WANTED.... PEA-BRAINED BYCers

[Sir Birdaholic]

I have a question for all of the Peafowl knowledgable folks out there. I have a Purple male & 3 Purple females. The male has bronze flight feathers. is this normal for a male, or is he showing signs of being split? None of the hens have them.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

When you said pea-brained I thought you were talking to me... but I guess not.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I expect most of us goof-balls will check in here!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Them there sure are some funky lookin' chickens you got there......

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

They cluck real funny.

 

[Kev]

It's normal, peacocks have flights a different color from rest of their wing. On peahens the flight/secondaries are all pretty much the same color. On blue peacocks, the flights are solid reddish/tan, on peahens the flights/secondaries are all dark brown.. the patterns remains the same on purples only the coloring is different overall.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Thanks Kev, Should I get ALL Purple babies?

 

[Kev]

Yep! all purples.

btw the boy will grow dark brown feathers between the barred secondaries and the flights(it's black on blues). That will be normal also.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Thank you very much, Kev.

 

[Kev]

No problem!