CHAPTER XIV 



HOW TO TELL THE SEX OF PIGEONS 



Common Rules for Same. 



It is indeed a liard matter for most beginners, and, for thyi 

 matter many old breeders, to distinguisb the sex of a pigcori. 

 Unlike poultry, pigeons have no real marks on the male or 

 female that makes it easy for us to distinguish them on sigh' 



A WHITE SWISS MONDAINE 

 Bred and owned by Edgar Satterthwaite, Stanlon, Del. 



There are several methods of telling tlie sex known to manv 

 breeders, any of \\hich will prove to be more or less accurate. 



One of the first methods that the writer h'arned -was to watch 

 the birds closely, especially while they are strutting. The bird 



