sapper756 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 What do you think of this? saw it on fb and thought it may be of interest to the members on here. The young pigeons have to be three to four weeks old.You lay the youngsters in your hand in balance while you holdthe feet above the knees...You softly pull the young pigeon on its beakIf the tail goes up, its a henif the tail goes down its a cock( 99 to 100 % sure ) http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/563276_597088896972559_165611625_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 neaver heard that before sapper but ill give it a go this year m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Have heard of it before, bit confused with," Hold the feet above the knees" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulkie Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Just another theory I would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyyy Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I got told about one with the pigeons toes, don't know if any of you guys have heard it before?If the toes are the same size it's a hen i think and if they are different then it's a cock could be other way round maybe xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 anybody tried this one ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 which one is the female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 which one is the female didnt know you had dark pieds ?? are they good water birds ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 What about the smiling and frowning theory in nest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morty Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 What about the smiling and frowning theory in nest? I have tried that theory this year.I made a note of each bird when ringing them, and will check against it when they are older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordiejen Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 theres another method to try.hold the bird upside down in the palm of your hand.hold its feet into its body until it relaxes.then ease the pressure on holding the bird.if it lies there still relaxed its a hen if it tries to get upright onto its feet its a cock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 theres another method to try.hold the bird upside down in the palm of your hand.hold its feet into its body until it relaxes.then ease the pressure on holding the bird.if it lies there still relaxed its a hen if it tries to get upright onto its feet its a cock. in post 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 didnt know you had dark pieds ?? are they good water birds ?? the one doing the yapping is the female http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 the one doing the yapping is the female http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gifthats the same whatever the species ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I got told about one with the pigeons toes, don't know if any of you guys have heard it before?If the toes are the same size it's a hen i think and if they are different then it's a cock could be other way round maybe xD This only works when they are ringing age as there feet/toes will change shape etc when they start putting weight on them. Look out for it this year and put it in yer book when yer ringing Its the right and left one you should pay attention to when you press them against the middle one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyyy Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 This only works when they are ringing age as there feet/toes will change shape etc when they start putting weight on them. Look out for it this year and put it in yer book when yer ringing Its the right and left one you should pay attention to when you press them against the middle one Someone told it me in December, i went straight to the loft and checked it out, and with the few i checked it on it was working with them and they a few years old, maybe it was just luck and work on them all xD I'll do that, i always get one or two what don't know what sex they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Someone told it me in December, i went straight to the loft and checked it out, and with the few i checked it on it was working with them and they a few years old, maybe it was just luck and work on them all xD I'll do that, i always get one or two what don't know what sex they are On the subject of toes I saw a youngster a few years back that had 5 toes-3 at the front and 2 at the back of the foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyyy Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 On the subject of toes I saw a youngster a few years back that had 5 toes-3 at the front and 2 at the back of the foot Doesn't sound nice A club mate, had loads with webbed feet! they look horrible, But they don't half come well from over channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Doesn't sound nice A club mate, had loads with webbed feet! they look horrible, But they don't half come well from over channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I used to be quite good at sexing young pigeons by listening to the noises they made,but I seem to have lost that ability as I've gotten older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Reid Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 What do you think of this? saw it on fb and thought it may be of interest to the members on here. The young pigeons have to be three to four weeks old.You lay the youngsters in your hand in balance while you holdthe feet above the knees...You softly pull the young pigeon on its beakIf the tail goes up, its a henif the tail goes down its a cock( 99 to 100 % sure ) expletive remove pull the other one sorry boss :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQuinn Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 anybody tried this one ?? Aye Andy, that's how i do mine if i'm in any doubt about them. Though i don't put the tail up my arm i balance the doo Across my palm because i think its more accurate, i GUESS its because the Ck COULD resist turning up if its tail is obsructed by your arm, but it is only a guess. Always find that if i thought it a Ck and it turns out a hen they turn out far better birds than the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Aye Andy, that's how i do mine if i'm in any doubt about them. Though i don't put the tail up my arm i balance the doo Across my palm because i think its more accurate, i GUESS its because the Ck COULD resist turning up if its tail is obsructed by your arm, but it is only a guess. Always find that if i thought it a Ck and it turns out a hen they turn out far better birds than the other way round.ive had an "old hand" show me this method John , but didnt know wether it was influenced by the man "like the needle over the egg" routine predicting wether it was a cock or hen within ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 load of pshe :emoticon-0136-giggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Reid Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 load of pshe :emoticon-0136-giggle: :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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