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Post by buuzbee on Feb 9, 2007 4:30:53 GMT
For those of you who have sexed birds, do you know if females are different from the males when it comes to humping toys? do both sexes do this? Coco has always done this, and has never laid an egg, so we assumed he is a he. Sheila is almost a year old and has started doing this. None of my other birds do it, so i cant use them as examples.
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Post by Scully on Feb 9, 2007 8:32:07 GMT
Hi Buuz, i would'nt have thought a female would do this. Any male birds i have had, are the ones that did anything like this. Bobbi used to hump his ball..
Have you had your Conures DNA'd?
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Post by buuzbee on Feb 10, 2007 2:39:35 GMT
well crap, i have 2 boys!! no wonder theres no loving going on! hehehe
i'm too cheep to dna test lol
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Post by Bea on Feb 10, 2007 3:12:30 GMT
You can sex by how the pelvic bones feel apparently, if you can interpret what you're feeling it's very accurate. Right near the vent (on the underside, not back) feel gently, males should have two bones that are close together and a bit pointy feeling, females are meant to have wider spaced bones that aren't pointy. I'm yet to be able to feel this but lots of people swear by it.
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Post by buuzbee on Feb 14, 2007 22:13:45 GMT
Thats good info bea. I can do that with sheila, but unless i want to invest in an ER visit, i'll pass trying that with coco! lololol
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Post by Berserka on Feb 18, 2007 6:27:49 GMT
Green Cheeks can be sexed by looking at the small bunch of feathers at the preen gland. If they are pure white you have a boy, if they are gray/white then it's a girl.
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Post by Scully on Feb 18, 2007 8:54:40 GMT
umm wheres this preen gland. .(.god im a dummy! )
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Post by fred on Feb 18, 2007 21:23:16 GMT
The gland is just above the birds tail. The birds wings cross over the gland ( on the base of the birds back )
It is easy to find but you may have to ruffle a few feathers to see it ( the gland ) Or just keep an eye on your bird when he or she preens you will see the bird drop its wings turn the head towards the top of the tail and puff up a few feathers to expose the gland and the bird extracts a small amount of fat and the bird starts preening.
The bird will also use the head to rub the gland also to help with preening.
I hope this helps
As for sexing a bird I use a wedding ring and a piece of cotton.
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Post by Scully on Feb 22, 2007 15:38:01 GMT
i was watching Biggles preen, and can see this gland. They nibble a bit then pull the oil through the feathers.
Buzz ..Biggles gland is pure white, looks odd under the green feathers
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Post by Scully on Feb 22, 2007 15:42:06 GMT
wow you learn a new thing on this board everyday
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Post by fearie on Apr 7, 2008 9:49:36 GMT
Hi. How can i tell the sex of a blue crown conere? The person i got it from told my uncle it is a female and she told me it is a male. So i want to look for myself.
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Post by roughcollies on Jul 11, 2008 1:33:18 GMT
Green Cheeks can be sexed by looking at the small bunch of feathers at the preen gland. If they are pure white you have a boy, if they are gray/white then it's a girl. Is that true in the fancy colored varieties, too? I'm trying to figure this out, lol, and not having luck. Does anyone have a picture?
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Post by roughcollies on Jul 11, 2008 2:36:37 GMT
Okay, I think I finally found it!!! It looks pure white to me, but I have to check in better light in the morning. The lighting in my house is not so great.
I hope Rosco is a boy seeing as that was what I had been hoping for.
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Post by laurie on Jul 11, 2008 3:13:52 GMT
if I can get a grip on the OzZMAN to check his & compare to Sharon, that will be awesome, sharons a Pineapple green cheek & Ozzy is a Cinnie split to pineapple, so when I pair the babies up with a future pairs off spring of pineapples & YS that will be a heck of alot cheaper than DNAing every single one.. total Awesomeness! see I just love you all here!! learnin daily ;D
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Post by Berserka on Jul 12, 2008 7:06:23 GMT
I don't know if that holds true for all of the different varieties. I was told this by someone who breeds the regular Green Cheeks and has not had any dna'd and has been correct on every occasion.
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