You won't necessarily get any het pied babies. Since neither parent is a visual piebald, theres only a 66% chance of the offspring carrying the pied gene as well, and that's only if the pastel is 100% het pied. If he's only 66% het pied himself, the percentage I believe drops to 50% chance of hets. Meaning half the clutch could possibly not carry the gene at all. So knowing the background on your breeder animals is important if you have a specific project your working on. If you are trying to make pieds but can't afford a visual, I say get another 100% het animal and breed the two hets. At least you would have a chance of producing a visual animal. And depends on which males sperm she retained but you'll either see normals or pastels, or a mixture of both!
Good luck with you project, can't wait to see the outcome!
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