Startled by white/yellow peachick

[old biddy]

I have an India Blue Peacock and an India Blue Peahen. Three of her eggs just hatched. One of the three chicks is solid white (pale yellow). My daughter says it is probably albino but there is no pink pigmentation around the eyes/face so I think not. Is this normal with India Blues? Does it just mean there is a mixture of genes somewhere down the line with a white peafowl? New at this and not sure how this works.

 

[Zinjifrah]

I'm no expert, but my guess is that your India Blues are both het. White, aka Leucistic. I think in fowl it's called a Split. From a quick search, I get that IB het. White x IB het. White would produce 75% IB, 25% White.

Leucistic, not Albino.

http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/genetics.htm

 

[SimoneG]

Could it possibly be a black shoulder chick? They are born white. I think both parents would have to be split to black shoulder or one of them bs and the other split?

 

[KsKingBee]

Both parents are split to Black Shoulder so about half of the chicks will be BS.

 

[Dany12]

Black shoulder chick ... the feathers of the wings are pink!... not white !
The albino peacock doesn't exist ... and it's an enigma! Albino = red eye ... there is no white peacock with a red eye!

 

[casportpony]

We need to see pictures of the parents and the chick. Chick could be white or it could be black shoulder.

 

[casportpony]

This is a black shoulder chick:

Black shoulder chick on right, white chicks left and middle.

 

[casportpony]

above chicks 10 days later:

 

[old biddy]

Okay. Based on the above information, my chick is Black Shouldered. It has light peach colored wings. Thanks everyone for the info.