Kyleakin Lofts

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Hopefully more next week after they've had some trainers in.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done both.

Good luck all.

Don't know when I'll be able to start racing. Lofts within Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire have been affected by the Surveillance Zone for Avian Flu outbreak in Beith. We are allowed to loft fly for an hour, but not allowed to train, race or gather our birds.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday Andy.

Happy birthday.

I haven't studied the colour genetics of pigeons enough to speak with any authority, however looking in the Squills book, Blue to blue produces blue. No other possible outcomes. All other colour combinations appear to produce variants or at least possible different outcomes. It would appear that blue is the dominant colour. Wild rock doves seem to back this up. There are obvious blue colour variants, chequer, etc and there are similar red variants. Mealy to mealy can produce blue hens, so I would suspect mealy is not a pure colour. Is the very dark chequer a cock because the rogue parent has to be a cock. Scotland is a matriarchal society. You know who your mother is. Pigeons are the same, unless ........... Occasionally hens have been known to lay in the wrong box. Several variants within the problem. Let the basket decide and it may turn out to be something that will make no difference in the long run.

I would suspect that they have not been kept in a section by themselves and another cock has mated with her. Hens have the capability of storing sperm for a short time, so possibly two different sires.

Looking good Lindsay.

That would substantiate the previous post.