Asking price for young pigeon?

[QuailQT]

I am no expert at pigeons! I have a young pigeon that I was told is a blue bar. She definitely has blue in her feathers that doesn't show up in this photo. She is approximately 3-4 months old and I'm not sure how much that I should ask for her or if she is worth anything. I think that she is just beautiful and her feathers look like they want to curl a bit like her father's. She is currently molting right now.

Her mother is a banded '09 racing homer (bottom). Her band links to the Akron racing club.

Her father is a white w/black frillback or frizzleback (not sure how to tell the difference). I don't know his age or anything. I think that he looks older, but the female picks at the feathers around his face and neck quite a bit.
He was all by himself in a cage when I got him. I bought some chickens and then found this fella all by himself and took him home with me since I had other pigeons. I thought he would be much happier and he is!

Any help or suggestions on how much to ask when I sell her would be appreciated. I tried to sex her and she definitely seems to have a wider V shape to her, but again.....I'm no expert!

 

[seismic wonder2]

Problem is the baby is not full blue bar.
The mix of frizzle in there will eventyally show up in any babies it has so it's not worth much as a breeder.
Frizzles don't have the aerodynamics for fast flight so it's not worth much as a racer (if it has any homer in it at all)
He dosent have much firzzle in it so it's not much good as a show pigeon

I'd sell it for what you think is fair to ensure he gets a good home as a pet and won't be used as target practice or as a dog trainer.

 

[QuailQT]

Yeah, I can see what you mean. Maybe I'll just keep her and fix my coop so that she can fly and come back in at night.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I would probably say you could get between $5 and $7 for her. Occassionally I see birds sell for $12 around here, but it's rare. She's pretty though!

 

[sourland]

She is a bluebar (color pattern) mutt and as such is not worth much to anyone but you. Your idea to keep her is probably a good one.

 

[QuailQT]

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Thanks! I may just keep her.

 

[ThiefPouter06]

Genetically it is called "Dirty(V) blue bar" Dirty is a color affect that darkens the blue areas, makes the beak and skin black. Dirty will appear in 50% of her offspring. It should be a female. WHen you cross an ash red hen to a blue/black male you get blue hens and red males every time (sexlink). If you cross her back to her dad (frillback) the young should have even more frilled feathers. I would say she would be fun to watch fly.