When do pigeon mature??

[chickenshiha]

So I got a pair of capuchine pigeon they still have the squeeze noise and they fly and eat . I wanna know what age do they sexually mature . some say the breed depends. As homers can nature at 3-7 months old as I had some also. And also how can I identity there age . they seem to be a month to 2 months old

 

[cavemanrich]

It is difficult to determine a birds age. That is one reason to have bands with year on them. Very young birds do look young, but after about 6 months, they kind of blend in with the rest. You will know when they mature by behavior. My homers did not seem to be sexually active until about one year old. (give or take). That could also have been due to not having a suitable partner.
I never had capuchine pigeons BTW. Just racing homers.
WISHING YOU BEST.......

 

[LamarshFish]

So I got a pair of capuchine pigeon they still have the squeeze noise and they fly and eat . I wanna know what age do they sexually mature . some say the breed depends. As homers can nature at 3-7 months old as I had some also. And also how can I identity there age . they seem to be a month to 2 months old

I assume you mean they are still squeaking, and not cooing or growling yet. This means they are probably between 2 weeks and 3 months of age. I notice they will stop squeaking and start cooing (mostly in the case of cock birds) and growling (mostly in the case of hens) at about 3 months of age. They usually do not sexually mature in the sense of actually reproducing until around 7-9 months (sometimes as early as 6 months and as late as a year), but will begin forming mating pairs (they pair for life) usually at some time between the 3 or 4 month mark and 9 month mark. You may not even notice they are paired yet though. Look for displays by the cock bird, circling around dragging his tail fan and puffing his neck and cooing.

After you know they are paired, you will notice copulation by them circling each other, the cock will present food for the hen and once she accepts she is ready to be mounted, and the cock bird mounts and flaps his wings and then gets off her (not a long process), and then they proceed to peck at each others beaks (it is called "billing"). After this is done, you can expect eggs within a few weeks, and babies about 17-19 days thereafter. But keep in mind, you may see copulation for quite some time before eggs, especially with young birds, so be patient.