Pigeon Talk

[memphis]

Pyxis! Finally some naked pigeon pics! They are adorable

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Neet is a cutie. Is he a house pigeon?

No, but I do take him inside.

 

[Imammusa]

Hey guys I got a genetic question to ask you guys because I know nothing about that

These are my pigeons

well I was told that they are both ash red because of the reddish bars I guess but then they have a baby and everything is now mixed up . The baby look like them but even his bars have a mixture with the dads colour

the squab wing

I If you look at the wing you will see that the bars are not fully out and bars have a touch of grey colour

Full picture of the baby

Can anyone tell me what colour this baby is ?

 

[backyard pigeons]

Some new pictures of the birds

Clara:

Cyril:

And Pidgey:

oh wow! They are molting big time!

Hey guys I got a genetic question to ask you guys because I know nothing about that

These are my pigeons View attachment 2295295 well I was told that they are both ash red because of the reddish bars I guess but then they have a baby and everything is now mixed up . The baby look like them but even his bars have a mixture with the dads colour

the squab wing
View attachment 2296616I If you look at the wing you will see that the bars are not fully out and bars have a touch of grey colour

Full picture of the baby
View attachment 2296629
Can anyone tell me what colour this baby is ?

I think it's still a has red, just not as defined as the parents, yet. It might not out looking like one of the other.

Remeber, pigeons carry dominant and recessive genes. So what you see isn't always what you get, when you breed them.

 

[Pyxis]

oh wow! They are molting big time!

They actually really are, lol. The loft is covered in feathers. That's why Cyril has those awkward feathers on his neck below his head. It's weird, but they seem to start growing feathers on the neck, then they stop and fall out.

 

[backyard pigeons]

It's weird, but they seem to start growing feathers on the neck, then they stop and fall out.

or are you pulling them out?

What does the standard say as far as no neck feathers? How much of the necks should be bare?

 

[Pyxis]

or are you pulling them out?

What does the standard say as far as no neck feathers? How much of the necks should be bare?

The SOP says that it's a bare ring, and that feather quills will frequently grow in and then break off.

 

[RingedTeal]

Well guys, I lost both my squabs right at fledging. I think it was the heat combined with young parents that got them, so I’ve decided to take eggs until it gets cooler, that way it lets the parents get a bit older too

 

[cavemanrich]

Well guys, I lost both my squabs right at fledging. I think it was the heat combined with young parents that got them, so I’ve decided to take eggs until it gets cooler, that way it lets the parents get a bit older too

Don't just keep taking, eggs. Replace the ones you remove with fake plastic ones. If you just keep removing them, pigeons will keep laying more. Pigeons are not like chickens. It takes a lot out of a pigeon to produce an egg.
I am not sure you are aware of this, so I am posting this for others to read, and learn from also.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Well guys, I lost both my squabs right at fledging. I think it was the heat combined with young parents that got them, so I’ve decided to take eggs until it gets cooler, that way it lets the parents get a bit older too

I'm sorry! That stinks. What were the parents fed?