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I want to figure out if my Indian ring neck is a girl or boy

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:43 pm
by surferdon
I have a blue form of a indian ring neck. The bird is almost 6 months old, and I was wondering if there is any way to tell at this stage the sex of the bird with out harming it. And also how do i post a picture so that way i can show you all?

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:31 am
by baby_bella
hey there oh your ringneck looks like mine expect mines a little bit more electric blue! and mines only 7 weeks! ummm the only way you can know the sex of the bird at that age is by DNA testing a vet should be able to do it but i would know the price of it..... at about 1 year to 3 years if they get a dark ring around there neck their a boy! if it stays light its a girl!

im not to sure about the photo question yet! someelse might be able to help u with that one!

Hi

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:56 am
by Dani03
Hi! Some around here can tell if you give us a larger photo by the way a bird sits. Maybe posting a larger photo can get results. Most of the time we are right :D However, of course, there is nothing better than a DNA test so don't get so caught up on someone's take on your bird. Some females have been know to do very male things and vis versa... :wink:

Dani and Prinny

HEre are some pictures but at night with little light

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:03 pm
by surferdon
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Also I wanted to know that i noticed that my feathered friend tends to sneeze a lot when he/she is out of the cage. is this normal?

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:28 pm
by Jade
I think he looks like a boy because he's got skinny toes, not big fat sausages like all my girls do!

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:07 pm
by Jeremy
Ringnecks cannot be sexed visually until they are 2 years old.

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:07 am
by IMR4N
im not sure but i am thinking its a female. Jeremy that’s not quite true is it??? you are a breeder so you must have a small incite on the traits of male and female behavior and various visual characteristics of a young bird.

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:46 am
by Mikaela
According to beak placement, I would absolutely say female.

If you'll notice, males have much flatter beaks whereas girls have beaks that extend out much further.

This is my method of visually sexing and I havent been wrong yet, though Im sure one of the lil boogers will make a lie out of me eventually. HA!

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:38 pm
by Jade
I reckon we should run a book on the sexes!! Just like they do for babies before birth. That way we can find out who's method is more accurate - or who is a better guesser :lol:

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:50 pm
by webvixen
i agree with mikaela, looking at the beak placement and shape i would say female, i also think your birds feet look fat compared to some of my birds feet.

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:44 pm
by Jeremy
IMR4N wrote:im not sure but i am thinking its a female. Jeremy that’s not quite true is it??? you are a breeder so you must have a small incite on the traits of male and female behavior and various visual characteristics of a young bird.


nope. I don't even bother trying to visual sex Ringnecks as there is no accurate way of doing it.
Lovebirds on the other hand, i can sex visually when they are 5-6 months old

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:34 am
by surferdon
ok I was thinking it was a girl, but i guess we shall have to see because i wish not to pay 45 dollars just to know a fact.

Some say a bird talking is unnatural, but i think that it is cool. But since i have a female, probably, who is quiet all day and only makes calls in the morning which are far and few, Can i get my baby to mimic words. And How do I do so. thanks. :o

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:58 pm
by korn_bo2
Jeremy wrote:
IMR4N wrote:im not sure but i am thinking its a female. Jeremy that’s not quite true is it??? you are a breeder so you must have a small incite on the traits of male and female behavior and various visual characteristics of a young bird.


nope. I don't even bother trying to visual sex Ringnecks as there is no accurate way of doing it.
Lovebirds on the other hand, i can sex visually when they are 5-6 months old


hi jeremey.. how do you sex lovebirds at 5-6 months? im having problems sexing mga african lovebirds...

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:32 pm
by surferdon
here are some new pics
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:13 pm
by Jeremy
hi jeremey.. how do you sex lovebirds at 5-6 months? im having problems sexing mga african lovebirds...


I behaviour sex Lovebirds at that age, i have to be able to see them in person[/quote]