Boy or Girl? Give me your opinion

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:58 pm

This is oliver

when i got him i thought he was a male . I have seen him do the male dance but i was looking at the pics on here and his head is rounded but flat so i cant tell

just tell me what you think

lutino · Post by **lutino** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:39 pm

Behaviour seems to be a better indicator as to what the sex of an IRN is. Visual is just a guess ( except for ring lol).

Post by **Lauren** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:08 pm

Does Oliver cluck with his/her head back? Sexing a young IRN is difficult visually, but I *guess* Girl by the pics, Boy from the behaviour. Confusing! hehe. Are you going to get a DNA test done or wait it out?

greeny · Post by **greeny** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:02 am

Lauren, if they cluck withtheir head back is that female or male behavior? My female tends to do this but I don't know if it is gender specific. Thanks.

Amazonite · Post by **Amazonite** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:46 am

Maybe you have a it, lol.

Tricky one.

Post by **Lauren** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:08 am

They can confuse us! The 'cluck' or 'cooing' is a female behaviour but sometimes they can pick up these behaviour when young and thats why its also difficult to tell even through behaviour. Still, I'm convinced my Yoda is male due to the 'man dancing'. Only time can tell.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:07 am

no clucking but he dances around his toys and does that little male dance with his wings in like a heart thing. But he hasnt done it in a while. So It is confusing I Think im just ognna wait it out but i am just wanting to know haha

greeny · Post by **greeny** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:56 pm

What color do you call this type of IRN? My Wallace is exactly this color.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:57 am

the breeder i got my irn from said it was grey green

Post by **kyria** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:52 pm

Spreading the shoulders creating a heart shape as you describe, pinning the eyes and hoping around his toys is classic male to me. Pictures are extremely hard to tell from, unless you capture a male or female pose. But to me it sounds very much like you have a boy.

Our pickle displayed once at a very early age, just after fledging infact, and never again until he came in contact with his sibbling again, and again nothing until this weekend when the neighbour brought his sibbling over to play, Pickle began to hop and tap his beak, making the male call, flaring his wings out (from the shoulder) stretching up and tapping his beak down again, pinning his eyes and dancing around the other bird like some tuff heman .. lol .. so cute.

*mia* · Post by ***mia*** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:09 pm

My IRN (Oliver) do the "head back thing" thats typical for female but s/he also do the male dance sometimes so I´m very confused about him..

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:13 pm

angie i agree with you

he does do the dance at times like that.

he also paces back and fouth on the purch and i also read that if they stand high of the perch that is also male characteristic

I was thinking male and still male cause he doesnt tilt his head back.

And his head is real flat like a male

ill get some pics later

Post by **kyria** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:37 am

cool .. can't wait to see them.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:10 pm

here are some more pics of oliver

he is nine months old in 9 days hehe

Here are 4 photos and 1 video

of course when you trying to take pics and vids they never do what you want them to do

and the vid

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:54 am

Look how high that beak is... MALE :!:

Post by **kyria** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:58 pm

Aww look at him being all aggresive , hehe, kill that bell !!

.. love your cockatiel too and you have a beagle and a red setter ? what is the puppy ? The boy on guitar who is he ? .. sorry I just had to take a peak :roll:

can't help myself, bloody sticky nose I know.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:15 pm

haha thanks

um its not a red setter its golden retirever :]
puppy is part fox hound part brittnay spaniel and the kid on guitar is ME!

Post by **kyria** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:03 am

Ah Golden retriever .. ok .. nice

.. and Hi you ! :wink:

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:26 am

kyria wrote:
... began to hop and tap his beak, making the male call, flaring his wings out (from the shoulder) stretching up and tapping his beak down again, pinning his eyes and dancing around the other bird like some tuff heman ...

Endearing qualities that attracted my wife to me. What a wild night in that bar...
:lol:

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:44 pm

My first dog was a golden and everyone thought he was a setter too! He was red with slightly curly hair... o_O;

Post by **kyria** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:55 pm

Craig wrote:Endearing qualities that attracted my wife to me. What a wild night in that bar...

Post by **kyria** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:59 pm

Melika wrote:My first dog was a golden and everyone thought he was a setter too! He was red with slightly curly hair... o_O;

Thats why I thought Justins was a setter also, because of the colouring in the photo is more red than gold, and I don't know a great deal about dog breeds :roll:

hard enough with the birds .. lol

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:17 pm

hey its no big deal

i was home sick from school today and oliver has been out most of teh day

and he as done the male dance to his bell 9 times haha!

julie if you could post that pic on this blog that would be great

i cant wait to compare pics

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:44 am

This is oscar at around the same age, he is dna sexed.

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:47 am

In some pics it looks like he has a ring more than in others.

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:50 am

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:55 am

Its really hard to tell, the pastel blue hen in this pic looks like she has a ring starting but she is definately a hen.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:55 am

wow they look so much alike!

ITS REALLY SCARY

even when he is eating like that apple they look alike

welll the only way to know is dna testing but i am prettu sure he is a male

That one that is female taht looks like a male has the exact head shape as the male

SCARY!

thanks so mcuh for posting those

it helps

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:33 pm

does any one have a pic of a female grey green irn?

if so cna you post a couple pics on this blog

I am comparing male with female as i aready have male pics thanks to julie.

I am conviced male but i just wanna see females pics

Thanks