White or Gay Pieds...?

whats members views on white or gay pied/almost white racing pigeons.....have you ever had a good one that wins races, or heard of anyone who does...?

this fellow took prizes as a yb but got injured before his 1st race as a yearling and he now has a gammy wing but he bred a freind a 1st fed winner that was almost white,
i have had a few whites over last few years and have tried a few yb out of them with most being gone before the 1st yb race, so most are crap but there is always good and bad just need to find them



he is a cooreman a grandson of young joker and he is stunning looking pigeon

thanks for the info fletch.....

Was always told that white birds are a sign of weakness within your bred

But as Lee says not all are bad, look at the Young bird National winner of Fountain Head Stud "Champion Virgo" she was a white grizzel

There was a stud of white pigeons in the Hull area I believe years back. Logans? Not sure, memory is not what it used to be. Pletinck? However those birds did very well. doubt if colour is a factor. Solway king and others or Galaway king forget now but were grizzles. Maybe in SA when the sun bleaches the feathers perhaps not so good. The only colours I need to see is the underside of the tail as the birds trap.

Not that I know alot about the racing side of thing yet lads but I have 2 Grizzle Hens within my loft they are almost white quality looking birds and I am now breeding with them so hopefully this years young bird races may see there young birds in no matter what colour I just think they look great when there flying round  
Tony

wouldnt say that white pigeons are crap they stand out for the perigrines. thats what i think cheers terryp..

well having only had one and it was your test biird fletch and on the day it went missing we had 3 come back smashed up and he wasnt one of them that bird never put a foot wrong so i think either the hawks or wires claimed him
i had very high hopes for that bird im sure it would have been a leading contender but thats pigeons you dont see many of any colour win thats because blues and blue checks out number them by thousands

Very true g anything but a blue or cheq r in the minority   

that his his sire mate