finding out the sex

[Guest tomo68]

Does anyone know the easiest way to find out the sex of young birds.

[Guest ljb107]

as soon as they mature the hens will lay eggs! I can tell the difference with badges just send me some pics of whatever birds they are.

 

Lloyd

[Guest IB]

Would agree that watching the maturing bird's behaviour especially around old birds, is the best indication of what sex the bird is. I know that people look at the shape of the head but some families have henny-looking cocks and cocky-looking hens, mine's is one of those.    

[Guest ljb107]

true you always get a bird that wants to confuse you!  ;D

[Guest chrisss]

true you always get a bird that wants to confuse you!  ;D

 

i have one of those ,i have had her for 3 years, this year she paired up for the first time,now i know she is a hen,most of the club guys [the ones who did not offer to "take it of your hands mate"thought it was a cockbird

[Guest tomo68]

i had 2 white birds of some one he said they was paired i thought great but found out that they was 2 cock birds they would fight a lot which got me thinking then he started chasing a hen around the loft and the other has paired up to another hen.

[Guest chrisss]

with me it was/is a belg rung van der brooke [wrong spelling ;D ;D ;D]it was paired to me a bit strange i know,but i found "mr right" for her so now i know

[Guest tomo68]

its the same as the one in my picture i thought it was a cock bird it paired up to me everytime i went in the loft it would go to a nest box and start roaring for me i would stroke her it would go mad lol now it is paired up i now know its a hen    

[ChrisMaidment08]

loverly when they are in love with you

[Guest chrisss]

its the same as the one in my picture i thought it was a cock bird it paired up to me everytime i went in the loft it would go to a nest box and start roaring for me i would stroke her it would go mad lol now it is paired up i now know its a hen    

 

thank god its not just me that has that problem it was getting a bit "odd" as i have two hens that do it, one of which is "stock" the other got lost for 5 days, and when she got back she flew straight to me and started to display [ i had to walk into the loft with "her highness" on my shoulder before she would get of for a drink]

[Guest tomo68]

i breed her last year shes always been close as i lost the hen when she was not that old,ive had mates that have had the same problem

[Guest challengerlofts]

Been buying hen from Louella's internet advert. Everytime i've got it, it's a cock.

One time, i've choose Staf Van Reet Cock. The same day, i've ask for a Kirkpatrick Yellow hen to pair with. It's showing is a cock. No change to pair, no chage to produce.

 

Got still lucky, out 6 got 1 hen.

 

Really need how to find, especially when they're still yb.

 

 

Have a nice day.

 

 

 

[Guest milkyal]

Didnt some chap up in scotland sell something that told you the difference, called it a sex indicator cost about a tenner. If my memory serves me well

[rooster]

a piece of cotton tied to a 1.77 or 22 slug pellet , hold it above the pigeon , if it goes round its a cock , side to side a hen , and costs nothing to make good luck ,

[ChrisMaidment08]

Didnt some chap up in scotland sell something that told you the difference, called it a sex indicator cost about a tenner. If my memory serves me well

 

yes it was called time and wait and see young sl ts will soon show to old cock

[Guest cloudview]

Didnt some chap up in scotland sell something that told you the difference, called it a sex indicator cost about a tenner. If my memory serves me well

 

you can make your own   , works same way , you need needle and cootton , about 8 inches will do ,and hold above head of bird roughly about 1 inch  , if it circles its  acock if it moves back and forth  its ahen  , best to test on known sexes, as i may have got it wrong way round

[Guest ljb107]

i don't believe in those things, i've seen people usng them on lovebirds and finches at bird sales and people just laugh at them using them.

[Guest milkyal]

 

you can make your own   , works same way , you need needle and cootton , about 8 inches will do ,and hold above head of bird roughly about 1 inch  , if it circles its  acock if it moves back and forth  its ahen  , best to test on known sexes, as i may have got it wrong way round

 

top man, just found out me wifes a hen ;D, to and throw is a hen

[Guest IB]

Well there are two other methods, and not of the witch-craft or old-wives tales type either.

 

(1) If the bird's outer toes are same length = hen; one longer than the other = cock.

 

(2) I like this one, could cause a riot in an empty house  

 

Turn the young unfeathered pigeon away from you, sit it in the palm of the hand, hand held at eye level. If the cloaca is 'frown' shaped ^ then its a hen; if it is U shaped, 'smiley' then it is a cock.

[Taylorsloft]

hold the pigeon in your left hand turn the bird upside down put its head in the palm of your right hand let go with your left if it rolls off its a cock if it stays there its a hen .you might have to do it a few times to get it right  

[PigeonTracker]

Does anyone know the easiest way to find out the sex of young birds.

When one does the cooking, the other sits on his backside watching the soccer.    ;D   sorry, couldn't resist trying to lighten the mood with what happened to the Gill boys.   Most of the other posts pretty much answered anyway.  

 

[Guest the gers]

The feet.

[ALF]

The feet.

 

aye they usually have 2 ;D ;D ;D

[Guest the gers]

some have 3

[ALF]

some have 3

 

I'D DO AWAY WITH THEM