Spalding Male
Photo Courtesy of: Lewis Eckard, Hildebran, NC
Spalding Male
(Pavo cristatus hybrid spalding)
This hybrid is across between a Green peacock and
a Black Shoulder hen. Mrs. Spalding of California is credited
with creating this bird. The physical characteristics will vary
from bird to bird due to being a hybrid. The crest of Spaldings
is shorter and tighter than the Greens' long tapered crest. Facial
skin is predominantly white with a patch of yellow. The neck and
legs are longer than the India Blue. The Spalding is a larger
bird over all than the India Blue due to the fact that it has
50% Green blood. Spalding bred to Spalding do not breed true.
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