Novice Breeding Question

[Yellowman]

Ive got a number of young pigeons together none of them are established pairs i dont even know what sex they are....will they pair up of their own accord or do i need to physically put them in nestboxes on the off chance they,ll be a cock and hen ?

[Guest Redadam]

They should pair up there self but if u want to put them in pacific pairs u need to chance it and hope they are hen and cocks In each box

[dal2]

If you can't tell which is a cock/hen there is a fair chance the birds are not ready to pair for one reason or another

[greenbar]

throw some straw into the section,that,ll get them going,

[Kennybhoy]

Had a wee prob a couple of weeks ago myself,prob was my nestboxes are all identintical and the cocks were getting mixed up with their own boxes and were fighting with each other when in th wrong nest box,seeked advice from my dad and he advised me to keep every second nestbox half shut with the door open,worked a treat just goes to show for us novices ask the experienced flyers and they'll do their best to help us,thank god for the experienced goys eh bud?atb kenny

[TheHigg]

Had a wee prob a couple of weeks ago myself,prob was my nestboxes are all identintical and the cocks were getting mixed up with their own boxes and were fighting with each other when in th wrong nest box,seeked advice from my dad and he advised me to keep every second nestbox half shut with the door open,worked a treat just goes to show for us novices ask the experienced flyers and they'll do their best to help us,thank god for the experienced goys eh bud?atb kenny

had the same problem a few years ago i was speaking to an old fancier who suggested putting a differant playing card on the front of each nest box he said it worked for him anyway i never tried it i dont like gambling

[walterboswell59]

putting the nestbowl in the left hand side of one box and right hand side in the other working from top box to bottom box then switching sides from top to bottom on the next row from top to bottom and so on also helps the birds find there box as does leaving the hens locked in the box a few days when paired gets the cock used to flying up to the box his hen is in

[Yellowman]

They should pair up there self but if u want to put them in pacific pairs u need to chance it and hope they are hen and cocks In each box

 

If i was to try this what is a sensible time to leave them before giving up and trying a different combination ?

 

Thanks for replies by the way.