ferretman_2009 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 does any body no how to tell what sex your decoys are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 By the title I was expecting to read a slightly different request But I always thought they were just generic It isn't unusual for winged creatures to experiment though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I mentioned this a while ago in a thread that has disappeared into the sands of time My question was about whether the sex ratio of decoys would potentially put birds off coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 how do you sex wood pigeons? mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I knew i had worded that post badly when i posted it, another go, how can you tell the difference between male and female pigeons, ive never noticed anything mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 It's a bit late for a April fools... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) I cant easly tell individual pigeons sex , but if you watch a courting pair the male is bigger and colours a touch brighter. I very much doubt having male or female decoys make any difference. By the time any aproaching pigeons get close enogh to think about what sex your decoys might be it should have been shot. A few months ago I had a pigeon drop into the decoys at a difficult angle to shoot. So i left it as a live decoy in the pattern. Next thing the bird was bobbing around my shell decoy ( with a silo sock on it ) and finaly it attempted to mount it. So I guess I have female decoys .... or was it gay ? Edited September 12, 2010 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 This question has been asked before and we did contact The British Trust for Ornithology at the time. We were told that its virtually impossible to determine the sex of a wood pigeon visually, outside of the courting/mating period, when its their behaviour that is different, not their appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 All I would suggest next time you see courting wood pigeons in a situation where they are not worried about humans such as a town park watch them and you can see a clear size diffrence and usualy brighter colours of a male ( well I presume its the male as its trying to mount the smaller duller bird. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 i was back at home at lunchtime and i had a look at my FUD pigeon decoys. they are SEXED!!!!! some are marked hen and some are marked cock. so there you have it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 It easy to sex decoys.I left all mine in the garage,came back 3 days later,,,,,NO eggs,so all Males :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 i was back at home at lunchtime and i had a look at my FUD pigeon decoys. they are SEXED!!!!! some are marked hen and some are marked cock. so there you have it!!! read it again fuds are usually cock and bull :blink: KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) how do pigeons know from a distance as to male/female ? I had one last year that dropped into the pattern from no where, straight on to anther bird that was shot earlier and was trying to do the deed. it didn't walk around it and try courting, it trying to nail it straight away, that was until bobby dazzler nailed it with lead. I have just read a study on them and it says that spring is the easier time to identify them and it was done with wings and something else. Phil. Edited September 16, 2010 by activeviii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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