well, no pieds again.

I've bred my het pieds and as seems usual for me produced no pieds. Only had two eggs this time. The thing is, many of them seem to come out with unusual patterns. Anybody know what going on? Here are a couple of bad pics. (I can never seem to get the lighting right, they're always so dark)
The two new hatchlings.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ps6ab0fabc.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psd064409d.jpg

And here is a sibling from a previous year.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ps5d856b2b.jpg


They just always look so different from my regular normal hatchlings.

I got my original breeders from Ralph, is it possible I might have leopard in there somewhere? I'm really not sure what to look for.

No idea what's going on, but they do have some wicked looking patterns. Have you tried proving out any previous hatchlings? Or are they still too small? And I have to ask, but are the parents 100% hets? Because that would definitely explain a lot lol. Hopefully you'll have better luck with a bigger clutch next go around.

I did produce one pied in the past, but only the one, I just don't seem to have very good odds with this pair

wow yeah! cool patterns, 3rd pic almost looks black pastel.

I think those are some pretty cool normals and would be worth breeding in some selective breeding projects for aberrant pattern. Maybe there's a chance they could be het pieds as well.

Wow very strange patterns... I agree that the 3rd does look like a black pastel. The 2nd ones tail is funky.... I like it ~ Tre

get a pied male and you will up your pied production!

Already got a male pied. He won't breed.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Already got a male pied. He won't breed.

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Bummer man! Maybe next season he will go for ya?

Number 2 definitely looks het pied - has the funky bleeding pattern that a lot of het pieds have. I like it!

Yea I really like that one too, problem is it's a male and I already have enough of those

I'll take him off your hands :)

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

I'll take him off your hands :)

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He just hatched, it'll be a while before he's going anywhere.

I struck out last year on pieds ... I hope I hatch some this year!

Pic 2 is a het without question, i'd be keeping it if it's a girl

Not holding out much hope for pics 1 & 3

the 2nd one screams pied to me.

was the pied you hatched previously a really low white one ?

No, probably 60% or more white

You should post up a pick of your male pied. I love to look at piebalds! :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by snake8myelbo

You should post up a pick of your male pied. I love to look at piebalds! :rolleye2:

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Sure why not? He's a poor feeder and an even worse breeder so I might as well use him as a model.
My one and only pied.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psbdaba4e9.jpg

Even a belly shot.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ps7bf11b2b.jpg

My high white male is a breeding mofo! Currently 14 eggs in the oven from het pied females, and at least one more going to drop.:D

Wow he looks great Mark!