India Blue Blackshoulder Pied
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Type of mutation: India Blue Blackshoulder Pieds combine the blackshoulder and pied pattern mutations with the traditional India Blue color. |
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Peacock Coloration: Males retain normal India Blue Blackshoulder coloration with random patches of white throughout their plumage. |
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Peahen Coloration: Hens are similar to normal Blackshoulder hens (white with black splotches) but additional patches of white are present, eclipsing the black feather tips. This is particularly noticeable in the wing feathers, which are normally solid brown. |
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Do they breed true?: No. Although the Blackshoulder pattern will breed true, pied does not. Approximately 50% of chicks will be blackshoulder pieds, 25% will be blackshoulder dark pieds, and 25% will look white but will be dominant for the blackshoulder pattern. |
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Blackshoulder Pied hen, photo courtesy of Sid @ texaspeafowl.
Blackshoulder Pied male, photo courtesy of Sid @ texaspeafowl.
Blackshoulder Pied male displaying, photo courtesy of Doug @ D & M Farms.
