When I was bought my piebalds years ago, I did my online research and it seemed to me that most people believed that piebalds with a high percentage of white could be born from any parents with piebald genes. If the parents were visual piebalds with just tiny amounts of white, there was an equal chance of producing high white piebalds compared to parents with high amounts of white. Do people still believe this? This season is my first time producing piebalds. I bought a trio of piebalds years ago and we got 2 clutches of eggs. The first clutch has hatched out and the second clutch should hatch in about 2 weeks. The first clutch has produced 1.3 babies with a high amount of white. I've attached pics of the parents who are medium white animals. In my second clutch, the mother is also a medium white piebald. I can't wait to see what her babies will look like. With only 2 clutches this season, my sample size is way too small to answer my question. I'm curious to know how the parents' amount of white translates to the babies. Can low white pied adults produce high white babies? Can high white pied adults produce low white babies? Thanks in advance. The father:The mother:
The babies:
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