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All photos are of birds we currently own, have owned in the past, or have raised as chicks. Diagrams/blanks will be replaced with photos as we raise chicks of that colour.
RED-HEAD or ORANGE-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST BLUE-BACK (RH or OH PC BB)			BLACK-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST BLUE-BACK (BH PC BB)
RED-HEAD or ORANGE-HEAD WHITE-CHEST BLUE-BACK (RH or OH WC BB)			BLACK-HEAD WHITE-CHEST BLUE-BACK (BH WC BB)
A blue-back bird produces little to no yellow & red pigment. Yellow areas become pale tan to white, and green areas become blue. A red or orange head becomes salmon, with no red or orange on the beak. The mutation is autosomal recessive.   Green-Back father not split for blue Green-Back father split for blue-back Blue-Back father Green-Back mother not split for blue   Green-Back chicks   Green-Back chicks Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back   Green-Back mother split for blue-back   Green-Back chicks Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back Green-Back chicks Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back Blue-Back chicks Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back Blue-Back chicks Blue-Back mother   Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back   Green-Back chicks, split for blue-back Blue-Back chicks Blue-Back chicks
RED-HEAD or ORANGE-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST and WHITE-CHEST PASTEL-BACK (RH or OH PC PB and RH or OH WC PB)			BLACK-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST and WHITE-CHEST PASTEL-BACK (BH PC PB and BH WC PB)
RED-HEAD or ORANGE-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST SILVER-BACK (RH or OH PC SB)			BLACK-HEAD PURPLE-CHEST SILVER-BACK (BH PC SB)
RED-HEAD or ORANGE-HEAD WHITE-CHEST SILVER-BACK (RH or OH WC SB)			BLACK-HEAD WHITE-CHEST SILVER-BACK (BH WC SB)
A silver-back bird is the combination of yellow-back (little to no black & blue pigment) and blue-back (little to no yellow & red pigment). Black and blue areas become white, yellow areas become pale tan to white, and green areas become silver. A red or orange head becomes salmon, with no red or orange on the beak.
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