Figurita

[Hamster Girl]

I recently (yesterday) went to a mans house to buy some birds and of them I procured a mated pair of Homing Pigeons, a Valencia Figurita and what he said was a Black Tiggered (he pronounced it tea-gurred) Standard Flight.

 

So, my question today is, what color would the Figurita be?

 

He said blue - but it has reddish-brown bars on it's wings.

Anybody out there able to help me?

[Guest]

its a mealy

[Hamster Girl]

Hah, thank you both.. I wasn't sure if I was going to use th eValencia for Showmanship this fair or not - expecially if I didn't know the color!

Well, that narrows it down a wee bit.

Thank you for both of your help.

 

[martinalison]

The colour of the bird in the picture is Ash red.

Valencian Figurita is a breed of fancy pigeon from Spain.

Use the following link:http://www.azpigeons.org/valencianfigurita.htm

[Hamster Girl]

Thank you Martinalison - I know that site, I used it when I had my Norwich Cropper.

 

Ah, everyone here is so helpful!

I'll be looking forward to any other suggestions as to what it is - Ash Red seems just as likely as Mealy does...

Note: The only reason I say Mealy is plausible is because my old Cropper had very similar colouring. o.o

[hicky]

these figurita birds are used a lot as droppers by racer men in belgium and holland and are normally blue self in colour

[Wiley]

its a strawberry mealy

[Hamster Girl]

these figurita birds are used a lot as droppers by racer men in belgium and holland and are normally blue self in colour

 

What's a dropper? For that matter, what's a "flirt bird"? {saw that in another thread}.

 

Thanks for all the replies - I'll be taking the colors suggested to the local bird-man and asking him next meeting we have.

[Wiley]

a dropper or flirt bird is used by racing fanciers to attract there racing bird down and into there sheds quicker

[Steve0]

A dropper is also used for divers.

Steve0...

[Hamster Girl]

A dropper is also used for divers.

Steve0...

 

Diver?

Oh boy.. So many things to remember!

 

Thanks Wiley for explaining dropper and flirt to me!

[Steve0]

Divers dive at the site of a dropper i keep Dewlaps the fastest of all diving breeds.

Steve0...

[Hamster Girl]

Many thanks Steve0!

[PigeonClarke]

Its a red ash for sure

[Guest]

Racing people and show people differ alot in their opinions of what colour a bird is,the thread a few weeks back about yellows illustrates this,I know the americans also have different ideas about it too

In short in Britain a racing person would call the bird a strawberry meally and a show person would call it ash red,take your pick!!!

[Guest beautyhomer]

The colour is Ash Red

The pattern is Bar

+colour modifying gene spread

 

Therefore it is an Ash Red Spread otherwise known as a strawberry

This is the equivelent of a black in the blue series

 

lmao ;D ;D

[Guest]

The colour is Ash Red

The pattern is Bar

+colour modifying gene spread

 

Therefore it is an Ash Red Spread otherwise known as a strawberry

This is the equivelent of a black in the blue series

 

lmao ;D ;D

 

Smart *expletive removed* ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest beautyhomer]

 

Smart *expletive removed* ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

can't help it ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

 

can't help it ;D ;D ;D

 

Well it was only exactly what I would have said ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Hamster Girl]

Thank you all -

What is the "+ modifying gene spread"?

 

^^; Sorry for the questions if they seem repetative or annoying!

[Guest beautyhomer]

Spread is the gene responsible for turning a blue pigeon black or in your case an ash red into a strawberry.Spread is a non sex linked dominant gene.

[PigeonClarke]

Heres a similar colour in a west. Its a young bird in the pic but the colour stayed the same after the moult.

 

[Hamster Girl]

Thank you both beautyhomer for the explanation, and PigeonClarke for the image to add to the description.

Anerable yb, right pretty looking. ^^