Hi! I am new to this site

[HappyDuckie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined, and I hope you enjoy it here!

 

[N F C]

Pretty bird, have you found the BYC Pigeon forum yet? Pigeons and Doves

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Welcome to BYC! So glad you joined us! And what a cutie!

 

[Starburst]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! So excited you joined!
Make yourself at home in this amazing community

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi and welcome to BYC! Hopefully someone can give you some help with your pigeon. It's beautiful whatever it is!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC. I bet our esteemed member @ pyxis knows what type of pigeon your bird is.

 

[416bigbore]

Welcome to BYC, you found an Awesome Poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

@biophiliac can you offer some thoughts?

 

[biophiliac]

Hi! I have a pigeon and I don’t know it’s breed, age or gender so Please someone help me with that View attachment 2421021

Simple questions, but not easy to answer with pigeons. There are some signs to look for in birds under 3-6 months but unless banded with the year hatched you can't really know. For gender you can feel the width of the opening between pelvic bones - wider for hens, narrow for cocks but you probably need experience with a number of birds to use this method. I think the best way is to ask another pigeon, lol, by observing its behavior in the presence other birds of known gender. As to breeds, there are so many -
I suggest you get some more pics including closeups of the face/beak and post it on the pigeon talk thread(link below) over in the pigeon/dove forum. You should get some advice/guesses on all three questions.
All I can say from the pic is I think its a young bird, probably of breeding age and a very pretty saddle pattern.
@cavemanrich ?

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Thanks for the tag @rjohns39 !

PS- Is your bird going to be a house pigeon? If so check with @Serin . Your bird might be a similar breed to his Olive, an amazing house pet!!