While Midnights of any pattern are rare, Midnight Silver Pieds are even rarer.
Type of mutation: Midnight Silver Pieds combine the midnight color mutations with the silver pied pattern mutation.
Peacock Coloration: Midnight Silver Pieds are mostly white, but the patches of original coloration are a darker, deeper blue than those of India Blue Silver Pieds. Any color in their train is a darker green.
Do they breed true?: No. Midnight Silver Pieds will produce approximately 50% Midnight Silver Pieds, 25% Whites (dominant for the midnight color) and 25% Midnight White Eyed.
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Midnight Silver Pied male displaying growing train, photo courtesy of Doug @ D & M Farms.