Pigeon Genetics: Color, Pattern and Modifiers / Cross-Breeding Technique 

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As I was telling Rubesh above, there are, as a matter of fact, different types of white, so it all depends... The white I talk about in the video is a recessive white: You need one other (pure) white bird or a bird that carries such recessive gen to be able to breed whites (maybe that blue or grizzle birds you talk about are carrying it??? I do not know). However, grizzle is a dominant trait, and you can dilute grizzles strategically until you end up with a white bird... A way to differentiate recessive whites and other whites is by paying attention to the color of the eyes (bull's black eye in recessive whites Vs color eyes in other whites), the color of the nails and beaks (white-pink in recessive whites Vs black in grizzles) or by simply breeding them and seeing what offspring you get... A pied bird that has been crossed strategically to clear its color, can be a dominant white... However, bear in mind that it is not really "white": It is hiding other color, be it ash-red, blue or brown :)

There are, as a matter of fact, different types of white, so it all depends... The white I talk about in the video is a recessive white: You need one other (pure) white bird or a bird that carries such recessive gen to be able to breed whites (maybe that blue or grizzle birds you talk about are carrying it??? I do not know). However, grizzle is a dominant trait, and you can dilute grizzles strategically until you end up with a white bird... A way to differentiate recessive whites and other whites is by paying attention to the color of the eyes (bull's black eye in recessive whites Vs color eyes in other whites), the color of the nails and beaks (white-pink in recessive whites Vs black in grizzles) or by simply breeding them and seeing what offspring you get... Good luck!!!

Very much indeed! As a matter of fact, rare colors in racer/homer pigeons is pretty recent... (from the last 30-40 years). The same way folks have crossed birds to bring in cool colors in homers (such as opal, stencil, almond, undergrizzle...), you can cross tipplers and racers to do it conversely. Once you get the color you want, you would have to cross them back with F1 to keep the morphological traits of the tippler breed, and combine them well to keep the color. Good luck!!!

@@palomargarcia-puente1656 Thanks so much it really helps.

Color is a sex-linked trait. However, there are many other morphological traits that are not sex-linked. The best way to maintain these other types of features is by crossing F1 to F3. Therefore, cross a grandfather with his granddaughter or a grandmother with her grandson. Consanguinity works great to maintain a line. However, bear in mind that the offspring are also likely to carry undesirable recessive traits and are by nature more prone to disease 🦠 السلام عليكم

@@palomargarcia-puente1656 they features not sex_linked. Why you like F1 to f3 Not to f2?

Opal is a non-sex linked trait, a.k.a. an autosomal trait, and it can be recessive or dominant. The only way to breed opals is by crossing your birds with a bird that carries opal