Im trying to determine the sex of some charcoal splits I bought in Gunnedah ......so far I have noticed that there is a definite colour difference of the beaks being that 2 are red and one is orange.
One of the dark beaks has orange cheek patches so im certain its a male but the other is charcoal and has no cheek patches .
My question is do charcoals develope the cheek patches ????
Is beak colour going to be enough to go on????
Am i right in assuming that the lighter beaked bird which has no cheek patches is female????? Thanx
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hi . a pure charcoals don't have orange cheek patches. they may have a faint orange line toward the beak where a the cheek patch would be . in the hen its more mottled black to no black on the chest compared to the male which is solid black nswchainsaw has a pic of a pair somewhere in here. under the title egg in the forum....pete
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Heres some pics to make it easier .......
This is male im sure.. not sure about the charcoal or the fawny ones....
This is male im sure.. not sure about the charcoal or the fawny ones....
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Thanx Poitta maybe that they are splits is whats confusing me ( and being a newbie) I put up some pics as you posted your message maybe they can help.....
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yes the males have brown / red flanks as well the bottom pic
of the charcoal is a hen but the slight red in the flanks is throwing me off a bit it has the chest baring of the hen. the other is a male(red cheeks) and a normal hen. i am not to sure on the understanding of splits in zebbies but i know with gouldians a split will show the colour of the bird its split for . hope i havnt confused you to much...pete
of the charcoal is a hen but the slight red in the flanks is throwing me off a bit it has the chest baring of the hen. the other is a male(red cheeks) and a normal hen. i am not to sure on the understanding of splits in zebbies but i know with gouldians a split will show the colour of the bird its split for . hope i havnt confused you to much...pete
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I have found a picture of one of my black arsed males.
I hope this helps
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LOL@black arsed male....ok busted the top pair doin the wild thing today so mystery solved there......still not sure about fatstuff ......would love to find out so I can get him / her a mate as he / she is the odd one out now the other two have started bonding......and local pet shops has some gawjus charcoals with the brown underneath...noice
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I caught fatstuff today and took him to pet shop . The owner is very knowledgable about his birds ...he said its a girl so bought a male for her.
Happy ending I hope.....
Happy ending I hope.....
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