War of the Egg/Need help ASAP

[silkiecuddles]

Ok. Just one egg as of last night. Disco was on during yesterday, but I couldn't tell who was on last night.
Marie hasn't laid another of her own eggs. She has the suspected one of Flashy's and one of her own. The squeaker sits beside her.

 

[nchls school]

Ok. Just one egg as of last night. Disco was on during yesterday, but I couldn't tell who was on last night.
Marie hasn't laid another of her own eggs. She has the suspected one of Flashy's and one of her own. The squeaker sits beside her.

Was there two days between the suspected egg and Marie's egg? If so they probably are both Marie's. Pigeons lay one egg, usually evening/late afternoon, and then the second egg is laid two days after the first.

 

[silkiecuddles]

The first egg (that I think was Flashy's) was laid in one corner. Then Marie laid an egg by the squeaker in another corner. After the fighting and picking on Flashy I gave Marie Flashy's egg.

 

[silkiecuddles]

I think Disco is the female and Flashy is the male. Is see Disco on the eggs a lot more. Right now Marie and Disco are perching and Louis and Flashy are setting. Is that a good indication that Flashy is indeed the male?

 

[nchls school]

I think Disco is the female and Flashy is the male. Is see Disco on the eggs a lot more. Right now Marie and Disco are perching and Louis and Flashy are setting. Is that a good indication that Flashy is indeed the male?

No. Look just before dark and those will be the hens. Some males brood more than the hen and vice versa, but hens always brood at night-normally.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Ok

 

[silkiecuddles]

This morning Flashy and Disco were both off the best. There are four eggs. Does that mean they're both girls?

 

[nchls school]

This morning Flashy and Disco were both off the best. There are four eggs. Does that mean they're both girls?

I can't be positive. Is it possible another hen laid eggs there? Quite likely they are both hens. Have you ever seen one cooing loudly, spin in circles, and drag his tail as it pursues another pigeon; a sure sign of a male?

 

[silkiecuddles]

No I haven't. I've seen Louis mount Flashy twice, and he and Disco coo the same way at eachother.

 

[nchls school]

No I haven't. I've seen Louis mount Flashy twice, and he and Disco coo the same way at eachother.

In the absence of a male one female will mount another female (this confuses the issue even more). No courtship display-and it is done very often-no male-two hens.