Peach Spalding
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A newer mutation, (although older than Midnight and Jade), Peach colored peafowl are still relatively hard to find. Peach Spaldings are even rarer. |
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Type of mutation: Peach Spaldings are hybrid birds exhibiting the peach color. |
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Peacock Coloration: Males are a orangish brown color that is much lighter than the other brown peafowl (cameo and buford bronze). The wings and tail fade to a very light, almost off-white color. As with all good Spalding birds, Peach Spaldings have a leaner, taller body, a tight crest and a patch of yellow facial skin. |
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Peahen Coloration: Hens look like lighter cameo hens, with a light, almost off-white body and a darker neck similar in color to the males'. |
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Peachick Coloration: Chicks are similar to cameo chicks in color, a light orangish brown. |
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Origin: Peach was discovered in the early 1990s and introduced to spaldings shortly afterwards. |
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Do they breed true?: The Peach color will breed true, but the amount of Spalding characteristics does not. Peach is also a sex-linked color, like Cameo and Purple. |
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Peach Spalding chick, photo courtesy of George Conner.
Mature Peach Spalding hens, photo courtesy of Doug @ D & M Farms.
Mature Peach Spalding male, photo courtesy of Gwen Hibler @ Backroads Farm.
Peach Spalding male displaying, photo courtesy of Doug @ D & M Farms.
