Het Pied "Markers"--Fact or Fiction?

[Laooda]

OK, heres a good one for you. I've got a het pied male that I got from Ralph. He does NOT have the het pied markers. I bred him to a normal female, who also does NOT have the het pied markers. I hatched 3 babies from the eggs she produced. All of them were male, but 2 of the 3 DID have the het pied markers, even though the parents don't..... Now explain THAT one.

I'm in a similar situation...

I actually sought Justin's help via PM's with a ton of questions and he was a tremendous help! *Thanks again Justin*

My het pieds that do NOT have the markers:
(I have no reason to believe that they aren't hets, but I was not the original buyer... so I'm considering them both possibles for now)...
Produced 5 babies. One was a severely deformed and didn't make it through hatching... but out of the 4 that I have, they have markers... some not very strong, but still interesting!





More food for thought!