Sexing pigeons.

Fooled again! The white hen from Georgia was very aggressive when I put her in the stock loft. Fighting a cock for a nest box. So assumed a cock. Nope! Hen! Now mated to a very good dark red. Have another red hen, older, that could be mistaken for a cock. Almost black (very dark brown) streaks in her tail. Maybe a new strain? Gender benders?

your not allowed to say male or female, he or she now hal, its offensive to some, so we are told.........one day a man, one day a woman, dependant on the moment.

I suppose a pigeon is no different.......

Maybe have blue and pink nest boxes, perches?

i am sure I read somewhere that reds and mealys with brown flicks indicate a hen ...like the sound of the white hens temperament

oldstrain wrote:

i am sure I read somewhere that reds and mealys with brown flicks indicate a hen ...like the sound of the white hens temperament

No Darren when you get Reds and Mealys with black splashes or flicks they are always cocks

I have never seen a black splash or flick Hen

Don Webb wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

i am sure I read somewhere that reds and mealys with brown flicks indicate a hen ...like the sound of the white hens temperament

No Darren when you get Reds and Mealys with black splashes or flicks they are always cocks

I have never seen a black splash or flick Hen

you must be colour blind don I said BROWN not black I have a mealy hen here with brown splashes she is a 4 year old ...always been apparent with the black splash and cocks atb