Sexing Latebreds ?

[Guest lambrechts31]

:scotland: THIS MIGHT BE A LAUGH FOR YOU EXPERTS BUT IS THERE A SURE FIRE WAY OF SPOTTING THE SEX,ES OF THIS YEAR LATEBREDS, IV JUST STARTED UP IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND HEARD OF LOTS OF WAYS IE; NEEDLE N THREAD, HEAD SHAPE, AND THERE WAS EVEN 1 ON U TUBE ABOUT HOLDING THE PIGEON WITH 1 HAND AND TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN IN THE OTHER SO CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME ADVICE AS FAR AS I CAN TELL WITH MY NOVICEY EYE MY 18 ARE NEARLY ALL COCKS ? KIND REGARDS TO ALL.

[Novice]

Physical characteristics can vary form one family to another.

Best wait till they show signs on being sexually mature by displaying to each other.

The cock is the one on top.

[OLDYELLOW]

Physical characteristics can vary form one family to another.

Best wait till they show signs on being sexually mature by displaying to each other.

The cock is the one on top.

:emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0136-giggle: and he wont lay any eggs :emoticon-0136-giggle: :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

Is there not a toe method ????

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

:emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0136-giggle: and he wont lay any eggs :emoticon-0136-giggle: :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

Is there not a toe method ????

 

toe method only works when they're at ringing age

[just ask me]

does the needle and thread work

[buster151]

i used the needle method when i used to breed cockatiels etc and it worked on them

[shugf2003]

This might help

A. Make note that most cock birds are bigger in statue and have for the most part a bigger head.

B. By looking at the tail of the cock you will see it has been drug on the floor of the loft or ground and will be dirty.

C. Will run the hen by this I mean that he tries to get the hen back to the nest and will run her all over the loft or when they are outside will run her all over the ground or roof of the loft. He is the one in the back.

D. Tend to peck at the hen to gain her attention; this usually takes the appearance of light pecking to get her attention and is not a deliberate pecking to cause injury.

E. Do a dance which consists of but is not restricted to walking in a figure eight pattern, ducking the head or bowing and spinning in a circle.

F. Will emit a low growling noise and in general seem to argue with the hen.

G. Will peck at the underside of the wing by reaching back over their side and lifting the wing.

H. Will run or charge at the hens in an attempt to intimidate them.

I. Will sit in a nesting place and call to the hen.

J. Provide the nesting material by bringing it to the hen and offering it to make a nest.

K. Will chose a nest place and then bow down and call to the hen and beckon her to come to him.

L. Are more aggressive.

M. Eyes are not as round as a hen’s.

N. Take the nest in the late mornings relieving the hens to eat and catnap in the sun.

 

Hen Birds

A. Are smaller in stature and features.

B. Tend to the nest duties at night.

C. Have more space between the vent bones

D. Are more timid

E. Will attempt to feed the cock bird by sticking her beak into the cocks Beak

F. Will go to the cocks chosen nest site and kneel down positioning herself into the mating stance.

G. Tend to have rounder eyes I am talking about the cere being rounder in the corners.

H. Is the bird in front during the “chaseâ€

I. Seldom make any sounds.

J. Are normally cleaner.

K. Is the one that lays eggs?

L. Is usually the one that grooms the cock bird by lightly pecking around the eyes, ears and head?

M. Is more dainty when drinking I mean she will only stick part of her beak into the water where as a cock will gulp with whole beak in the water

[billt]

does the needle and thread work

 

Only on socks

[buster151]

Only on socks

lol

[yeboah]

I handle them all individually ,then separate them into separate sections ,after then keeping an eye on them when visiting the loft you will find that like myself and after 40 years in the sport

STILL GET IT WRONG

[Dooheed 5]

:scotland: THIS MIGHT BE A LAUGH FOR YOU EXPERTS BUT IS THERE A SURE FIRE WAY OF SPOTTING THE SEX,ES OF THIS YEAR LATEBREDS, IV JUST STARTED UP IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND HEARD OF LOTS OF WAYS IE; NEEDLE N THREAD, HEAD SHAPE, AND THERE WAS EVEN 1 ON U TUBE ABOUT HOLDING THE PIGEON WITH 1 HAND AND TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN IN THE OTHER SO CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME ADVICE AS FAR AS I CAN TELL WITH MY NOVICEY EYE MY 18 ARE NEARLY ALL COCKS ? KIND REGARDS TO ALL.

if any of them are red/red cheqs or mealys the cocks will most definatly have black markings(splashes)or black ticks on either their tail or flight feathers

[gulkie]

split what u think is the cocks from what u think is the hens

then its observation from there on none of us get it 100%