Hi all just recieved another bird she is a lovely hen any clues to what she is will be helpful

 

 

Lovely hen Dodger

 

She is a dominant pied spangle. Going from her colour which shows a bluish look to the rump area she may well be YF blue type 2 as well.

She is sitting weird...like a hen ready for breeding...they get a humpy rump look....or she may have had recent egglaying issues.

Nice looking hen

Edited August 28, 200816 yr by KAZ

Now how did i know you'd be the first to answer Kaz. Yes, im hoping she is ready to breed. She looks it. I will pair her down in a few weeks.

Edited August 28, 200816 yr by *libby*

Now how did i know you'd be the first to answer Kaz yes im hopeing she is ready to breed she looks it i will pair her down in a few days

I would wait a little while Dodger...till she looks a bit brighter.

LOL ment that to be weeks she wont be near my other birds till then

LOL ment that to be weeks she wont be near my other birds till then

I am assuming that the patch taht is visible on the back of her head is from the spangle side of things, not that she is split recessive.

I am assuming that the patch taht is visible on the back of her head is from the spangle side of things, not that she is split recessive.

 

 

No, the patch on the back of her head is from the dominant pied side of things. As kaz said she's a dominant pied spangle and may be yf2 or just a green.

I am assuming that the patch taht is visible on the back of her head is from the spangle side of things, not that she is split recessive.

Primarily because of dominant pied, but some spangles also have that patch....in the early days of spangle breeding dominant pieds were used and often a spangle will have that same patch.

Not all dominant pieds have that patch though, do they?

Yes, it's one of their traits. Same as the iris rings.

Some have less markings, some have more so the patch may or may not be seen as easily.

Don't dom pied have big Dots ( patches ) and the Recessives have little ones ..

Don't dom pied have big Dots ( patches ) and the Recessives have little ones ..

yes...kind of. Its the recessive pied splits that have tiny patches.