what color is this pigeon

[BEN1981]

can anyone tell me what color this pigeon is its not just a shaillie.

i think its some kind of dilute

[pdordin]

his he janssen bloodlines

[BEN1981]

yes camphuis / wlg based

 

[blackdog]

slatey cheq ?

[pdordin]

nice pigeon what ever colour he is,once saw a fvw the same colour,the owner told me it was opal genes in the family

[greenlands]

I think it's a mosaic,

[pjc]

schalie/resesive opal

[ritchie1]

slatey mate a very nice one at that

[fred x]

SLATEY,  Got to have Janssen Blood in it!!

[boxer]

i would say a slatey cheq aswell very nice bird ive got a load of um   ;) ;)

[gangster]

SCHALLIE...

[little sam]

Its a Ressesive Opal Mate

[milecrosslofts]

can anyone tell me what color this pigeon is its not just a shaillie.

i think its some kind of dilute

 

 

its a nice colour lol

 

[Guest]

Its a recessive opal schallie slatey!!

 

Nice colour and be even nicer if it wins or breeds winners!!

[pigeonpete]

i would say a slatey cheq aswell very nice bird ive got a load of um   ;) ;)

 

want to offload some on to me? ;-)

[boxer]

 

want to offload some on to me? ;-)

i would but these are a bit special would cost an arm and a leg  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

[budgie]

Has it bred anything worth noting.

[Roland]

SCHALLIE...

 

 

[jimmy white]

SCHALLIE...

 

agree

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

CHEQ SLATEY ILL PUT A PIC OF RESESIVE OPAL TONIGHT

[Guest shadow]

schallie :) :) :)

[Guest Freebird]

I think smokey gene, check the outer edge of the tail feathers.

SMOKEY: Smokey is the gene responsible for what most Racing Homer flyers call "slate". It is a simple autosomal recessive that is very common in homers. This gene causes the normal blue pigment to wash out to the point that the bird's ground color is a duller gray than the normal blue-gray of a blue bar or blue check. It also causes the pattern on the wingshield, as well as the tail bar, to be less well-defined. The gene got its name when someone commented that it looked as if the pigeon was being viewed through a thick layer of smoke. One of the tell-tale signs of smokey is that the albescent (white) strips along the outer edges of the two outer tail feathers are not there. Also, smokey pigeons will usually have a much lighter beak than that of an ordinary blue pigeon. Smokey in the presence of ash red is believed to be responsible for some of the "plum" colored reds seen in some lofts. The smokey gene is believed to be very common in the Janssen and Trenton strains of Racing Homers. It is also common in Russian Tumblers and several other breeds.

RECESSIVE OPAL: Recessive opal is another autosomal recessive gene. It causes the bars and checks, as well as the tail bar, on an otherwise blue pigeon to become much lighter. That lightening effect is extremely variable, and the wing markings can range anywhere from a medium grey rather than black, to a greyish-tan, to a "bronzy" black, to a pink or reddish hue. The last often mimics the color of ash red, including the absence of a tail bar. When this happens, some fanciers are led to believe that they have produced a red check out of a pair of blue checks, which is genetically impossible. In such a case the checkering on the wingshield is often edged in gray. If such a psuedo-red check (or pseudo-silver) is mated to a blue that does not carry the gene for recessive opal, all young will be blues. It is not uncommon for the inexperienced fancier to confuse recessive opal with dominant opal.

[Guest pigeonboyno1]

I thought it looks like a light grizzle

[Tropicman]

lovely pigeon what ever colour it is

[the pigeon_milker]

isn't SCHALLIE and SLATEY the same thing? suppose it depends were ya from or am i wrong