- 1). Measure your pigeons to determine their sex. Males, or cocks, tend to be larger and more powerful than females, also known as hens. A more definitive indication may be the size of the pigeon's cloaca, or vent. The vent is a posterior opening that a bird uses to urinate, defecate and copulate. Male pigeons tend to have narrower vents than females.
- 2). Listen to your pigeons coo. A cock will tend to coo longer than a hen.
- 3). Watch for signs of submission. Many cocks strut and coo around females. In response, a hen will drag her tail and approach the male. Additionally, males tend to bow to females.
- 4). Observe what time of day your pigeons sit on their eggs. Hens will tend to their eggs for most of the day, but males tend to sit on their eggs in midmorning and afternoon.
- 5). Consult a bird guide to determine if your particular variety of pigeon has identifying feather colors to indicate if they are male or female in sex. For instance, biologists are able to determine the sex of band-tailed pigeons by checking the color or breast feathers in these birds. Males have purple breast feathers, whereas females are dull brown to gray in color.
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