Hi, i was just wondering if doves can breed with pigeons? When i was looking for pigeons, i found doves also and just wondered if you could breed doves with pigeons!
Hi Albannai,Good Pics.Can you tell me,What difference you feel between voice(sound) of Arabian Trumpeter x Spotted Dove Hybrid and Arabian Trumpeter x Ringneck Dove Hybrid?
I also had pigeon dove hybrids in the past.Check my album
Dr. Wilmer Miller did some research into dove-pigeon hybrids. These were inter-species hybrids (mules), and most of the females never lay and most of the males are infertile.
If the pigeon is a male and the [ringneck] dove is female, the offspring are 98% male. The reciprocal mating of a male ringneck with a female pigeon will give 50/50 split of males to females.
Mating domestic pigeons with other pigeon species (homer x guinea pigeon for instance) usually give fertile offspring. This is because there are not inter-generic hybrids as are Columba x Streptopelia hybrids.
These are male pigeon x female dove hybrid pics.
Can male dove's breed with female pigeons??
someone gave me a strong evidence or strong proof about this cross?
If you read previous posts in this thread. There is a lot of evidence of crosses, and the dove society's webpage states clearly that there were crosses of male piqeons to doves, and also that the pairs can be reversed.
rudolph,It is possible.But we have not any picture of male dove x female pigeon hybrid for evidence.Have you seen male dove x female pigeon hybrid picture?
Pigeons are strange for doves but never kill them.Pigeons can kill ringneck doves one condition,When many pigeons in cage.
One pigeon and one dove keep in separate cage.
I have Male Pigeon with ECD same cage.Male ringneck dove with female pigeon separate cage.
asadj, sorry for delay.... I checked your album and you have beautiful birds.
Arabian Trumpeter size is smal and they suite with doves. thier normal voice is much diffirent than any pigeon. voice is quite same as dove but very louder, as we say in our area (singing or Whistling). a good Arabian Trumpeter male sings for 2-3 hours (none-stop). All Hybrid voice is mixed between dove and arabian trumpeter
. in the last few days I asked many breeders who hybrid dove and arabian trumpeters, all of them said that all hybrid birds act as Males and never fertile. breeders mate them with doves and use them as nesting pairs. These pairs are realy good as an alternative parents.
Thanks for reply.I want ask you two question.Have you seen male dove x female Arabian Trumpeter hybrid?
Can you tell me,have you feel any growling voice of Arabian Trumpeter x Spotted Dove hybrid when defending their territory, chasing other dove?
I didn't try male dove x female Arabian Trumpeter hybrid but I can ask some of my friends maybe they tried. The voice of in general is clear diffirent than any dove or Spotted Dove. Also because of the hybrid birds size is bigger, they could be more agressive and rowdy with other male doves.
Thanks for reply.It is very helpful for me if you find a good picture of Male Dove X female Pigeon Hybrid, because it is very rare.
Have you feel ringneck dove laughing sound in Arabian Trumpeter x ringneck dove hybrid? http://picasaweb.google.com/zakriya78
I'd like to know if somebody had tried to let go to free flight pigeon and dove hybrids?
Do the hybrids have the homing instinct like pigeons or it would never go back to the loft?
It doesn't happen that often so there are not any birds to test in this.. common sense tells me they would not do well if the dove was a domestic one.. if it was wild it may have some migration tendancies perhaps. most of the hybreds are not fertile so it really does not matter in cultivating a type anyway.
A dove is a the term used to describe either an all white homing pigeon or an all white ringnecks dove. The ringneck dove is a different species than a pigeon so a hybrid would be difficult to make but after looking through this thread it's apparently not impossible.
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