1. Appearance and behavior

Male pigeons: adult male pigeons are larger and fatter, with a slightly flat top of the head, a large and slightly loose eye ring, rapid flickering of the eyelids (transient membrane), a glittering eye, a large nasal tubercle, a wide forehead, a short and thick neck, thick and hard cervical vertebrae, and a slightly thicker neck plume with a purplish-green metallic sheen, which is very colorful. The sternum ends in close proximity to the pubic spine, the feet are stout and powerful, the tibiae are thick and rounded, and the tips of the main wing feathers are rounded. The anus is convex when closed and hexagonal when open.?

Adult male pigeons are lively and aggressive, often walking with their heads held high, chasing other pigeons in the flock and emitting a "cooing, cooing" chirping sound. When the pigeons are caught by hand, the resistance is strong. When it chirps, its voice is loud and clear, its neck feathers are loose, the air sacs on its neck are swollen, its back feathers are bulging, its tail feathers are spread out like a fan, and it sweeps its tail while it chirps, and it keeps nodding its head up and down while it turns with its mother pigeon.

If the above appearance and behavior are still not enough to identify male and female, you can also put the suspected male pigeons and the identified male pigeons into a cage to observe, such as the two sides make a "cooing" sound, and the neck feathers stand up to fight with each other, then it should be confirmed as male pigeons.

Hemales: Adult hens have a compact and beautiful body structure, with a long and narrow head, slightly rounded crown, tight eye rings, narrower and tighter nose tubercle. The neck is slender and slightly soft, the neck feathers are also more slender and soft, the metallic luster is not as colorful as that of the male. The sternum is short and straight, the end of the sternum is widely spaced from the pubic bone, while the distance between the pubic bones is both wide and elastic.

The feet are thin and short, the tibia is thin, the sides are flat, the tip of the main wing feathers and the tip of the breast feathers are pointed, the wings are tightly closed and the tail feathers are cleaner than those of the male. The anus is concave when closed and star-shaped when open.

The female pigeon is more docile, quiet and not aggressive, often crouching in remote places or nests. When she is in heat, she often follows or snuggles beside the male pigeon. When grabbing pigeons by hand, it is weak in resistance, silent or only emits a low "cooing" sound. When it chirps, the sound is low and short, mixed with a slight fluttering of the wings. When the male pigeons chase, the female pigeons have a slight nod of the head.

If you look at her, her eyes are not as bright as the male's, but they are gentle and her eyelids flicker slowly. If the above observations on the appearance and behavior still can not determine the sex, can also be suspected female pigeons and known male pigeons to a cage, such as the beginning of the phase of the fight, male pigeons with the beak to attack, to be identified pigeons with wings to attack, and then separated from the avoidance of female pigeons can be determined.

2, false kiss identification

Another false kiss method: a hand holding the pigeon, a hand holding the pigeon's mouth, both hands at the same time move up and down (like pigeons kissing), in general, the tail downward is the male pigeons, the tail upward is the female pigeons.

3, genetic technology

Currently, with the development of biological sciences, there are people who use companion genetic technology to identify male and female, this method is called "self-identification of male and female method". The principle of this method is to use certain traits can only be expressed in a single sex phenomenon to identify the purpose of male and female. The application of such traits are mostly the length and color of the down feathers of pigeons.

For example, if a silver-yellow male is mated to a white Carney female, all the females in the offspring are brown in color; a short-fleeced white Carney male is mated to a normal-fleeced white Carney female, and all the males are normal-fleeced. The following mating system is known to have a companionable inheritance.

Silver, brown or fawn males with blue or black females. Blue or black males with females of mixed red or red stripes. Yellow male with any red female. Any short-fleeced male except apricot with any normal-fleeced female.

Expanded Information

1. Anal identification. Breast pigeons hatched 4 to 5 days, male pigeons anus upper edge covers the lower edge, slightly protruding; female pigeons, the lower edge protrudes to cover the upper edge.

2, feeding identification method. In the same brood of pigeons, those who fight to be fed by their parents are mostly male pigeons, and vice versa are female pigeons.

3. Behavioral identification. In the same nest of pigeons, male pigeons grow faster and bigger, while female pigeons grow slower; when touching the head of pigeons, male pigeons react sensitively, with their feathers standing up, and they are active and aggressive; on the contrary, they are mostly female pigeons.

4. Look at the appearance. The male pigeon has a big head, big and short beak, big and prominent nose tumor, big and thick tibia; the female pigeon is more compact, with a small round head, small nose tumor, long and narrow beak, thin and soft neck, short and thin tibia.

5. When grabbing the pigeons, the males are good at resisting and can make a "cooing" sound; the females are more docile.

6. Touching the pelvis of the abdomen, the keel of the male pigeon is thicker and longer, the distance between the pubic bones is narrow and tight, and the tibia is thick and round; the female pigeon has a wider distance between the pubic bones (about 4 to 5 centimeters), the keel is a little shorter, and the tibia is thin and flat.

7, anal examination of male pigeons, when the anus is closed, outwardly convex, open slightly hexagonal; female pigeons, when the anus is closed, inwardly concave people, when open is cauliflower-shaped.

8. Observe the feathers of the male pigeon which are glossy and the tail end of the main wing feather is more pointed; the feathers of the female pigeon are less glossy and the tail end of the main wing feather is more blunt.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Flesh Pigeon

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