Aussie Finch Forum

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.

I would say "hen, cock and cock birds" from left to right

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

Buzzard-1 wrote:Yes well that's the million dollar question, hard enough to sex live little own a photo!!!! 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!!!

Sorry...meant away from the nest.

I recken Danny is right, from L to R Hen ,Cock , Cock Cheers Craig

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)

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.

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