Mutation 2 - Breast Crest (= Chiyoda) - I have also imported this lovely frill from Japan and the inheritance has not been published in English. The mutation causes chest feathers to part and make an swirl. The Japanese favor the upward swirl and consider birds with all the chest feathers facing up in one direction as the superior phenotype. As with the pearls there is great variability in the quality of the frill. I have recovered some chiyoda with feathers pointing up, down, and sideways and some with only a little frill visible on the chest. However, my last clutch was amazing. As soon as the babies starting getting feathers, I knew they would be grade "A" frills and they are. |
