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hi
how do you sex white breasted blue back gouldians
thanks

thats a challenge... lets wait for the masters... i also want to know when they are still youngs... if matured then those who sings are cocks.

I waited and waited until I realized that she wasn't going to sing like the rest

You can look a few things including the head color (unless the bird is black head), the ring around the head will be much more prominent in males than in females and generally the blue color itself is a bit more drab on a hen than on a cock.

Tiffany, you had me going ah ha...until you said unless she is black headed I am just going to have to assume that mine is female, being as how I still haven't seen or heard her sing.

Janine I think I saw the pics of yours and it is definitely a hen

nixity wrote:Janine I think I saw the pics of yours and it is definitely a hen

Ahh , thanks so much for confirming Tiffany She is special to me, and now even more so being as how I am always short on hens.

Here is a female BH WB BB



Here is a female BH BB

I think the beak turning black will also give it away as a hen (when coming into breeding).