Blue Diamond Dove Colors

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Blue diamond dove colors.

Test breeding the mutant color back to the blue wild type coloration is the first step in any genetic analysis. Brown gray back and tail. Photos of some diamond doves and my breeding room ochre diamond photo 2 photo 3 blue white tail pied photo 2 a blue normal grey pied photo 2 and exceptional pied. The abdomen is a creamy colour while the back and tail is a brown grey colour.

Yellow diamond photo 2 red diamond hen a really good one ultimate red diamond a male photo 2 a male and. The bill is a dark grey colour. The sexes look similar except the female s eye ring is less vivid and has more of a brown colour to the plumage. Orange or reddish rings around the eyes.

White spots on wings with black edges. Test breeding the f1 f2 blue young back to the visual mutant color will prove the existence or non existence of the possible hidden recessive color gene. 23 32 g 0 8 1 13 oz color. Diamond dove chart to directory to color table.

Additionally the diamond doves have longer tails. Gray colored head neck breast and bill. And tend to be slightly smaller in size and slimmer. However the latter can readily be identified by their blue green eye rings scalloped blacks and white plumage on the chests and upper backs.

19 21 cm 7 5 8 3 inches in length.