Sexing Birds

[sapper756]

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 hold

the feet above the knees...

You softly pull the young pigeon on its beak

If the tail goes up, its a hen

if the tail goes down its a cock

( 99 to 100 % sure )

 

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[walterboswell59]

neaver heard that before sapper but ill give it a go this year m8

[billt]

Have heard of it before, bit confused with," Hold the feet above the knees"

[gulkie]

Just another theory I would think

[andyyy]

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

[andy Burgess]

 

anybody tried this one ??

[THE FIFER]

which one is the female

 

 

[andy Burgess]

which one is the female

 

didnt know you had dark pieds ?? are they good water birds ??

[Wiley]

What about the smiling and frowning theory in nest?

[Guest morty]

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.

[Guest geordiejen]

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.

[andy Burgess]

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

[THE FIFER]

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

[andy Burgess]

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

thats the same whatever the species ......

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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

[andyyy]

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

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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

[andyyy]

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

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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

 

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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

[William Reid]

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 hold

the feet above the knees...

You softly pull the young pigeon on its beak

If the tail goes up, its a hen

if the tail goes down its a cock

( 99 to 100 % sure )

 

expletive remove pull the other one sorry boss :lol: :lol:

[JohnQuinn]

 

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.

[andy Burgess]

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 ??

[Guest stb-]

load of pshe :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[William Reid]

load of pshe :emoticon-0136-giggle:

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