Colour Code

Roland · October 23, 2006

This is an interesting site to see what will / can or does throw what.

http://www.racing-pigeon-fancier.com/opal_factor.htm#colour

A good reference for keeping an eye on what bred what or on a pedigree could even be handy.

October 23, 2006

good but what about the other colours ie black silver, grizzles,darks pieds whites???

Roland · October 23, 2006

, I understand grizzle is a modifier and not a color, come to that is it sex-linked? For example, If a blue check cock is placed with a grizzle hen and all the yb's produced are grizzle (three with mostly white, one dark grizzle), are these all male? I haven't paid much attention to color, pattern, or modifier inheritance, and I am beginning to have some interest in the subject.

Roland · October 24, 2006

http://www.racing-pigeon-fancier.com/opal_factor.htm#colour

Has other sections on the site REDFOXKRAUTHS

October 24, 2006

Good site,,,

October 24, 2006

Colour gene topic...

http://www.pigeonbasics.com/forum/blah/m-1144600533/

Roland · October 24, 2006

Some find it inexcusable that too many birds with the wrong parentage are offered for sale. Two blues don't produce a blue checker. Two blues can't produce a mealy even if mealy is somewhere back in the line. However, all sons of an ash red hen are ALWAYS red - she will NEVER have a blue check or blue barred son.

I know that several aspects of genetics are difficult to understand but all of us should be aware of the basics of color and pattern. If you're in there business of selling birds, there should be strict control over pairings to insure that the parentage of all offspring offered for sale is correct. I hope that the cost genetic testing of all birds sold will become a lot less expensive so that a buyer who is spending several thousand dollars is completely assured of the parentage of his purchases.

This was another good site that the above poster found

http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/pigeongenetics/