What color is he???

[angsaidso]

 

[angsaidso]

Oops! I posted too fast to get my comment there. This is my newest peacock ... one (almost two) years old. What color would he be? He came from a purple father and a black shoulder hen. I can't remember ever seeing a bird with feathers like he has on his back and sides. Anyone have any ideas what he would be called in the color dept?? Thanks!! Peace ~ Ang

 

[zazouse]

Black shoulded and is split purple if one parent is purple.
He will loose the white as he gets older , i think he is way younger than 2 years old though mabe a year or just over it, to much baby color in that face.

 

[Kedreeva]

I'd agree with Zaz. Definitely blackshoulder, and most likely younger than 2.

 

[Arbor]

Black shoulded and is split purple if one parent is purple.

 

[angsaidso]

I think he is about 15 months old. Not quite two. I have to check his hatch date again. So he is black shouldered. Split to purple. I need to learn more about the genetics. I am usually really good with stuff like that, but I am too new and have to learn. I wish he wouldn't lose his pretty white. When he drops a feather here and there they have the most interesting pattern on them. They're very pretty.

 

[zazouse]

He is very pretty now but he will be beautiful when he gets his big boy feathers.
I love watching all the changes they go threw as the grow.
I see a girl with him, is that his girl?

 

[Kedreeva]

So he is black shouldered. Split to purple. I need to learn more about the genetics. I am usually really good with stuff like that, but I am too new and have to learn.

I know a great place to start learning... *grin*

 

[angsaidso]

I really cannot wait for him to grow up, but I still wish he'd keep some of the pretty white. ;-)

I really appreciate everyone on here taking the time to help me learn and "grow". My family had peafowl when I was a kid, but I never had my own or had the chance to learn about them. Now I have my very own, and sometimes I still look and stare at them and cannot believe they are here and they are mine. Sounds weird I know, but true just the same.

The genetic coding on these birds is a little confusing at first, but I am reading and trying to remember everything I lay hands on. I wish there was (and I see it coming ... there is one right??) a book or magazine that explained genetic coding and break down of what bred to what produces what.I found a helpful web site for that, but I am a firm believer in books. Best reference ever. Quicker than the web in a lot of instances and much better to carry in the backyard and read than a desk top or even a laptop for that matter.

Ang

 

[Kedreeva]

The genetic coding on these birds is a little confusing at first, but I am reading and trying to remember everything I lay hands on. I wish there was (and I see it coming ... there is one right??) a book or magazine that explained genetic coding and break down of what bred to what produces what.

There's a link in the post above yours to the genetics post here. It's a good way to get a handle on the basics involving peafowl genetics. Once you get that, you can make pretty good guesses about what bred to what makes what babies. Color wise it's pretty easy, I'm still getting a handle on the pattern translation of pied/white/silverpied/white eye.