Lemon coloured pigeons

[Ronnie]

After just looking on Jack Barkels site .The missus seen his lemon pigeons and now wants some does anyone know where i can get some in the UK at decent a decent price.

 

[pigeonpete]

did have 2 till 3 weeks ago mate, gave them away to a young lad starting up

[wayne77]

What do lemon colours look like please?

 

[Wiley]

get in touch with Davy B on the website his uncle is Jack, be quiet hard i believe Jacks Lemons are based with him in south africa as he created the strain but think Davy B being his nephew could help you out

[Ronnie]

Thanks aot guy's.

Wayne go have a look at Jacks site its a real good site for info as well as his quality birds.

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/jackbarkel/

[Guest TAMMY_1]

What do lemon colours look like please?

 

lemon

[Back garden fancier]

I think you might mean "yellows?" Been posts on this colour before. Louella sell yellows, had some at Blackpool last year but looked a bit strange to me.

[Ronnie]

I think you might mean "yellows?" Been posts on this colour before. Louella sell yellows, had some at Blackpool last year but looked a bit strange to me.

 

Thanks i will have a look.

 

[THE FIFER]

What do lemon colours look like please?

 

 

lemons ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D sorry could,nt miss that one,

 

 

[Guest beautyhomer]

I think you might mean "yellows?" Been posts on this colour before. Louella sell yellows, had some at Blackpool last year but looked a bit strange to me.

 

Lemons are an extreme dilute blue

Yellows are dilute reds

 

Therefore they have nothing in common genetically although they do look similar

[wayne77]

My avator is what I call a yellow. Will take look at website cheers Ronnie

[Guest shadow]

My avator is what I call a yellow. Will take look at website cheers Ronnie

 

nothing like a true yellow

 

 

[Guest beautyhomer]

 

nothing like a true yellow

 

 

why don't you put up a picture of what you call a yellow instead of dismissing yellow checkers as not true yellows all the time!!!!

[Guest shadow]

I will when I unpack the box they are in having just moved house and not in the best of health it takes time

[wayne77]

 

nothing like a true yellow

 

 

Ok mate just what I have always been told thats what yellow is. Not that colour matters important what happens in basket but an interesting aspect. Think Louella yellows are similar to the picture.

[Ronnie]

 

Lemons are an extreme dilute blue

Yellows are dilute reds

 

Therefore they have nothing in common genetically although they do look similar

 

Beutyhomer you are a wealth of information

Now what colours would i need to breed myself a pair?

i have a nice blue cock who looks more like a silver maybe him with a pale blue hen?

 

[Guest beautyhomer]

 

Beutyhomer you are a wealth of information

Now what colours would i need to breed myself a pair?

i have a nice blue cock who looks more like a silver maybe him with a pale blue hen?

 

You would have to get hold of a extreme dilute (lemon) in the first place.You cannot make the gene only replicate it.If you pair a lemon hen to your blue cock all the young cocks will be blue but carrying the extreme dilute gene.When paired back to the lemon hen 50% of the young produced will be lemons

[Ronnie]

 

You would have to get hold of a extreme dilute (lemon) in the first place.You cannot make the gene only replicate it.If you pair a lemon hen to your blue cock all the young cocks will be blue but carrying the extreme dilute gene.When paired back to the lemon hen 50% of the young produced will be lemons

 

Thankyou Like i said a wealth of information

Now who wants to sell me a lemon hen.

Beutyhomer thanks again i really do appreciate the information.

[Guest CS]

Jack Barkel's former panthership from the U.S used to keep the lemon strain from Jack Barkel but Charlie who keeps the breeding station finished now, sold the lots... very nice looking birds...

[Guest CS]

get in touch with Davy B on the website his uncle is Jack, be quiet hard i believe Jacks Lemons are based with him in south africa as he created the strain but think Davy B being his nephew could help you out

 

I think i did talk to Davey B about the lemon strain in the UK and asked if he has got any in his lofts, he said don't have lemons in his lofts and don't have many lemon strains like Jack Barkel have in the breeding station from S.A,

[Back garden fancier]

Remember a bloke having some "Victor Lemons" back in the mid 90's, they were advertised as "the fastest racing pigeons in the world." Certainly looked the part. He was Belg/Dutch despite the name, does anyone remember them?

[Guest]

Remember a bloke having some "Victor Lemons" back in the mid 90's, they were advertised as "the fastest racing pigeons in the world." Certainly looked the part. He was Belg/Dutch despite the name, does anyone remember them?

 

Yes, Victor Lemmens i think he was called. These were Janssen based birds if i remember rightly, but i don't recall there being any lemon or yellows in the family.

[Guest]

 

I think i did talk to Davey B about the lemon strain in the UK and asked if he has got any in his lofts, he said don't have lemons in his lofts and don't have many lemon strains like Jack Barkel have in the breeding station from S.A,

 

Just to clarify what Craig has said above, We have Yellows in our lofts. These are of the old Dr. Rigg Barker bloodlines and are intermingled with the Silvers of the same family. We do not have any of my uncle Jacks lemon family. If fanciers are interested in my uncle Jacks lemon's, pm him and he'll assist you as best he can. He is a member of this site.

[blackjack]

David has a fine yellow bar hen its former owner said and i quote nobody will get her till they screw the nuts down .The silvers are also top notch yellow bars are common in Croston Barkers Meesrs Edmondson ,Baldwin and the Martland bros for had them and they flew well the Doctor also had them through Dick Baldwin.

They are just not pretty pigeons belive me.

[DOVEScot]

I was told this was classed as a yellow but looks more like a red

This is two of it's young paired to a spangle