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Another term we could use for it is salt and pepper. Grizzle in pigeons means the same thing, a mix of white and color on the same feather, i.e., the barbules of each feather are white and colored in a seemingly random mixture. It is this coloration which pigeon breeders usually refer to when they mention grizzle. Grizzle has been found to be partially dominant to wild type. That means it's visible in its heterozygous state, but that its phenotype (how it looks) in this state is different than how it looks in a homozygous condition. Delbar grizzle pigeons was probably unique in pigeon racing history. The pigeon sport historian Jules Gallez once wrote that Hector Berlengee 'wrote some glorious pages in the history of racing pigeons in Belgium', but perhaps to the young and not so young fancier of today the name is shrouded with mystery if heard of at all. Within itself it is a type of surname which reflects like that of the name Stichelbaut of strength, endurance etc,. Indeed the type of pigeons produced by Berlengee possessed those qualities necessary to fly the long and marathon distances. Birds carrying grizzle mutations, especially tiger grizzle, are quite often among the first spotted and loved by beginning fanciers. These birds are often eye catching and because their phenotypes are varied they can create almost a flower effect in the loft. A father-daughter pair of T-pattern grizzle homers I have in my loft have bred: blue bars, heterozygous blue bar grizzles, blue checks, het. blue check grizzles, T-patterns, het. T-pattern grizzles; homozygous grizzles in all the foregoing patterns; one splashed blue check (apparently, they're also carrying some piebald); zipper frilled (chest frill) birds; and I don't think I've finished pulling everything out of them yet. As well as the racing results an important aspect of the Delbar grizzle pigeon importation was the arrival of increased grizzling colour and of the phrase- the Berlengee Grizzles. Another important phase in the story of this great strain of distance performers for the grizzle Berlengee's won prizes for the master as well as dozens of fanciers elsewhere. An outstanding specimen amongst many of this colour was the famous De Grijze which was bred from Delbar's Oude Grizze. Therefore contrary to other sources Delbar had grizzles in his own family which derives from a pigeon of this colour which the latter had bought from a local fancier. We strive to provide only quality information, so if there is a specific topic related to Racing Pigeon Loft website that you would like us to cover, please contact us at any time. And again, thank you to those contributing daily to our Grizzle Pigeons website. << Return from Grizzle Pigeons page, back to Racing Pigeon Loft Home |