Why Pigeon Pair?

[{sarah}]

I've heard it lots today (and before) and I know it means a boy & girl, but where did it come from? Why pigeon? Just wondered LOL!

[*mitch*]

Cause a fish pair would be to hard to tell apart LOL... I have no idea but I would be interested too !!!

[Trillian]

I always assumed it was 'one for Mum and one for Dad' but I don't know why a 'pidgeon' pair though.

ETA - it got the better of me so I googled it LOL

It was once thought that pigeons typically laid two eggs, and that they hatched into a male and a female chick. You didn't have twins, but you still have a pigeon pair by having a boy-girl set. Lucky you!

[Rouge]

Almost the same but when you closely they have their differences

[Liz]

I'd heard that it was when you had a boy & then a girl. Because pigeons lay 2 eggs, boy & girl, but the first egg is always the male.. so if you're breeding them, and want a female only, destroy the first egg.

A girl and then a boy isn't a pigeon pair.

[Trillian]

Ahhh, so the people who tell me that I have two pigeon pairs are wrong, because Paige and Alister are the wrong way around LOL.

[MantaRay]

Hmm, I didn't know that. BTW, there's nothing wrong with having two boys either LOL!!

[New Dawn]

I have always been told I have a pigeon pair aswell just never thought of why apart from the boy girl thing, but have to say I did hate when people would say to me " why have the 3rd when you have a pigeon pair" grrrrrrrr beacause I bloomin well wanted too. Wonder what they will say when we try for our 4th.

[visitor2]

I was told when i had my pigeon pair i wouldn't need to have anymore.

[diva det]

i get told about the pidgeon pair thing all the time having b/g twins
the heir and the spare and
also the phoenix and the dragon!
so it never stops!!
odette

[rolymogs]

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[{sarah}]

Tali I've had so many people asking me today if we'll stop at two now because we are having a boy & a girl LOL!

[Liz]

Yeah.. we've been told we don't need any more cos we have one of each

btw... congrats on it being a girl Sarah!