Male or Female???

[DeeSprinkles]

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[xx_sheena_xx]

There looks 2 be a ring coming but even some females get a slight ring. How old is you IRN?

[DeeSprinkles]

I have no clue, I found him outside( somebody cut his wings and set him free). But i know somebody who used to own a lot of them and breed them and they said it was just about a year and a half old.

[pinkdevil]

Sweet looking bird.

Guessing the sex of him/her would be just that, a guess. Although some say the shape of the head, (flatter for boys, rounder for girls), can be an indication but once again, just a guessing game unless you either 1- have the bird sexed either DNA or surgically, or 2- wait till a few moults and see if a black ring appears. Usually around the 18-24 months old mark.

[DEEDEE]

I would hazzard a guess its a Female, but Sheena has a point, But I say FEMALE.

[DeeSprinkles]

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[xx_sheena_xx]

Looks like you have a male

[DeeSprinkles]

Now all i have to do is get a female!
Thx!

[jobo2mi]

I see no evidence of any kind of ring ... I would say you have a girl!! If your fid is about 1 1/2 yr old, you should see SOME evidence of a ring going to come in ... looks like a girl to me But without knowing the age for sure, you can just wait for at least a year to see if a ring develops, or get her DNAd for sure.

[DeeSprinkles]

when they get dna tested re they supposed too take some feathers or blood?

[Shane7285]

hi Dee

they can do both. it depends where you are, but I know my local pet shop helped, but they are actually breeders themselves, so I trusted them. just go online and search for a dna company, they will send you a kit.

Regards

Shane

[DeeSprinkles]

i'll see if the vet is open today.

[DeeSprinkles]

Hey Pinkdevil, wht do you men by " wait couple moults, is that like when the color drains way on the entire body, or just like some feathers only Oh nd, i have been thinking on getting nother IRN, but do you guys think i should or shoudnt, because Ollie really likes biting and i have no clue how to fix it (HELP!)
Oh, and do you guys like my picture below, i'm not sure what its called.

Oh, one more thing, Is there another way to check is it is male or female? Besides Waiting for the ring or DNA testing??

[pinkdevil]

Moulting is when old/damaged/lost feathers are replaces with new ones.

Birds usually go through a moult after breeding season, (my birds are starting to now), and usually once a year.

They can have, what I call a 'Mini moult' where a few feathers are repalced, then the big one, where they replace most/all feathers over a few weeks.

Besides DNA or waiting to tell the sex, a vet can surgically sex a bird. The vet anaesthetises the bird and does an internal check on the birds sexual organs.

Here is a link about moulting.

[DeeSprinkles]

Thanks that site really helped a lot.

[pinkdevil]

No problem.

[DeeSprinkles]

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[jobo2mi]

Still looks like a girl to me...

For less than $20 you can get her DNA sexed and you'll know for sure ... need to ge a little blood from her is all ..... feather testing is a bit more, but still less than $25

http://www.avianbiotech.com/