Pigeon Talk

[h2oratt]

Yes, I have a bunch of white homers and some Indian Fantails. I have been keeping pigeons for almost 20 years. I used to show the Indians but now I just keep them for fun.

Hi, pigeon lady! Where do you live? Love your avatar.

 

[h2oratt]

Thanks!

Well in that case I may know a guy you can get a friend for your fantail from Or maybe he would take it in.

Ok. Let me know. If you want me to drive up and check out the place I can.

 

[h2oratt]

Well, the plot thickens. The seller tells me that the silver is supposedly from a pairing of an almond hen and a pied cock. Almond is a sex linked gene, and all cocks from an almond hen should be almond, or that's what I've read. But this bird also isn't banded, so I'm thinking it's possible she mixed it up with another bird.

Are these frill back?

 

[Pyxis]

Are these frill back?

They are

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

A bit of snow today.

Very pretty!

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, the plot thickens. The seller tells me that the silver is supposedly from a pairing of an almond hen and a pied cock. Almond is a sex linked gene, and all cocks from an almond hen should be almond, or that's what I've read. But this bird also isn't banded, so I'm thinking it's possible she mixed it up with another bird.

My brain is done for the day.
https://www.taubensell.de/almond_breeding.htm

 

[backyard pigeons]

My brain is done for the day.
https://www.taubensell.de/almond_breeding.htm

I skimmed it. I'm cunfused! It seems to be impossible to tell which color a bird will be if you don't know several generations back. My loft hasn't gotten there yet. But I do know, almonds are pretty!

@Pyxis have you talked anymore with the lady that has frillbacks?

 

[WVduckchick]

Seems I saw that they changed the term “almond” to something else? Can’t remember where I read that.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Seems I saw that they changed the term “almond” to something else? Can’t remember where I read that.

In the article? They're still called almonds at shows. Hmm.

 

[WVduckchick]

And technically, all the colors are sex-linked from what I understand. Red ash, blue, brown at least. When crossing colors, you want to choose a female of a more dominant color than the male, so the offspring would be different colors. Males would be mom’s color, females would be dad’s color. If the male has the more dominant color, then all the offspring are the same color, that of the male. (The males would be carrying the females color though)