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Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:15 pm
by JKTM
Good day. Here is an updated picture of the tail feathers of pigeon #1 (ember vs. indigo)

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:31 pm
by AdamArcher
Almost certainly not indigo, tail bar is waaaaay too dark :)

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:00 pm
by JKTM
Those this confirm that the bird is an ember?

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:19 pm
by AdamArcher
I'm never willing to say anything is "confirmed" with pigeons, they're always surprising us, but yes it is likely. Pair it with a recessive red to test it?

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:30 pm
by JKTM
Actually, that's true they always have surprises. She has a squab right now, I have paired her to a blue spread. If ever the mother is really an ember I hope to get a spread ember. If I pair it with a recessive red what color am I expecting the squabs to be?

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:47 pm
by AdamArcher
You'll only get ember spreads if the partner she is with now carries ember or recessive red. If you pair to a recessive red you expect embers, remember ember and recessive red are alleles.

Re: Color/ Mutation Identification

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:58 pm
by JKTM
Oh, I see. Thank you for the tips!