sexing pigeons

[niall]

how do u tell a cock from a hen?

[Avion]

There are a certain few that have their own views on sexing birds. I am too inexperienced to begn to think of sexing them. There are a lot of if's depending on the age of the birds, or how they feel. Hopefully someone will come on with some experience and hopefully they can help.

George

[Fbirdie82]

Wait to see who lays an egg...

[Lovebirds]

If you're trying to sex one bird.....it can be difficult for most of us. If you've got a hen or a cock that you can put this bird with for just a few minutes, that may tell you. Cocks coo, bow, drag their tails.........but, sometimes hens can do the same. The EASIEST and most ACURATE way is like you've already been told. Wait to see who lays an egg.

[zimmzimm3]

Originally Posted by niall

how do u tell a cock from a hen?

Just to let you know that next time you ask a question there different sections for different questions. For example there is general disscussion and i think you will get more answers if you put it in a section of the website that is more suited for the question . Just a little friendly help

[Ahab]

often you can see the difference while they're squabs. the cock is usually a little bigger than the hen. otherwise... its reaaaally tuff

[Pigeon lower]

i find the cock usually has a bigger beak, other than that i ask my father whos had pigeons since he was like 15.
or you could also mixed some other hens and cocks u already know with him in a basket see if he like trys to attract them or beats on em.

[hillfamilyloft]

I know a guy who uses that pengulum thingy. I also know a guy who grabs both legs close to the body and holds the beak with the other hand and pulls them in opposit directions. He says the hens tail will go up and the cocks down. I saw him do this and it worked when he did it. Barkel the eye sign guy says to look at the eyes. The Hens eye look like a humans and has pointier corners and more of a lower lid, The cocks eyes are rounder almost circular. But the sure fire way is to wait and see which one is on the bottom during mating or over the egg when it is laid.

Good luck

Randy

[niall]

sory for posting in the wrong section.thank u to everyone for ur responses.does that pendulem tingy work?

[Fbirdie82]

I saw the thing with the string and the magnet (?) at a pigeon show. I’m guessing that is what you mean by ‘pendulum thingy’? It works on humans -- very amusing!!! You hold it in front of the bird (or the handler haha) and depending on how the string moves will supposedly tell you what gender your bird (or the handler) is. I'd love to get one just to play with and freak out all my friends.

[james clark]

aha, another old school trick put to good use. WHile still a teen, my pigeon mentor, a racer, showed me how to sex. He took a wine cork and stuck a needle into it, vertically, and suspended it with a length of thread. Holding the bird in hand (better than two in a bush) he held it over the bird's back. If it swung back and forth, it was a cock. Circular motion shows a female.

Other than that, a hen's plumage is typically duller than a cock.

[MaryOfExeter]

Originally Posted by james clark

aha, another old school trick put to good use. WHile still a teen, my pigeon mentor, a racer, showed me how to sex. He took a wine cork and stuck a needle into it, vertically, and suspended it with a length of thread. Holding the bird in hand (better than two in a bush) he held it over the bird's back. If it swung back and forth, it was a cock. Circular motion shows a female.

Other than that, a hen's plumage is typically duller than a cock.

I don't know about that...I've had some pretty flashy hens

[james clark]

They might have been French pigeonnes oui oui.

[waynejo2]

i was shown a method some thirty years ago it was to do with pulling the bird by the beak if it moved its head it was male and if it didn't female but to be honest with you the best way is to just observe your pigeons and they will tell you

[chrisgomez]

i was told to feel the vent bones if there space apart then its a hen and if there close together its a male