How to distinguish male from female pigeons? These identification methods are simple and practical

There is the body shape identification method: male pigeons are larger in body shape, with a broad top of the head and two feet slightly raised, and a thick, short, and relatively hard neck; female pigeons have a compact and graceful body structure, an elongated whole head, eye rings close to the head, smaller beak cere, and a slender, relatively soft neck.

The temperament identification method: male pigeons have a majestic bearing, are active and aggressive, and make cooing calls; female pigeons have a gentle and quiet bearing, are not aggressive, have weaker resistance, and do not peck or only make low muffled cooing sounds.

The feather identification method: the thicker the neck feathers of male pigeons, the more they show a purple-green metallic luster and are relatively vivid; the tips of the primary flight feathers are round, and the tail feathers are dirty; female pigeons have slender and relatively soft neck feathers, with a golden luster less vivid than that of male pigeons, wings folded relatively tight, and tail feathers clean.

The skeleton identification method: male pigeons have thick, hard, and strong cervical vertebrae, a long and slightly curved sternum, a prominent keel, the end of the sternum and the egg bone (pubic bone) are close together, and the distance between the pelvis and the two pubic bones is relatively narrow and tight. Female pigeons have thin and soft cervical vertebrae, a short and straight sternum, a relatively wide distance between the end of the sternum and the pubic bones, a prominent keel, and a wide and elastic distance between the pubic bones.