What in the heck color is this guinea??

[GuineaLady93]

Did you get the picture of that male?

 

[PeepsCA]

I'm waiting for a pic too, lol

 

[BaGAWK!!]

No she never sent it to me! I'll have to see if she will today

 

[BaGAWK!!]

ok, YAY, I got some photos of the male guinea that is said father of babies pictured in above post. So what color do you think he actually is?


In this photo you can see the coral blue hen in front, the male in question is behind her. These pictures do not show it right, he is actually much darker in the base coloring, which looks to be royal purple. Then the washed out spots on his back are almost round splotches, they are light tan but show the pearling dots.

Coral Blue female on left, male in question on right:

 

[GuineaLady93]

BaGAWK!! :

ok, YAY, I got some photos of the male guinea that is said father of babies pictured in above post. So what color do you think he actually is?


In this photo you can see the coral blue hen in front, the male in question is behind her. These pictures do not show it right, he is actually much darker in the base coloring, which looks to be royal purple. Then the washed out spots on his back are almost round splotches, they are light tan but show the pearling dots.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/110168_jenguinea.jpg

Coral Blue female on left, male in question on right:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/110168_jenguinea2.jpg

I can't see him that great but he looks like he might be a Buff Dundotte.?.?
here is a picture of one of mine.

 

[BaGAWK!!]

No,I have buff dundottes and it's definitely not like that. The darker color is definitely royal purple. Then he has washed out or faded spots like your buff dun, they are tan like the light spots on yours and they have dots.

 

[PeepsCA]

Buff Dundotte males aren't that dark... especially this time of year. Mine are a creamy light tan/off-white color right now.

He appears to be a tan/buff gene based bird to me, and my guess is a sun faded molting Brown, or Cinnamon, depending on which breeder you ask.

A Royal Purple is a grey based bird, same base color as a Pearl Grey, just less pearling. This guy's background color looks like a cocoa brown to me...

Is the stripe of skin down the back of his head a blue/black or brown/black color?

 

[BaGAWK!!]

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Hmm I remember it as a blue/black however I will have to ask the seller to be sure I remember correctly.

 

[BaGAWK!!]

Does anyone know of any cases where guinea colors mix? I was convinced I was looking at a mixed color guinea w/this male.

 

[PeepsCA]

No, they don't mix. (Other than Pied). There can be some variation in most of the color shades between different bloodlines... different dilutions.
Depending on what color and degree of pearling the parent birds show and which hidden recessive genes they are carrying (which is usually always unknown)... different colors as well as different degrees of pearling can show up in the hatches (fully pearled, partially pearled or non pearled).