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by christophe
Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Post your opals here
Replies: 6
Views: 4566

Re: Post your opals here

Young birds for long distance races. The hen is cherry and the cock split for recessive opal.

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by christophe
Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:18 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Indigo spread recessive opal
Replies: 23
Views: 18106

Re: Indigo spread recessive opal

Both brothers are recessive opals but they look very different. To say only recessive opal is insufficient because the variability of expression is high between the different alleles.
by christophe
Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:11 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Indigo spread recessive opal
Replies: 23
Views: 18106

Re: Indigo spread recessive opal

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The same hen as above but with a cherry spread son.

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The son with his adult plumage
by christophe
Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:02 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Indigo spread recessive opal
Replies: 23
Views: 18106

Re: Indigo spread recessive opal

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Cherry spread hen with her son. Son is homo blue phase spread.

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The son with his adult plumage.
by christophe
Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Indigo spread recessive opal
Replies: 23
Views: 18106

Re: Indigo spread recessive opal

Norcropper wrote: Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:53 am DSC_0853.JPGDSC_0874.JPGSpread recessive opal & it's reduced nestmate. I'm not sure if the reduced is spread, or maybe even spread opal.
Is the brown hen the mother of this youngsters?