How to Tell Male and Female Carrier Pigeons Apart? A Full Guide to Pairing Techniques

Carrier pigeons are one of the more common birds in our lives, and they are now widely kept as well. As the name suggests, carrier pigeons are a type of bird that can deliver messages; in ancient times, carrier pigeons played an important communication role! So do you know how carrier pigeons should be paired? How do you tell male and female carrier pigeons apart? Let's take a look together below!

Carrier Pigeon Pairing Techniques

1. Carrier pigeons, like people, are highly intelligent animals with their own preferences. If one carrier pigeon does not like another, it is very difficult to pair them successfully. To help carrier pigeons pair successfully, human assistance is needed during pairing, and the first step for humans is to observe carefully.

2. To see whether a female pigeon is interested in a male pigeon, you can put one female and one male carrier pigeon together alone. To prevent initial fighting, you can separate the cage in the middle. If one side is interested, it will make a cooing sound. At this point, if the other side also has a good feeling toward the other, it will send a signal; that is their own unique language. When the time is right, you can remove the divider in the middle.

3. If both carrier pigeons are rather shy and stand still in the cage without moving, you can use a small trick: sprinkle a little water on the feathers of both carrier pigeons, and they will groom their own feathers. At this point, both carrier pigeons think the other is interested in them, and then putting them together makes it easy to pair them successfully.

4. Put the male pigeon into the pairing cage first, then put the female pigeon in. The male pigeon will think the female pigeon has invaded its territory and will make provocative moves. The female pigeon knows she is in the wrong, and in the face of the provocation she instead acts as gentle as a mild little woman and will not fight back. At this point, the two are very likely to pair successfully.

5. When pairing carrier pigeons, you should also pay attention to compatibility. If two carrier pigeons are the same size and similar in body type, two strong ones can be paired, but two weak ones should not be paired. One with a quick temper and one with a slow temper can complement each other through mating. Those with a blood relationship should not be paired.

6. To pair carrier pigeons successfully, some skill is also required. If two carrier pigeons are unwilling or in poor condition, you must not force them to mate together. Only two healthy, energetic carrier pigeons can hatch an excellent next generation.

How to Tell Male and Female Carrier Pigeons Apart

1. After holding the carrier pigeon in your hand, gently pull the beak forward with your thumb and index finger, straighten it out, and immediately let go. If the carrier pigeon pulls its head backward and throws it back forcefully, it should be regarded as male. If the carrier pigeon's beak makes a "ba ji" sound two or three times, it should be regarded as female.

2. Hold the carrier pigeon and use your right hand to bring its three toes together in a parallel line. If the left toe is longer, it should be regarded as male; if they are the same length, it should be regarded as female. Note that the length of the carrier pigeon's two feet is basically the same, so checking both the left and right feet gives a more reliable result.

3. Hold the carrier pigeon and use your hand to feel its pubic bones. If the pubic bones are parallel, it should be regarded as female. If the pubic bone on the left side is sunken inward and feels non-parallel, it should be regarded as male.

Carrier Pigeon Feed Formulas

1. Daily feed formula: corn 30%, wheat 10%, green peas 30%, red sorghum 5%, white sorghum 15%, safflower seeds 10%.

2. Racing pigeon nutritional feed formula: corn 30%, white sorghum 10%, red sorghum 10%, paddy rice (with husk) or barley 5%, wheat 5%, hemp seeds or shelled peanuts no more than 5%, safflower seeds 10%, peas 25%.

3. Nutritional formula for squabs leaving the nest: peas 40%, white sorghum 20%, wheat 10%, small-grain corn 20%, white flower seeds 10%.

4. Nutritional formula for squabs being brooded: corn 20%, peas 40%, wheat 5%, red sorghum 5%, shelled peanuts 10%, white sorghum 5%, white flower seeds 10%, paddy rice 5%.

Main Functions of Carrier Pigeons

1. Communication: Carrier pigeon communication has advantages such as accurate message delivery, strong flexibility, simple equipment use, no terrain restrictions, and no electromagnetic interference, so it still remains an auxiliary communication method in the electronic communication era and can make up for the shortcomings of electronic communication.

2. Transport: Carrier pigeons can transport small items and other small things.

3. Military reconnaissance: American rescue experts use carrier pigeons to help rescue workers search the sea for missing people in distress.

4. Product inspection: First shut the carrier pigeon in a cage and place it beside a conveyor belt, letting it identify unqualified small electronic items and small medicine boxes.

5. Small products such as small medicine bags: train it to pick out unqualified products. After training is complete, it can serve as an "inspector" beside the conveyor belt to detect defective and waste products. Carrier pigeons can also be used to detect faults such as oil, natural gas, and coal gas leaks.

6. Science and scientific research: Carrier pigeons can be used as medicine. The famous patent medicine "Wuji Baifeng Wan" in China's pharmacopoeia uses white pigeons as its main raw material. In addition, folk proven remedies use pigeons as medicine together with other drugs.

7. Ornamental appreciation: The graceful posture of carrier pigeons, their wide variety of feathers, their beautiful flying posture, and their friendly affinity toward people are loved by everyone, bringing people spiritual enjoyment and happiness of mood.

8. Food: Since humans domesticated wild pigeons, they have undoubtedly used pigeons as a delicacy. Over the past hundred years, countries around the world, especially the United States, France, Italy, and Belgi.

Through the above content, I believe everyone knows how to distinguish male and female carrier pigeons. In fact, carrier pigeons are a particularly intelligent and very cute type of bird, so many people in daily life also keep carrier pigeons as pets. However, when raising carrier pigeons, you must be sure to match the feed reasonably!