Reduced

Reduced is one of the most beautiful colors in Pigeons.  Reduced Black is often called "Blue Lace".
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Reduced Black Roller cock

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Another variation of Reduced Black

In some of the darker shades of Reduced Black, White Bars can be seen on the wing shields.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Reduced Blue Check

Reduced on Blue Check has probably the biggest array of expressions of any other Reduced.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Young Reduced

Immature Reduced often come out near White with Blue patches.  Most of the time, these moult into Spread Reduced.  One of the more drastic changes in color after the first moult.

Picture courtesy of Outhouse Loft

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Reduced Blue Bar Roller

Mot times, Reduced Barred birds show more of a pink colored bar and a softer Blue coloring throughout.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Dominant Opal Blue Bar Roller

Picture is for comparison with the Reduced Blue Bar at left.  Notice the more even coloring of the Reduced.  Also, the Reduced will have a darker tail bar where the Opal will have a lighter to White tail bar.

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Reduced Blue Check Roller

This would be one of the darkest varieties.  Notice in Reduced Checks and Bars that the tail bar is dark, which distinguishes it from Opal.

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Another young Reduced Black Roller

Notice the darker Blue patches on a much lighter silvery color.

Picture courtesy of Outhouse Loft

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This bird is actually a Spread Reduced

This bird is showing Bars although it is Spread.  It is quite rare to find birds like this as several factors must come together just right to create a visual gem like this one.

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This bird is a combination of Reduced and Homozygous Indigo Bar on a Blue Base color.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Reduced Grizzle Roller

A combination of Reduced, Grizzle, and Spread on a Black Base color.  Notice the difference between the Grizzle and Pied (right).  Grizzle affects individual feathers and most of the bird where Pied shows big patches of color and White.

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Reduced Pied Roller

A combination of Reduced, Pied, and Spread on a Black base color.  This is a beautiful expression of Reduced Pied!!

Picture courtesy of David Strait

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Reduced Brown

This is a very rare combination.  Some have even said that Reduced Brown is impossible and that true Reduced Brown do not hatch or, if they do hatch, don't live long.

Pictures courtesy of David Strait

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Reduced Brown Show Roller hen

Picture courtesy of David Longseth

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Reduced Qualmond Show Roller hen on Blue base color

Picture courtesy of David Longseth

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Reduced Qualmond Show Roller hen on Brown base color.

Picture courtesy of David Longseth

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Reduced Recessive Red Roller

Picture courtesy of Dan Kraker

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Reduced Black Roller

Picture courtesy of Dan Kraker

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Reduced Ash Red Check Roller

Picture courtesy of Dan Kraker

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Reduced Mealy Bar Roller

Looks very similar to Cream Bar now, but should moult in the silvery colored neck and darker breast patch like the Reduced Red Check at left.

Picture courtesy of Dan Kraker

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Reduced Rollers

Picture courtesy of Salim Bin Huwail

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Reduced Black Indian Fantail

Picture courtesy of Salim Bin Huwail

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Reduced Mealy Bar Roller

Picture courtesy of Justin Stair

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Reduced American Fantail

Picture courtesy of Salim Bin Huwail

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Reduced Black Roller hen

This effect with the White Bars showing through is the result of the Reduced being on a bird that is not pure for Spread.  This bird is Spread masking Bar pattern, thus allowing the White Bars to show through.

Picture courtesy of Justin Stair

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Reduced Opal Bokhara Trumpeter

Picture courtesy of Zuhair Haji
from the Kingdom of Bahrain

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The three pics above and the middle pic below are all of the same bird.  It is a Reduced Indigo Bar,  You can see the change from Juvenile plumage (far left) to adult plumage (above middle).  Also a great shot of the wing (far right).

Pictures courtesy of Justin Stair

 

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