The Java is more nervous and jumpy, sometimes being aggressive, but they do settle down well with their keeper and adapt well to their surroundings. Heated sheds are recommended for Javas in the northern states, as this breed of peafowl is not as hardy as the Blue types. These are first generation crosses from the Blues and Javas. These birds show subtle characteristics of the Javas, and look more like Blues. They are large bodied and males will show more blackish coloring on the shoulders, with a bronze cast in the tail.
Hens look like Blue hens, but do have more coloring on the breast, neck and wings.
The body coloring differs from the pure Java by having more of a bluish cast throughout the green, and heavier black barring on the back and wings. Emerald Spauldings come in all mutation colors plus in Pied colored. These are Emerald Spauldings with the white splashes of feathers.