Hi All,

This nest of chicks,( now out in kindy cage) are 3 opaline spangles 1 violet normal. Trying to work out genetics. As I thought Opaline was sex linked, BOTH parents are opaline spangles Mum, Sky Blue, Dad Grey/mauve (my guess only). Where does the violet normal fit? Shouldn't all chicks have been opaline?

Edited July 6, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

Yes all would be opaline.

Do you have pics of parents.

Lovely looking birds by the way, very nice spangle markings.

Hi Twisted, 1st picture is Dad.

 

 

2nd is Mum.

 

 

3rd was taken through nest box to show Dad's opaline, not good pics sorry.

 

Edited July 6, 201113 yr by robyn

Mum just Looks like normal spangle.

Sorry pics turned out oversized AGAIN can't get the hang of p.bucket since it was changed

The hen is not opaline so only the female chicks will be opaline

Yes that is what I thought when I saw the hen, she looks normal spangle to me.

Agree with Splat and Neville

Well thanks Guys, SO I'M STILL LOST, what makes Him Opaline and Her NOT? I TRIED F.A.Q but the pics are gone. Hope someone can tell me the difference's.

The easiest way to tell is the stripes on the head. You will notice that Dad's stripes are mostly gone whilst Mum still has stripes. yes, Mum's stripes are still there, but it looks worse as there is a lot of blue around her head stripes.

 

If you also look at the wings, you will see that Dad's body colour has replaced the black on the wings, where Mum has some blue on her wings but the back is mainly there.

Edited July 7, 201113 yr by Finnie
changed "boys colour" to "body colour"

Thanks Dave, have copied that for further study. I was only going on the wavy colouring going up her head and back. Looks like I have 3 hens and a cock from the nest then.