Could You Tell Me What Color This Peacock Is?

[Kedreeva]

Ooops, Kedreeva, I was agreeing with the post above yours. I could get past the tail feathers, but I bet the back of your bird is much more developed than this bird. Maybe there is a big regional difference.

That's an excellent point about regional differences, actually. I bet they grow in faster in warmer climates. I live in Michigan, where it's winter or almost winter for about 9 months out of the year XD Blu's back feathers look, if anything, LESS developed than this guy's.

Here's a pic I just took yesterday of him:


And you can see his back better in this one from the 7th of June:


However, I have a 2yro opal male who is about a month older than Blu from a different breeder- he hasn't got any eye feathers either, but his train is definitely longer and better developed. So I'd guess that stock comes into it as well. I wonder if the green blood maybe affects the train as well- anyone who raises greens care to chime in on when you usually see their eye feathers the first time?

 

[Kedreeva]

Not to go off topic, but can anyone tell me what peafowl have an orange color? I saw a few pics on BYC but I can't remember the breed. Anyone know?

You're probably thinking Peach. It's thought to be a combo of the cameo and purple genes working together. If not peach, then maybe Bronze, although that's really more... well, bronze.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Not to go off topic, but can anyone tell me what peafowl have an orange color? I saw a few pics on BYC but I can't remember the breed. Anyone know?

You're probably thinking Peach. It's thought to be a combo of the cameo and purple genes working together. If not peach, then maybe Bronze, although that's really more... well, bronze.

Great! I will check for pics online. Thanks!

 

[Kedreeva]

Ok, sorry about the wait. I went off the grid for the weekend with my BF's family, and only just got back. Here's a picture I took last week of Blu's 2yo train:



And actually I realize now I caught Octavian's train as well- the opal in the background is my 2yo opal male. Neither of them have eye feathers or any real color in their trains yet.

 

[Glenmar]

Oh. Cool. Well, he is a really pretty bird.

 

[DreamBird]

Yes he does look Spalding to me too ~
Just if you look at the back of a pure Green peacock you'd see no barrings, while you would in a Spalding peacock.



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But your bird could also be a high high hiiigh percent of spalding and the barrings would be less visible then later, when he grows up.
Such a pretty guy you have no matter what he is

 

[BooBear]

wow, love all the pics of these gorgeous birds..