Posted August 4, 200618 yr Hey guys! My Oscar, a violet or cobalt spangle male was plucked as a baby... Then, as he moulted new feathers, there is a noticeable white spot like dominant pieds have on the back of their heads. His mom was a skyblue spangle, and his father was a cobalt normal cock. I do NOT remember if one of the parents had the pied spot as i was so excited to pick Oscar and take him home that i didnt think about finding out more info on him and his gene pool. His siblings were either 2 greywing (or clearwing, i didnt know the details when i saw them... their wings looked greyish, but VERY light, almost silver???) and they were cobalt blues, then there was 2 blue spangles (Oscar was one, there was a female IDENTICAL to him), then a pied blue baby. Now, i didnt think about figuring out what kind of pied he is/was becuase i just focused on Oscar, so i dont know if he was dominant or recessive? He was the youngest baby, and most un-developed of them all. So, heres a picture of Oscar: (this is old picture...about 6 weeks ago... he was going through moult, im getting new pics soon... Thanks!) http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/pet...ic/MVC-005F.jpg So, the thing im confused about is if the pied spot on the back of his head is just white feathers growing in from when he was plucked by his mom, or if he really is dominant pied? Hes got no other iregular patterns/spots... but this has been ocnfusing me for a while. Karen, and I both agreed he was dominant pied then, as i showed her Oscar on webcam numerous times, but i thought id ask everyone else to. Thanks guys! Kirby Edited August 4, 200618 yr by Nerwen
August 4, 200618 yr Yep the spot means he is a dominant pied not split for pied. There are some birds that can look totally normal as in no pied spots on the body and wings fully marked but have a head spot. Lovely Merlin is an example of one. It seems many Spangles get this pied gene as well so I'm starting to believe they are link or closly links on the dna strand.
August 4, 200618 yr Author NEW PICS I PROMISED!!! http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/pet...ic/MVC-015F.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/pet...ic/MVC-014F.jpg Kirb Moderator’s Message to user don't forget about the size Kirby 450 X 450 also your signature is too big too... 400 x 200 Edited August 4, 200618 yr by daz
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