more detail. If the male has some black iridescent feathers in his primaries or shoulders it is possible they were both split BS other wise the chick is white.

 

[pedda munnangi]

You get some white chicks from those parents, if they are split to white. You get some Black shoulder chicks, if the same parents are split to black shoulder. A black shoulder chick will have very light brown or light peach color on the lower half of both wings which can easily be seen. A white chick will be completely white---.does not have that color on the wings Let the chick dry completely to see these differences.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I have one yellow chick hatched from my silver pied over pied pen. That I understand. But it just blows my mind that a IB BS hatches out yellow!

Thank you, pedda munnangi. I will look for the differences. This is quite fascinating to know.

Here are the parents of the yellow chicks. I know these chicks came out of these eggs and these eggs came out of this pen. I write on every egg when I collect them before I walk out of a pen so I find it so interesting that these birds that are so dark will produce such light chicks. However, I find it amazing that a IB BS hen is so light so I do not know why I am surprised. It is just so different than what I have learned in other feathered breeding practices.







Thank you everyone for all your help. I always have many more questions about care and breeding of these gorgeous birds.

 

[casportpony]

That doesn't look like an ordinary BS IB boy to me, lol, are those white eyes I see in his train? They are both very nice looking birds.

-Kathy

Disclaimer: Color novice, have no clue about colors, but I'm learning!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Yes, he is IB BS WE.

I think the WE is why his long wing feathers are white? I am novice to peas, as well so we can learn all this together!

 

[casportpony]

Yes, he is IB BS WE.

I think the WE is why his long wing feathers are white? I am novice to peas, as well so we can learn all this together!

If that's true, that would be very cool, I have two yearling boys with white flights and white throat patches! Guess I'll have to wait until they grow in their trains in the spring to know for sure.

-Kathy

 

[Yoda]

Your IB BS males is yes white eyed but also split to white or pied. Your bird has white flight feathers which means it has some form of white in it's genes. Also if you can catch the hen and open her wings and view the feathers to see if she has white flights as well. If both are split white then you get a white chick, but remember that white chick can also turn out to be a BS chick as well because they look white when hatched. You will find out in a couple weeks when it starts to color up. If the hen has no white flights then the chick SHOULD be IB BS split white if I am correct. It should also inherit the WE gen too so half the eyes will be white - correct Pedda? LMAO!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Ugh....I am seriously trying to follow and remember all this.

Thank you so much for explaining though! I was pretty confused to start with to see a yellow chick and knowing the cock is so dark. Reading all the info you experienced breeders are putting out for me has my head spinning but it does make sense.

I am not going to catch my girl up until I need to move her (yes, I am a wuss when it comes to stressing my birds) but here is a photo I snapped a few minutes ago of her. Not sure it shows her feathers well enough. I think it looks like white flights.

I do thank you all for the info.

I have learned so much from you all! I love my peas and want to do the best by them.

 

[pedda munnangi]

If that's true, that would be very cool, I have two yearling boys with white flights and white throat patches! Guess I'll have to wait until they grow in their trains in the spring to know for sure.

-Kathy

White flight feathers with a white throat patch is " typical " of split white peafowl. In yearlings. If the - TRAIN - feathers,--- even though short -- have white color at the end, they are carrying a w/e gene. If all of them show white ending, the bird is carrying two copies of w/e gene. Indiablue,, Blackshoulder and spalding males show excellent contrast with two copies of white eye gene and are the prettiest looking to me

 

[pedda munnangi]

Ugh....I am seriously trying to follow and remember all this.

Thank you so much for explaining though! I was pretty confused to start with to see a yellow chick and knowing the cock is so dark. Reading all the info you experienced breeders are putting out for me has my head spinning but it does make sense.

I am not going to catch my girl up until I need to move her (yes, I am a wuss when it comes to stressing my birds) but here is a photo I snapped a few minutes ago of her. Not sure it shows her feathers well enough. I think it looks like white flights.

I do thank you all for the info.

I have learned so much from you all! I love my peas and want to do the best by them.

This blackshoulder hen is not showing any primary white flights, as it appears.. Therefore, the yellow looking chicks may possibly black shoulder but not white. People did have a few birds that are split to white , not showing any white flight feathers nor white throat patch though, I learnt from this forum.The father of course is a blackshoulder w/e split white.-- looks like carrying one copy of white eye gene, ( a few white eyes only , not all )