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Re: Indigo spread recessive opal
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:02 pm
by christophe
Cherry spread hen with her son. Son is homo blue phase spread.
The son with his adult plumage.
Re: Indigo spread recessive opal
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:11 pm
by christophe
The same hen as above but with a cherry spread son.
The son with his adult plumage
Re: Indigo spread recessive opal
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:18 pm
by christophe
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.
Re: Indigo spread recessive opal
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:16 am
by Norcropper
The brown opal hen is the mother of both the spread opal and the reduced youngsters. And yes you are welcome to download the photo.