Hen or Cock

[Davo2]

I need help, can some one please let me know if this finch is a hen or cock bird.

Cheers
Ron

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[garyh]

From that photo i would say hen,cheers garyh

[Myzomela]

What makes you think it's a hen Garyh? Not doubting you, just asking!

[finchbreeder]

Looks like a very good hen to me. Colour of abdomen is a bit pale for a cock.
LML

[KENTUCKY]

I also sex this bird as a Hen because of the pale shade of belly yellow but, the tell tale sign of being a hen
is the lack of the sky blue head band, if this was a cock bird, the blue head band would much more pronounced.

[shaun_b]

Hard to say.i dont have many gouldians but looking at the beak it looks like a male.my males have a red tip beak and ive never seen my hens with one they always have black beaks.but then the yellow and pale green looks like a hen.

Good luck with finding out

[garyh]

Hi myso ,to me the head is a touch smaller than a cock,on a cock bird the blue ring around the neck should be much more intense and wider,the green on the neck should be much darker a dead give away its a hen and the yellow is way to light for a cock bird,nice bird ,now i might have to eat humble pie if it is a cock ,cheers garyh

[Stu]

I also sex this bird as a Hen because of the pale shade of belly yellow but, the tell tale sign of being a hen
is the lack of the sky blue head band, if this was a cock bird, the blue head band would much more pronounced.

Agree.

[wagga]

I guess its a hen when she starts laying eggs.

[Davo2]

Damn, I was hoping for a few more cock birds but my feeling was they were hens due to the lack of blue around the head. So that means that the 25 birds I bred last season 17 were hens and 8 were cock birds, oh well, better than the other way around.