tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377402687413935687.post-20574228153218752772007-08-16T15:13:00.000-07:002007-08-16T15:13:00.000-07:00I think many of us racing pigeon specialist still like to see a beautiful colored or unique bird in our loft. And it is tempting to try to create a nice colored bird that can win races. I have great respect for anyone that can do it other than the grizzles which can be mated to normal colored birds and still begat grizzle youngsters.<BR/>As an old plant breeder I cannot tell you how difficult it is to select for more than one trait at a time and still be successful. Let's take the barless character for example. You must select for barless first and flying ability second or you will not have many barless birds in your loft. To date it plenty difficult for me to develop a family of birds that win for me even when I will take any bird of any color. To specify that it must be a specific color and win, well that will be a lifelong task and extremely difficult to accomplish. However, this is a goal and a young man may want to try and accomplish it.Outbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103042120895242040noreply@blogger.com