Purple Silver Pied
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Type of mutation: These birds combine the purple color mutation with the silver pied pattern mutations. |
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Peacock Coloration: Males are primarily white, with patches of normal purple coloration. Thier blue neck has a purple sheen, and the tail feathers are a lighter shade of green that bleaches as the year progresses. |
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Peahen Coloration: Hens are also primarily white, with patches of normal purple coloration, especially on the back and neck. |
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Do they breed true?: No, because the silver pied mutation does not breed true. Apprixmately 50% will be Purple Silver Pied, 25% will look white, but be dominant for the purple gene, and 25% will be Purple White Eyed. |
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Mature Purple Silver Pied cock, photo courtesy of Doug @ D & M Farms.
