Pigeon Talk

[Qwerty3159]

If the blue is a cock bird you will see "him" courting the females by bowing and dragging his tail as he follows cooing the whole time. In nest building, it is the male that searches for nesting material to bring back to the nest site. The female waits at the site and arranges the male's offering to her satisfaction.

These two defy all expectations trust me
The white hen is definitely a hen I’ve bred her before. I always thought the blue bar was a cock because he bows and drags for all the hens. However when they’re together the white hen assumes the dominant role, she has built their nest and mounts the blue bar just as often as he does to her. Time will tell if I end up with four eggs or two lol

 

[Qwerty3159]

Looks like he is homeset to your loft. If he wasn't,, then would have bolted straight to old home.

I’m glad he didn’t leave his new mate too! She is unfortunately too old to lay fertile eggs anymore not for lack of trying, I’m going to let them foster soon (hopefully the offspring of the pair I mentioned earlier)

 

[nchls school]

These two defy all expectations trust me
The white hen is definitely a hen I’ve bred her before. I always thought the blue bar was a cock because he bows and drags for all the hens. However when they’re together the white hen assumes the dominant role, she has built their nest and mounts the blue bar just as often as he does to her. Time will tell if I end up with four eggs or two lol

Blue is young? It's a boy!

 

[Qwerty3159]

Blue is young? It's a boy!

So far so good! Still two eggs since my last posting and they are fertile

 

[nchls school]

So far so good! Still two eggs since my last posting and they are fertile

Yeah! I was sure I would be right.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

I got another egg today. Is it better to just take it out, or should I replace it with a fake?

 

[WVduckchick]

I got another egg today. Is it better to just take it out, or should I replace it with a fake?

Are you wanting them to hatch more?
Personally, I’d leave it and wait for the second. It’s warm enough where you are. I think some folks remove the first while waiting for the second when there is danger of the first being ruined. Others with more experience may have a different opinion.

How about some updated pics of your last babies?

 

[nchls school]

I got another egg today. Is it better to just take it out, or should I replace it with a fake?

If you want squabs, leave it. If not, I'd replace it with a fake. Just removing the eggs will only cause the hen to lay more eggs soon. The fakes would give the hen a break in egg laying.

 

[MeanCheek]

Anyone tried to hatch quail under their pigeons?

 

[nchls school]

Anyone tried to hatch quail under their pigeons?

Depends on the quail eggs and the brooding pigeons. Bobwhite quail lay white eggs that a pigeon would accept as their own, but bobwhite eggs take longer to hatch than pigeon eggs so the pigeons are likely to give up and desert the eggs before hatch. Coturnix eggs don't match the pigeon's white egg, so pigeons may not even recognize those quail eggs as eggs. I have had pigeons hatch bantam and dove eggs. in both cases the color "matched" the pigeon's eggs.

Give it a try and see what happens.