Cheek patch colour on Zebra hen - what does this tell me?

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What does the colour cast on this pied Grey Zebra hen's cheeks tell me about her genetics? Does it mean she's carrying something else? (What?)

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Just to show the contrast, my other Grey hens don't have visible cheek patches:

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She also seems to have white pied flights. Red hens have slight patches like that. I have seen it before occassionally, but do not know what it means.
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