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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
I seem to remember Autumn Morning Star posting about the second egg laid by a dove is female, but when I did a search I could not find the post.
Was this bad memory on my part, or is there truth to it? James Adamson
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
James, I think you are having a senior moment. Whether the egg is laid first or second has no bearing on its sex.
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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
I guess I have been around Bob Sanders too much, and that is the cause of the "senior moment".
It has been happening more and more after the trips with Bob. James Adamson
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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
Autumn Morning Star sent me the following link.
http://www.internationaldovesociety.com/layingtimetable.htm
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Interesting article. It bears out what I said, though. There is no guarantee that the second bird will be female. That only happens 50% of the time, which means 50% of the time it doesn't. I think that pretty much sums it up as a crap shoot for all intents and purposes.
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James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
I Google-searched the Internet and could not find out any studies in regards to male/female biology as far as dove eggs are concerned, and if the sex ratio odds could be effected by any manner.
As you are well aware, the human sex ratio is not 50/50. It can be influenced by several methods beyond just random selection. I am also aware that in certain other animals the temperature can effect the outcome. Just curious if anyone has come across any information in this subject pertaining to doves, or even if a study like this has been conducted.
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EdwardHilsum Regular user England 145 Posts |
I have two eggs on the way, so I will try and see if I get male and then female as you say! I think it is random which comes first, but who knows?! I doubt I will be able to keep track, however, on which baby is which, unless there is some easy way of telling when they hatch which one is male and which one is female.
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Eddy, when they hatch, you cannot tell which is a male and which is a female. Determining that, even after they've grown, is next to impossible without a vet check.
While they are eggs, you would almost have to mark one of the eggs somehow because the parents move them around during the hatching process, so it's easy to lose track of which was laid first.
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EdwardHilsum Regular user England 145 Posts |
I am already lost as to which was laid first! The one that was laid second was a couple of days after the first egg, so does this mean it will hatch a couple of days after, or is it not that precise?
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Not that precise. Hatching time is about 21 days, give or take a day or so. The second egg could very well hatch before the first.
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