is my hen irn male or female

julies · Post by **julies** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:19 pm

hi all
just wondering if i could get a little help.
my hen geen irn is about 3 years old with no ring but she is doing the whole male mating thing (head bopping wanting to feed her through wire speading wings and tail feathers) the hen yellow in next cage, now both females have males. yellow is breeding with male but green really not interested with her mate she will sit with him and he does all the right things(is it possilbe for a male of 3 years not to have ring and i have got them mixed up im sure she is female but she worries me maybe she only likes hens uuuhm dont know
some help with this would be great
thanks
julies

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:09 pm

Your hen is probably a hen if there is no ring and she's green. I know that albino males don't get a ring but that's the only colour I can think of that doesn't. Unless the age is wrong. :?:

IMR4N · Post by **IMR4N** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:54 pm

I have heard that it could take up to 4 years for a ring to develop. Not sure if thats true might just be an urban legend.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:19 pm

If she does ever in fact develop a ring PLEASE let us know.

julies · Post by **julies** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:45 pm

thanks for thr reply all
she is most certain a worry i will let u know whats hapening or if she or he gets a ring but she is 3 years old
thanks again
julies

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:02 pm

15 months is supposed to be the longest about for a ring to appear. 0_o

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:44 am

Which is why I would love to know if it appeared later... research hunny!

:lol:

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:50 pm

I found one site that stated an indian ringneck could mature as late as three years.

DNA sexing costs about 20 dollars, it may be worth it in this case.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:32 am

20 bux?

I had no clue. Please, in case my birds get stolen (common here) refer me to where I can have my babies DNA'ed not to sex but to be able to prove in court, if ever need be, they are MINE.

I fiqured it would be much more. I can sell cans to make 20 friggin' bux ha!

You live here Melika, did you know it is common here for people to learn you have birds and break in to sell them to flea market vendors? If not, you do now so the less people that know you have a bird and where you live, the better. Sounds like someone is usually home at your house though.

We forget the price tags on our babies. Bad people, or maybe people on drugs will steal from their own moms to score. If they knew of a bird to nab they could be high by noon. :evil:

julies · Post by **julies** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:08 am

thanks for that i will look into getting her dna.
i cant imagine someone stealing my birds thats a very scary thought

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:09 am

Very common, here especially but a few board members from all over have had to go through it.

Melika · Post by **Melika** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:35 pm

Mikaela wrote:20 bux?

I had no clue. Please, in case my birds get stolen (common here) refer me to where I can have my babies DNA'ed not to sex but to be able to prove in court, if ever need be, they are MINE.

I fiqured it would be much more. I can sell cans to make 20 friggin' bux ha!

You live here Melika, did you know it is common here for people to learn you have birds and break in to sell them to flea market vendors? If not, you do now so the less people that know you have a bird and where you live, the better. Sounds like someone is usually home at your house though.

We forget the price tags on our babies. Bad people, or maybe people on drugs will steal from their own moms to score. If they knew of a bird to nab they could be high by noon.

Microchip is your best bet. If your bird ends up in a shelter or a vet happens to scan, your bird will be returned. It's not too expensive and a microchip battery lasts over 25 years. A microchip in it's capsule is about the size of a rice grain and is normally injected into the pectoral muscle. Most birds never have a problem with it. Make sure your vet injects the Avid brand chip (Avid has two kinds you can choose from). Some other brands need to be scanned by their own scanner, while Avid is the most popular brand of microchip so is the most easily found. It doesn't cost a lot to chip your pet and there is a database you register with. The easiest way to get a microchip for your pet is through your vet.

In Florida, if your pet is stolen, you have the right to call the police and have them scan the animal you believe to be yours for its microchip ID.

DNA isn't kept on file for verifying ownership of birds, as far as I know.

Lol, if humans aren't home in my house, our three large dogs are. And the birds are upstairs. Puppies get stolen too, especially breeds considered to be lap dogs or guard dogs. Puppies can be microchipped as early as five weeks. So microchip! People usually choose to steal outdoor birds, but some may break in for a large macaw or something they consider worth it. Our neighbor's quaker parrot was taken from their back porch (can't say I miss the noisy thing though).

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:34 am

julies wrote:thanks for thr reply all
she is most certain a worry i will let u know whats hapening or if she or he gets a ring but she is 3 years old
thanks again
julies

Your Ringneck is most definitely a Hen, they get their ring at 2 years old, sometimes as early as 15 months but that is only if you pull a few feathers out from the neck region.
I have a Hen that does the Cocks mating dance and then she does the Hens dance :roll:

Most of my Hens have gone through this stage at one time or another