Pigeon Bulletin Board?

[Kiki]

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#897

She...I think it looks female ( I know zero about pigeons) looks so sweet.

 

[biophiliac]

She...I think it looks female ( I know zero about pigeons) looks so sweet.

You could be right, behind her in the doorway with a white 'beard' spot is her brother. They looked more alike when I got them but she molted and grew in much more white on her chest. Her brother is #898. Full band # AU 2017 RRR 898.

I really don't know for sure their genders yet.

 

[Kiki]

You could be right, behind her in the doorway with a white 'beard' spot is her brother. They looked more alike when I got them but she molted and grew in much more white on her chest. Her brother is #898. Full band # AU 2017 RRR 898.

don't smack me....Did they come/did you get them already banded?

 

[biophiliac]

don't smack me....Did they come/did you get them already banded?

Yes, 5 of the 8 have racing bands. Racing Bands have to be put on at 4-6 days old. Can you tell I view the racing band as a major status symbol!

 

[Kiki]

Yes, 5 of the 8 have racing bands. Racing Bands have to be put on at 4-6 days old. Can you tell I view the racing band as a major status symbol!

I think they the coolest thing!

 

[biophiliac]

Lucky they got their bath yesterday, snowing and cold today. Having these guys makes the winter more bearable.

Oh yeah, that's 898 with his beard in my avatar

 

[biophiliac]

My red check was posing nicely this am so I got some pics, ideas on gender?

If you look hard you can see the new(was molting) purple color on the neck.

could she be a hen, please?

 

[cavemanrich]

I am not able to tell gender by the way pigeon looks. Generally when you have of the same breed, the males are slightly bigger than the females.
This one person showed me how he feels the pelvic bones on a pigeon with his finger. If there is a gap, then it is a female. If no gap, chances it is a male. He thought me that trick hands on. No one else has ever told me about that method. This person also worked at a Live Poultry store. They also carry pigeons and rabbits for you to buy and eat. He was one to do the Dirty Deeds. He dressed many birds including pigeons, so he seen the interior anatomy many times over.
I would purchase chickens and pigeons from that store, but I took them home live. Not to eat of course.
Remember when in a previous post I talked about what pigeon keepers do with pigeons that loose races. They end up in that store. I have no idea what percentage gets adopted, and what percentage gets consumed.

 

[Kiki]

My red check was posing nicely this am so I got some pics, ideas on gender?
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If you look hard you can see the new(was molting) purple color on the neck.

could she be a hen, please?

I vote girl!!
(Only because purple looks girly to me)

 

[biophiliac]

Nice interview with David Clausing, prominent breeder of Houbens racing pigeons.

http://clausingdavid.com/