Ringo it would be nice to see more information on this one viz its origin and formation this far...
Hi Molossus,
I shall try n do that.
The best way to understand something is to go back in time as much as possible and follow the breadcrums.
now that's not an easy thing to do when most breeders did not even notice or ignored things that did not make sense.
If anyone has usefull past info please feel free to add/correct anything .
Part I
Starting from Jack Smith where the Harlequins came from in OZ.
Q: What is a Harlequin & WHY did they name it so? why not dominant pied?? (my guess is becuase they knew it is not a D. pied)
Saddlebacks & where they originated from !? - how i understand it from info i could find:
At Gunnadah sale (biggest in Oz) J S brought the Harlequins for sale.
John F. bought them from that sale, Garry B. bought some after the sale.
From what i have seen at JF original harlequins are the clearflight looking (at least the birds he and Garry bought that year)
in 07 i bought a turquoiseblue harlequin from Jack but i did not end up keeping it, however i was also told poss/Opaline.
(if there's smoke there's fire)
males were possibly split opaline (this i think Jack told everyone who asked )
and indeed some were breeding as split opaline although i don't think they are split but could be part of what makes a Harlequin with a very low x-over rate for opaline & the other mutation is barely visible in a blue or green irn (just like misty but behaving like SL D. ?).
TBC - Thoughts thus far?