Pie Bald & Other Pied Markings

This page will be set aside for markings only.  There are a vast array of marking in Pigeons.  Most of what we will feature on this page are those markings which breed true or at least true enough to have their own classification.
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Recessive Yellow Whiteside Roller

Whitesides ideally show only White wing shields.  The flights, tail, body, head, neck, and breast should be colored.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Saddle Homers

saddle is the opposite marking of Whiteside.  Saddles should have all White bodies as well as White flights and tail.

Picture courtesy of Lloyd Rippe

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Cream Check Baldhead Roller

Baldheads are a very common pattern that features White head, flights, and tail.  The rest of the bird should be colored.

Picture courtesy of David Strait
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Grizzle Bellneck Roller

Bellneck is a popular, but tricky color as it is very hard to find birds that will breed true for Bellneck.  This bird is very nearly a perfectly marked Bellneck.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Red Check Badge Roller

Badge markings are varied in appearance and may look similar to Baldheads.  Badge marked birds show White on the head, but there is no certain amount that is desirable or undesirable.  White flights and tail may or may not be present.

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Dominant Opal Saddle Homer

Picture courtesy of Ken Eraas -- KC Loft
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Magpie Marked Komorner Tumbler

In KT's, Magpie markings breed true.  In other breeds, such as Rollers, Magpie marked birds are sometimes called Pieds.

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Bodymark Fantail

Bodymark is another form of Pie Bald.  Some Pieds are also called "Directional Pattern White".

Picture courtesy of Ken Eraas -- KC Loft

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Blue Bar Pied Roller hen

This bird actually has much more color on the other side.  A classic Pied bird.  True Pieds show large patches of White in the plumage.
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This bird is a very beautiful combination of Pied, Spread, and Reduced on a Black base.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

  
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These three birds all are Hungarians and have their own, unique markings.

Picture courtesy of Jim Thacker

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