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I think typically new genes or phenotypes are discovered by people who do understand the significance. People who aren't into colours usually ignore or misidentify them. In performance breeds the bird will often be flown (and possibly lost) regardless of the colour, and when breeding to type for exh...

Absolutely indigo

Looks to me like it's just moulting from it's baby feathers to adult feathers.

You don't need to direct posts to me, anyone is welcome to respond.

It looks like an ash red spread. Wait til it moults for a better indication.

I have a terrible cold at the moment so my brain might not be firing completely, but spread is also linked to pattern. I can't think of any others at the moment, if I do I'll come back and edit this comment.

I use a ToPigeon and have found it less reliable than the more expensive brands, however, when a single pigeon is crossing it very rarely misses. It is only when a lot of birds are trying to enter at once that it struggles. That being said, I did change from a 4mm ply to a thin sheet of plastic over...

Children of two recessive reds are always recessive red.

There are a few different bronzing factors and I'm terrible at identifying them, so I won't give you a wrong answer.

But new mutations have been found in ferals in the past, it's always worth looking at them

I'd agree that it is "neutral" and would only worry if it was inhibiting the bird walking etc.

It's a recessive red, this is what they sometimes look like in nest feather.