Colours

[yeboah]

I have never been one to have knowledge of colours

Saddleback the blue cock I was 2nd open with paired him to his aunt also a blue

First youngsters were blues

Then they threw a silver mealy which is a beauty

As they were running with others I wondered if another cock had treaded the hen

I then put them into a section by themselves and they produced a silver mealy and a silver blue

Absolute stunners with dark feathers in there tails

Next nest back to blues

The hens parents are a blue cock and blue Cheq hen saddlebacks grandparents

His parents are two blues

Seems they have thrown back many generations ?

[Michael J Burden]

most likely opals. these are recessive gene but without pictures i am really unable to say for sure MJB

[andy Burgess]

i have a friend who has had the same family of birds he inherited in the 60,s from his late Father. all dark chequers , blues (no - pieds) . however every 7 years he has pieds appear , even had an almost white thrown too .??

[OLDYELLOW]

pied and whites appear when inbreeding Andy

[Guest chad3646]

pied and whites appear when inbreeding Andy

 

 

old yellow i think you are wrong there,for talking sake if a blue or a chequer has a little speck of white it can through pied,s, gay pieds and almost whites

[Kyleakin Lofts]

pied and whites appear when inbreeding Andy

 

Old Yellow, I think you are correct there, for talking sake, if a blue or chequer doesn't have any white at all and they are inbred for long enough, pieds and whites appear.

[Guest chad3646]

Old Yellow, I think you are correct there, for talking sake, if a blue or chequer doesn't have any white at all and they are inbred for long enough, pieds and whites appear.

 

 

that,s right there are loads of pied,s and gay pieds pure whites in the stock doves and rock doves that are flying about lol

[bibendium]

I always thought any pair could throw a pied , regardless off colour.

[yeboah]

Thanks for the replies

The old 12yo hen that is a direct daughter of the tame 21

I believe he was paired to a blood red hen at the time

The old 12yo cock was a direct son of an UNC Chenoise winner

After reading an article in the pictorial those bloodlines can be traced back to the original Kirkpatricks

Maybe that is the Link ?