Very hard to tell in the dark photos but both look like red. Statistics: Posted by AdamArcher — Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:32 am ..read more

Picked up these two hens advertised as reds. Once I got there the guy said he thought one was a brown. What does everyone think? Statistics: Posted by MADad — Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:37 pm ..read more

Recently, I was shown "crests" in breeds like the Chinese Owl and the Spanish Chorrera. # Reversal of Breast/Chest feathers. # Neck Collar frills # Wing Rosettes Screenshot_20240224-120456.png Screenshot_20240229-165309~2.png Statistics: Posted by Lotus — Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:07 am ..read more

Thanks Adam. Have you got a copy too? Statistics: Posted by Lotus — Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:20 am ..read more

It is a great book, you can contact Axel Sell directly and buy a copy. He is very approachable. Statistics: Posted by AdamArcher — Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:58 am ..read more

got two more chicks and these are also indigo - so the ash red parent is very likely homozygous indigo - you cannot distinguish this bird from an ash-red T cheq. One day perhaps we can find out the molecular basis of this semi-dominant mutation. Obviously it is switching eumelanin (blue/black) to phaeomelanin (ash-red) production somehow. Probably in the heterozygous state the indigo allele results in phaeomelanin prouction while the wild-type allele results in eumelanin production (so both types of melanin, eu- and phaeo-, are present in the same melanocyte). The result of this mix is the ind ..read more

Thanks for the insight, can i get blue spread if i pair ash red spread with Blue Bar? Statistics: Posted by Adfields — Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:36 am ..read more

Has anyone in the Pigeon Fancier community got this book? "Pigeon Genetics - Applied Genetics in the Domestic Pigeon" by Axel Sell (2012). I hv access to a copy of The Pigeon by WM Levi. However, I was told the more recent book by Axel Sell contains more up to date information. The WA State Library did a search, and no public library has Axel Sell's book. As this book is widely listed for sale on the internet, someone in the pigeon fancier community, the pigeon clubs or private institutions must have a copy of it. Would love to hear from those who have this book. Statistics: Posted by Lotus ..read more

I have almost spread white with yellow smudged male jacobin mate it with with 2 Fantail females the 1st one white/black tailed they had (1st generation A ) an almond/ white / light grey tallied male hybrid Which I mate with a grey dilute Fantail female and they had a white/ black tailed Fantail hybrid. From the 2nd female mate is grey dilute fantail they had 2 dark grey male Fantail jacobin hybrid (maybe) and his sister yellow/white Fantail jacobin hybrid wating to see their real gender to mate them and see their 3rd generation This is a video of the family tree of my project https://youtu ..read more

Hello Mozart. Look forward to read your post. Statistics: Posted by Lotus — Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:18 pm ..read more