Why Pigeon Pair?

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!

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

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

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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!

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Almost the same but when you closely they have their differences ;)

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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