New Pigeons! Help with breed/mixes

NewHopePoultry

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Apr 9, 2007
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I won 3 of these at an auction for $1 each.
The cage said:

2010 Hatches
-Archangel cross
-Egyptian Swift cross
-Modena cross (Im pretty sure I know which one this is, but I dont know what its crossed with)

so who's who?

#1
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#2
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Together:
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#3 (Modena cross?) :
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and then I bought a pair of Rollers, but not sure what kind or color they are.

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Im hoping out of these 5 pigeons I have at least 1 breeding pair
 
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None of these appear to have Swift in them, however, the first two both look like Archangel crosses, and the third look like modena/roller cross

Also, the two rollers are Light Almond and Yellow (recessive?)

BTW, they are Birmingham Rollers
 
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The first two are probably swift x archangels since bronze is present in both breeds. Like Bubba said, they don't look very Swift-ish, but it is possible. And you're right about the modena cross. Looks like he's going through a rough moult!
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And everyone else is right about the rollers - almond and recessive yellow. Very pretty birds!
 
I was leaning towards Birmingham Rollers, but wasnt 100% sure.
I love their coloring as well
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They were sold to me as a pair, but they are both still pretty young (one still squeaks)

As for the crosses, I didnt see Swift in them either(could only go by what I read on the internet) , but that was what the cage card said. But I knew which one was the modena cross (didnt know what it was crossed with though) As for looking rough, the modena cross had a rough start with me. A stray cat got ahold of him through the bars of a cage whilke I was waiting for the auction to get over.
 

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