Sammy is a GIRL!!!!

For months now I've been calling Sammy 'he', mostly because of his her aggressive behaviour when first rescued. So imagine my surprise when he she laid an egg yesterday -- which in Portugal was Mothering Sunday, how apt!
The egg is cracked, probably during a stargazing or back-walking episode, but she's ever so proud of her achievement...

Teresa, that's so sweet

My Jack/Jackie gave me the same aggressive behavior and I would have sworn she was a boy as well. I was just as surprised as you when she laid her first egg.

I guess you will have to change her official name to Samantha with Sammy for short.

Louise

Pigeon behavior can be very confusing. I have a Dennis that lays eggs.

Teresa wrote:

For months now I've been calling Sammy 'he', mostly because of his her aggressive behaviour when first rescued. So imagine my surprise when he she laid an egg yesterday -- which in Portugal was Mothering Sunday, how apt!
The egg is cracked, probably during a stargazing or back-walking episode, but she's ever so proud of her achievement...

Yayyyy, Sammy!! -- on laying your egg as well as revealing your gender. :)We are all proud of you, too!

Teresa wrote:

For months now I've been calling Sammy 'he', mostly because of his her aggressive behaviour when first rescued. So imagine my surprise when he she laid an egg yesterday

I can so relate to your situation! George (Georgie) did the same with me. Just gotta love them!

Hahaha - I can top that!

Imagine when our first ones were "born": Willy and Joey, the first kids from Emma and Pete. I thought they were boy and girl just as they were behaving. They were simply inseparable. And when Willy started to mount Joey I was sure. But imagine my horror when I realized that Joey was a boy - and Willy realized that too - :eek: :eek: :eek: - from that day on they could not stand each other any more!!!

They never cease to surprise us, do they? I've been laughing heartily reading your accounts of similar surprises!

For some reason, I never seem to stick to their names exactly, especially when it's pet spoiling time , so I kept calling Sammy 'Sammy-su'. I'm doing the same now, but spelling it 'Sammy Sue'...

Teresa wrote:

They never cease to surprise us, do they? I've been laughing heartily reading your accounts of similar surprises!

For some reason, I never seem to stick to their names exactly, especially when it's pet spoiling time , so I kept calling Sammy 'Sammy-su'. I'm doing the same now, but spelling it 'Sammy Sue'...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that. :That\\\'s so f
A couple of mine are:
Mikko Man
Dolly Lolly
Sadie sweet Lady (That goes for our cat too)
Malio Leo
Reese's Pieces (His coloring for some reason reminded us of the Reese candy bar).