What colour?

is it a slate hal...?

Dk Grizzle ????

Mosaic

Looks like a bronze chequer to me

Think it will be a solid colour and probably bordering on mauve.

It would appear not to be developing too well in the feather department, would be interesting to see it fully developed.

Regards.

hard to say from pic the flash washed out a lot of the colour. try one w/out the flash. looks like a t-check from the pic

Really dull day today. Anyway, feathers are all ruffled up trying to catch it. Missed it before, so no handling at all. Seems to be a fiesty bugger. has been hiding well! Weaned it today. Father is a checker pied. Hen BB. Father won me the first young bird race last year.  Ganus pigeon is his father. Blue pied. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.

Boosey wrote:

Mosaic

That's the way I was thinking Boosey & as you all know here I'm never wrong in my thoughts, or assumptions etc .
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Very interesting post, especially for us this year.

Over the winter we bought some Jos Thone stock birds and, if you have a look at his birds, say by going to Google Images, and typing in 'Jos Thone racing pigeons', you will see he has a lot of birds similar in colour to the one in the post.

I have never had any Jos Thone birds before but without a doubt this kind of colouring or grizzle or what I like to call 'mosaic' is very predominant in Jos Thone bloodlines.

We have a few babies that look similar to the bird in this post. I will take some pictures and see if I can get my tablet to talk to my computer.

I have to say, I quite like this colour-way.

Phil

halcanada,

Any chance of a up to date photograph?

Regards.

opal/mosaic

halcanada,
A up to date photo would be appreciated.

Regards.

8 am.


Bottom pic is better indicator.

Grizzle...darker after body moult

i would say grizzle too but there is another colour modifier there, not sure what it is. be nice to see it after the moult

looks bronze in it hal, what colour are the parents........?

G.Sire blue pied. Ganus pigeon Venus breeding. Sire CP young bird race winner last year. Hen light B C. Heck of a time getting pics from OneDrive.

G. Parents. Bottom pic daughter.

Just took a pic of the father.

Thank you for the photographs very enlightening.

Did not imagine the result but from past experience one can be suprised at the results of two pairings.

It just adds to the enjoyment.

Regards.

Yes it does. Have many various shades of reds here. Some interesting colours occur besides the expected.

Has it Janssen blood running through? I think it may turn out schalie or slatey cheque.

98% here are Oud Vos from Gallez via TMak. Not sure about the Venus bloodlines. Ganus pigeon, beleive he took those pics and peds down when he won the million dollar race. Have not looked for Venus in Europe.

E mailed Mike Ganus. As to pedigree. Wonder if he will respond?