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Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 15:18
by finchbird2015
Hi everyone i have had my first season of breeding RFPF and are really happy with the results, both pairs first year birds producing 15 young ones.
Now the hard part trying to sex them. So i uploading some photos of the first 3 young ones that were born 2 week December 2015.
Any help sexing would be most appreciated.
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 15:47
by Tiaris
Bird 3 - hen
bird 1 - cock
need a side-on pic of bird 2 to make a call.
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 15:51
by finchbird2015
Thanks heap Tiaris will take side on view of bird two tomorrow cheers
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 15:59
by vettepilot_6
Agree with Tiaris. ...
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 11:18
by finchbird2015
Bird 2 from the side
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 11:57
by Tiaris
Hen
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 12:01
by vettepilot_6
bird 2 hen
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 12:52
by finchbird2015
many thanks guys round 2 soon lol
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 19:45
by Craig52
Still reckon they are far too immature to sex, there still heaps of pin feathers to break open yet
Craig
Re: Sexing RFPT Help needed
Posted: 10 Apr 2016, 21:05
by vettepilot_6
Craig52 wrote:Still reckon they are far too immature to sex, there still heaps of pin feathers to break open yet
Craig
I would stand by my assumptions as black line not going through the eye (hens) and amount of red on male way past eye as well....besides you have a 50/50 chance of being correct
I have been able to sex them by their tail feathers also....two central feathers are slightly rounder on the hen compared to cock bird....