Hamster Girl Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 its a mealy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinalison Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicky Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 these figurita birds are used a lot as droppers by racer men in belgium and holland and are normally blue self in colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 its a strawberry mealy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 a dropper or flirt bird is used by racing fanciers to attract there racing bird down and into there sheds quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 A dropper is also used for divers. Steve0... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Divers dive at the site of a dropper i keep Dewlaps the fastest of all diving breeds. Steve0... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Many thanks Steve0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigeonClarke Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Its a red ash for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 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!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beautyhomer Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beautyhomer Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Smart *expletive removed* ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D can't help it ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 can't help it ;D ;D ;D Well it was only exactly what I would have said ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Thank you all - What is the "+ modifying gene spread"? ^^; Sorry for the questions if they seem repetative or annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beautyhomer Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigeonClarke Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Heres a similar colour in a west. Its a young bird in the pic but the colour stayed the same after the moult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thank you both beautyhomer for the explanation, and PigeonClarke for the image to add to the description. Anerable yb, right pretty looking. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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