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PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE GENDER OF THIS FERAL PIGEON?????????? HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME N NOW WHANT TO BREED IT!!!!
gender of this pigeon?!?!?!
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PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE GENDER OF THIS FERAL PIGEON?????????? HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME N NOW WHANT TO BREED IT!!!!
My best guess says male. I am right 80% of the time.
However if it lays an egg I will quickly change my guess to female!
Where you say you had the bird for quite some time and it has not laid and egg makes me think my assumption is dead on.
This attached link show the antics of a male pigeon when around a female or even another male for that matter.
Circular motion with fanning tail.
Watch for this in your bird to verify my best guess. Some birds may display this nature when placed in front of a mirror.
Until it realizes the image is a reflection. (pigeons are the only bird that can decipher this apparently).
However if it lays an egg I will quickly change my guess to female!
Where you say you had the bird for quite some time and it has not laid and egg makes me think my assumption is dead on.
This attached link show the antics of a male pigeon when around a female or even another male for that matter.
Circular motion with fanning tail.
Watch for this in your bird to verify my best guess. Some birds may display this nature when placed in front of a mirror.
Until it realizes the image is a reflection. (pigeons are the only bird that can decipher this apparently).
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ive had it for 4 months and never ever has it done that its allways just like a normal pigeon without courting
I am wrong 20% of the time E15. Females are usually a bit smaller in size as a rule of thumb compared to males if that is any help. Have other male pigeons displayed this courtship dance in it's company?
The pigeon on the right is a male in this photo. The bird on the left is female.
The pigeon on the right is a male in this photo. The bird on the left is female.
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sometimes
but not this one
but not this one
Do you have any idea exactly how old the bird might be?
It looks like a mature bird from the Nostril cere.
Does it make a squeaker noise when it is handled?
It may not be sexually mature yet do you think?
I still think it looks like a male from the photo.
However I will change that in a heartbeat once it lays an egg.
I have been around pigeons for years and still make mistakes and so do all fanciers in my opinion.
I would cage him\her with a bird of a known gender and watch for their interaction.
It looks like a mature bird from the Nostril cere.
Does it make a squeaker noise when it is handled?
It may not be sexually mature yet do you think?
I still think it looks like a male from the photo.
However I will change that in a heartbeat once it lays an egg.
I have been around pigeons for years and still make mistakes and so do all fanciers in my opinion.
I would cage him\her with a bird of a known gender and watch for their interaction.
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ok thanks, since the first day i saw her he/she was fully grown and has never layed an egg. and not even tryto build a nest
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nope no sqeaky either
Time will tell!
Males also seem wider between the eyes.
I still say male however my best guess.
PM me if it lays an egg I will admit I was wrong!.
Males also seem wider between the eyes.
I still say male however my best guess.
PM me if it lays an egg I will admit I was wrong!.
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just today i put it with a squeacher and it starteted cooing like a female will.just spinning around in circle not doing that dance then attacked the squeacker
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