Can someone tell the sexes of these Double Bars?

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cookey
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Okay, I can tell you all that one of the Double Bars in the nest and has laid an egg....which means...there was a hen!

I'll attempt to build this up like the announcement of an academy award...and the winner is...

The Double Bar on the right hand side of the photo! Am I any wiser now about sexing Double Bars...NO!

Thanls to all who had a crack at it and thanks especially Murf to who accepted the challenge and invited others to have a go.
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I would say "hen, cock and cock birds" from left to right
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my guess is the one on the far left a hen the other 2 cocks the breast is more dirtier on the one on the left nd is a bit smaller in the face area
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Buzzard-1 wrote:Yes well that's the million dollar question, hard enough to sex live little own a photo!!!! :shock: Could have a go but fair chance I'd be wrong.
I've got to admit that this was the best feedback I received to this post. Even though I watch the female go into the nest everyday...I still can't tell the difference when the pair are away from the aviary! It is indeed the million dollar question!!! ;-)
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Sorry...meant away from the nest. :oops:
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I recken Danny is right, from L to R Hen ,Cock , Cock Cheers Craig :eureka:
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Hi cookey when I breed my double bar the only way I found to sex them was to look at the chest colour and I find the female has a dirty chest colour where the male has a clean chest,in that picture you put up it seem to me that you have female on the left and two male on the right that the only way I learn't to sex them.

cheer from tony(tino) :wave: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thanks Tino. I'm rying to develop my skill in that area. I do notice a subtle difference between the chest colour but I can only see it when the two are side by side. Cheers.
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thats the way ive been taught aswell Tino the hens have the dirtier breast as u can never always be certain it the width of the bar as some hens have real wide bars nd cocks have skinny bars

thanks chris
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