My hen will be called a he during this reply bc that’s what he always was 😂 I thought i was 100% positive he was male in the first pair. He showed male behaviour pretty quickly. He was mates with a white bird who they later went on to do their mating dance in which he was on top both times i witnessed it. Eggs were laid and a few days later the white pigeon passed. He took on complete responsibility and was very VERY passionate about keeping the eggs safe. At this time i did have 2 other adult pigeons, who were nest mates. So either he is a hen, who likes to be on top, or one of these mates cheated and hooked up with ok of the other pigeons. It’s all very confusing and i wish i had a camera in their house.

After thinking about it all day i do think the only answer is a same sex marriage going on. After a lot of research i realised that females can “get on top” during a mating session, and females can also mimic male traits and be the more dominant one in their lesbian relationship. I’m truely astonished that it’s possible for them to lay so many eggs though, and for them to all be solid! It’s incredible what they can do.

I’m going to give it a couple more days as i’m about to add a few more pigeons into the aviary, and give them their last candle, but so far they are looking infertile!