Pigeon Talk

[WVduckchick]

@Pyxis I agree with the others. Just make it known and see what she offers? Keep us posted!

@WVduckchick yay! Who's her mate? If this is her first batch like you learned with the parlors, the eggs might be infertile. I like your new profile pic.

@biophiliac like yours to!

Rocky is Trip's mate. I'm pretty sure they are a pair that have raised squabs before. They are definitely the older ones of the 5 that I got at the beginning of the year. Rocky has been the dominant cock all along.

Thanks on the profile pic -- one of my call ducklings that hatched Saturday.

 

[WVduckchick]

Had to go back to this post... Feb 3rd, so 9 days ago. They probably started before I really noticed, but that's pretty good!

Me thinks Rocky and Trip have claimed a nest.
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[Fields Mountain Farm]

Rocky is Trip's mate. I'm pretty sure they are a pair that have raised squabs before. They are definitely the older ones of the 5 that I got at the beginning of the year. Rocky has been the dominant cock all along.

Thanks on the profile pic -- one of my call ducklings that hatched Saturday.

That lil 'ling is such a cutie!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Had to go back to this post... Feb 3rd, so 9 days ago. They probably started before I really noticed, but that's pretty good!

Are you gonna let them hatch?

 

[WVduckchick]

Are you gonna let them hatch?

Sure!!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Sure!!

 

[h2oratt]

I doubt she's going to offer to send me hens, though, sigh. Last time, when I bought the two cocks that were supposed to be a pair, I also wanted to buy a couple more, you might remember, but she wouldn't ship them all in one box, and then wouldn't sell me just one extra because she said she had all her birds paired up and didn't want to sell a single one.

Here's the thing though, looking back at the ones she was also offering to sell me, she said that one was a male, which I agree with looking at the pictures, and the other was "young but small so she thought it was a hen". I'm pretty sure it was a cock too.

So now I don't think I do want her to send me more 'hens' because either she's sending me cocks on purpose or she can't sex them at all.

Tell her they were both males and you would like your money back for the one that suppose to be a hen. It’s not like you bought them straight run.

 

[CCUK]

Well I just tried feeling down the keelbone towards the back end of the pigeon regarding sexing. I can definately feel the difference between a hen and a cock. Squeak and papa2 were not impressed but I'm sure that I can now feel the difference for sure. The place that I felt was almost as far back as there feet when I'm holding them. I will check the rest at the weekend.

 

[WVduckchick]

Well I just tried feeling down the keelbone towards the back end of the pigeon regarding sexing. I can definately feel the difference between a hen and a cock. Squeak and papa2 were not impressed but I'm sure that I can now feel the difference for sure. The place that I felt was almost as far back as there feet when I'm holding them. I will check the rest at the weekend.

I hope you paid them with some treats for that!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I hope you paid them with some treats for that!

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