How can i tell the s*x of doves

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How can i tell the s*x of doves

Answer 1

(1) Beak-nostril ratio: The ratio of the bill tip distance to the nasal opening and thence to the back of the cere (cere length) is about equal in males and greater in 1 in females. This works in common or feral or wild pigeons, but not in racing homers or king crosses.

(2) Sharp nasal cere: The male shows a sharp contour of the nasal cere structure which is much less obvious in the female.

(3) Size: Total weight and length usually separates sexes. Since a norm has to be established for each breed and even strains within a breed, this is not useful for most of us. I had some ringneck strains with the female defnitely heavier than males. In other strains the more expected heavier males occurred. Riddle discovered this back in 1946, noting that in white kings and magpie pigeons and in two races of doves as well, the c***s weight did not exceed that of the hens.