Not pulling your leg..........
Cock birds sound like "Wa wa look at the coo" (6, shall we say,
syllables?)
Hens sound like "Look at the coo" (Said fast, sounds like 4 syllables)
There is NO definitive way to tell the sexes, and there are always
exceptions to the rules.
I have had hens that cooed like cocks, and cocks that act henny.
But on average, this works for most adult pigeons, if you are just
unsure.
But like most people that raise pigeons, you just have to be around and
observe them long enough, and you will be able to tell the difference
just by looking at them.
This obviously will not work for squeekers, (Peep!) or immature birds
whos voice has just changed. (About 5 weeks old.) After that, this
works.
Homers, unlike rollers, or over-the-house performing breeds, are one of
the best at returning home long distances, so take a little longer to
re-home than most, and are said to possess the most magnetite in their
brains of all the pigeons.
But I don't know,...it may depend on how much he liked his old home?
I've seen some re-home in less than a week, but others that took
several months. (Had to make several trips to the birds original home
to get it back!)
On average, I'd give it a month, with many of those days in a wire cage
on the loft roof so he can acclimate himself. A mate and a nestbox
would also help in making it want to stay. And of course, not being
afraid of you, and good food and water.
Two cents, a day late and a dollar short,
E-Man
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