Very young Almond Roller with good ground color.
As this bird moults, it will get more dark flecks or "break". More so if it is a cock.
Picture courtesy of Outhouse Loft
Almond West of England Tumbler hen
Excellent coloring, especially for a hen. With Almonds, hens don't get as dark as cocks do as they age.
Almond Roller cock
Some Almonds like this can appear nearly White with only a yellowish coloring in the neck and a few black flecks.
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Older Almond Roller cock
As Almonds get older, they get more "break" or get darker, especially in cock birds.
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Magnani Modena
In the Modena breed, Almond is referred to as "Magnani" or "Mag".
Picture courtesy of Lazy R Loft
Almond Roller cock
Possibly Ash Red Almond.
Picture courtesy of David Strait
All three pics above are the same bird. This is DeRoy (Recessive Red Almond). Often times, DeRoy will make the Red appear more Yellow colored. However, in DeRoy, there is almost always some break present as in the middle picture above. The darker Red spots on the bird is the break we refer to.
All three pictures courtesy of Jim McLean
Ash Red Almond
Simply a stunning combination here!!
Bird bred by Ken Davis
Picture provided by Frank Mosca
Spread Almond Roller cock
This bird will get darker every year. He will moult in more Black with each season. This is simply Black Almond.
Spread Almond Roller hen
Note how much lighter this hen is compared to the Spread Almond cock on the left. Hens don't get as dark as the cocks do.
DeRoy English Trumpeter
DeRoy is simply Almond on Recessive Red. Usually DeRoys show very little break and will appear as an off-colored Recessive Red or Yellow.
Some unusual Almonds
The cock (left) MAY be a Black Almond with no Bronzing at all. The hen (right) is Hickory (I believe).
Picture courtesy of Frank Mosca
The bird on the right in this picture appears to be Khaki Almond.
Picture courtesy of Frank Mosca
Almond LFCL Muffed Tumbler
Picture courtesy of Salim Bin Huwail
Almond ESF Tumbler cock
This is the ideal ground coloring for Classic Almond. Very good example. ESF Tumblers are the standard for Classic Almonds to many.
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)
Two young Classic Almonds
Again, excellent ground coloring!!
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)
Picture of a young Almond showing the beginning of break in the tail.
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)
Almond Roller hen
This hen must be an older bird as she does show some darker break, but not nearly as much as a cock bird would.
Picture courtesy of Keith Miller
1998 Almond Roller cock
This is a great picture of an older Almond cock. This is on a Blue ground color. This bird would have been much lighter in color when he was younger.
Picture courtesy of Keith Miller
Almond Roller cock
This bird is also an older cock bird, but showing a good deal of Bronzing. This bird could be Almond Tort.
Picture courtesy of Keith Miller
Almond Indian Fantail
This is a very good picture of a Classic Almond colored bird.
Notice the "break" in the tail feathers. Ideal break is
the presence of Blue, Brown, and White in each feather.
Picture courtesy of Steve Shaw @ Pegasus Loft
Almond Indian Fantail
This is a Classic Almond in combination with Monk markings.
Picture courtesy of Steve Shaw @ Pegasus Loft
This is an extremely rare Brown Almond Roller
I believe it to be on a T-Check pattern, but may be Spread.
Kite is used by many breeders to get the "Classic" Almond coloring. Kite is simply a T-Pattern Blue Check that carries Recessive Red and will show some "Bronzing" in the flight feathers and, in some cases, in the breast as well. All Kites show at least some of this Bronzing.
Kite German Trumpeter
This Kite shows heavy Bronzing in the wing shield. Most Kites will not show this much Bronzing.
Picture courtesy of Arthur Lofts
Kite Roller hen
This is an excellent Kite colored bird. Notice the Bronze coloring in the neck and breast. You can also see some Bronzing in the wings as well.
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Kite ESF Tumbler hen
Notice the rich bronze coloring throughout. This is the type of Kite that is perfect from breeding Classic Almonds.
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)
Young Blue Qualmond Roller cock
When we refer to "Blue Qualmond" we are usually talking about Qualmond on Blue Bar. Sometimes they will show Bars and other times will look like this bird.
This is the same Blue Qualmond in the picture at left after its first moult. Notice how it darkened. Qualmonds will darken with age similar to the way Almonds do.
Blue Qualmond Roller hen
One of the expressions of Qualmond on Blue Bar where the bird shows Bars.
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Spread Black Qualmond Roller cock
Another expression of Spread Black Qualmond
A lighter variation of Spread Black Qualmond
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Qualmond Blue Check Roller hen
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Qualmond Blue Check Roller cock
Qualmond Blue Check Roller cock
Picture courtesy of David Strait
Spread Ash Red Qualmond Roller cock
This could also be called Lavender Qualmond. Still a young bird.
Blue Qualmond Show Roller hen
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Qualmond Show Roller hen
Not 100% if this is on Blue or Brown.
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Reduced Brown Qualmond Show Roller hen
A beautiful combination of Reduced and Qualmond on a Brown base color. Nice pastel coloring!!
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Reduced Blue Qualmond Show Roller hen
Another stunning combination like the bird to your left but with blue as the base color.
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Qualmond Bar Show Roller cock
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
"Grey Phase" Spread Qualmond YC Show Roller
Picture courtesy of
David Longseth
Qualmond YC Show Roller
Showing some Bronzing.
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Qualmond Show Roller cock
This bird is the father of the Qualmond Bar cock above.
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Qualmond Show Roller cock
This bird is the father of the two YC Qualmonds above.
Picture courtesy of David Longseth
Andalusian Qualmond Roller cock
Photo courtesy of David Strait
Recessive Red Qualmond Roller cock
For a long time we couldn't figure out how Red Mottles were coming from a Qualmond cock and a Blue Bar hen. Through breeding, we have established that this bird is Recessive Red Qualmond.
Recessive Yellow Qualmond Roller hen
Same story as the Red Qualmond to the left. Genetically this bird is Recessive Yellow Qualmond. We should note here that with this hen and the Recessive Red Qualmond cock, there is no hint of any difference visually between these and a typical Recessive Red or Yellow Mottle.
Dun Qualmond
Dilute Black Qualmond.
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland)