Breeding

[Guest arsenal]

a pair of my pigeons the cock bird is dark cheq the hen bird is a gay pied all white with dark velvet wings their two off-spring are one dark cheq pied the other is blood red,i have been told this is not possible from the above pair is that correct.

[bullcock]

I might be wrong here but I think both parents would have to be carrying recessive red which would be very rare, but probable a red in the loft has been involved.

[billt]

The only other possible reason could be what you describe as velvet on the hens wings is masking red, in which case the young red would be a cock