some may think this a stupid guestion

[micko and jack]

hi and thanks for reading and hopefully replying

2 chicks in the same nest is one a cock and the other a hen

if so

is the bigger chick the cock and the smaller one a hen

or simply wait and see when they get older

thanks micko

[gangster]

does not always follow  that the big ones a cock.....micko

[DOVEScot]

hi and thanks for reading and hopefully replying

2 chicks in the same nest is one a cock and the other a hen

if so

is the bigger chick the cock and the smaller one a hen

or simply wait and see when they get older

thanks micko

 

An old wifes tale seemingly, it can be any combination in the nest and also genetics and colour play a big part as well with some outcomes :-/

[micko and jack]

thats fair enough gangster but are they hen and cock micko

[ALF]

thats fair enough gangster but are they hen and cock micko

 

NOT ALWAYS MATE

[just ask me]

hope it doesent seem butting in on this thread but its on the same lines is there any way of telling the sex of a young one in the nest as in a sex indicator would be usefull if there was

[gangster]

hope it doesent seem butting in on this thread but its on the same lines is there any way of telling the sex of a young one in the nest as in a sex indicator would be usefull if there was

......my old pal had 1 of those and swore by it....hovered it over them in the nest and kept the 1 it indicated was a cock....got 2 say it was pretty often right....

 

 

[celtic]

Micko,

Ask Dr Dolittle your mate, he knows everything lol

[Ronnie]

Its not allways so.But usually if it is a cock and hen the cock is usually the larger of the two.

[Guest]

Micko, size is usually related to one hatching  a while before the other one, sometimes upto a day apart, and if you noticed how quick the squabs grow you'll see one day is a big difference at that age. Most nests tend to be cock/hen, but i remember reading somewhere that single sex nests account for 25%.

[Guest IB]

Differing sizes in the same nest can be down to a number of things, but I think its fair to say that the bigger of the two is usually a cock - the cock pigeon usually bigger than the hen.

 

Agree a nest can be two of any sex. Can't really recall my last nest pair that was a cock and hen.

[korhil]

if both ybs face same way in nest they are same sex, if both face opposite ways they are one of each, this is approx 90% accurate, dont know if this helps? cant remember if its the cocks or hens that usually face towards back of nestbox,? i have also found that when ringing say with rings 11 and 12, i ring the bigger yb with the 1st ring, again approx 90% of the time the first one rung will be the hen

[DOVEScot]

if both ybs face same way in nest they are same sex, if both face opposite ways they are one of each, this is approx 90% accurate, dont know if this helps? cant remember if its the cocks or hens that usually face towards back of nestbox,? i have also found that when ringing say with rings 11 and 12, i ring the bigger yb with the 1st ring, again approx 90% of the time the first one rung will be the hen

 

Interesting one to look at :-/ :-/ :-/

[Lennut Tar]

 

Interesting one to look at :-/ :-/ :-/

 

It is also to me too   ;) . Trouble is !!!!!!!!! at my age  :'( :'( :'(, my brain is having trouble absorbing all the good information one gathers on this site etc   :P .

Enjoy.