Do we know what the genetics are behind saddle pigeons? Is there a special gene(s) responsible, or are these just carefully selected and culled pied pigeons?

both cockbird asking 25 each

he's from a sprint family in FL..he also came with a frills ..you got to love it:D i started out with his 2009 brother..he home pretty well for a saddle.

What is pigeon pedigree, and how do i found my pigeons pedigree.

hen and cock bird both of them gave me a red saddle last year before i stop breeding 4 last year this year my 1st round i got a redbar 2nd round red pied WF, bluebar pied WF 3rd round dark red check pied, bluebar 4th round red pied, and red saddle!!! last round for the year and when out with...

Does anyone know what color patterns make up saddle homers with solid shields? I think I've heard in the past that solid black is not blue spread but I don't remember what it is. And with solid red, Again I think I've heard that it's not recessive red but I don't know what it is. The reason I'm...

Here are two of my new feral birds. The saddle one is a rescue. I found it or it found me with 3 talon holes on its body and still being pursued by a hawk. I had no choice, but to let it enter my loft because it still squeaked when I got it. The other feral trapped today. I was settling my new...

what color would i get? Blong

ok it's a better picture now... he is from my red saddle and my white homer pair can it be a redbar or silver?:D (iwish) -Blong

the whole flock my old 2000hen and my new black diamond cock my black saddle and their young their young

so if i mix a bluebar cock to a red saddle hen ... what kinda of color should i be expecting? thank you

how many month till my young bird would start to mate? i want one of my young male to mate to a 07 hen .. cause i have no more male at this time

the red one is not a saddle nomore it's only half ...dont know what would you call that? this black check hen i got from Pigeon Extravaganza last time i when... i also go a very pretty saddle but i lost her by a hawk.

my grayish one she was 2010 bird lost her to a hawk today. :(

this would be the father of the babys..in a shoes box this would be the young... they look like they will be saddle but what color? plus i want to band them but the band have not come yet they are 10 days old...can young be banded at 11 or 12 days of age? this would be the hen ..i have a...

how would the youngs of a red saddle and a all white homer make? will some come out with full red saddle?

I am wondering about the inheritance of spread vrs saddle. I currently have a lace saddle hen, and would love to get a spread lace. Or would it be easier to start with a lace saddle cock? Im assuming either way its at least an F2 generation process.