Two females?

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Qeq620
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They both nest and do not bow coo at all.
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There Both Hens 90% sure
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When you say that they both "Nest" what do you mean?
Sit on the nest?
Carry nesting material?
Are there any eggs?

A good trick to use in sexing any dove or pigeon species is to put a decent sized mirror in with them as they see themselves as another bird that they have not seen before. A male will usually bow and coo to the "new" bird.
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They sit in the nest without eggs or nesting material.
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Sometimes they will lay 4 eggs indicating 2 hens. They might be too young to lay but they do sound like two of the same sex probably hens. Try the mirror.
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