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This is a picture of one of Mario's babies. He has never produced an orange head like himself. But I swear this hen looks like her head will be orange to me. What do you all think?

I hope so. This would be the FIRST orange head I have produced. For some reason all his others have had RED heads.

She is a wonderful little bird and helped to feed the younger gouldians. Either way I am keeping her.

Also, Mario is a lilac breasted bird so I am thinking "maybe" she is too????

Donna, she looks like an orange head to me and her chest looks lilac. She is a very pretty baby. I thought of you today while at the show, they had a pale white gouldian with a lilac chest there. Very unusual.

I've learned from my daughter and from Tiffany that (I hope I get this one right) it all depends on the beak! If the beak is red - then it is a redhead. If the beak is orange then it is an OH.

L in Ontario wrote:I've learned from my daughter and from Tiffany that (I hope I get this one right) it all depends on the beak! If the beak is red - then it is a redhead. If the beak is orange then it is an OH.

So.... what do you think??? Is the beak orange or red? I have a very difficult time telling.

Too hard to tell what colour the beak is from this distance - even if I squint! Maybe with another picture (sideways)?

I can't tell in these pictures but went back to the juvie pictures and her beak looks orange to me...

I don't know if I would say her breast is lilac though especially since she is still growing in the new feathers because they look chalky at this stage.

Either way she is a pretty hen

So excited!!!! My first orange head!!

Misty, that is not the same bird as the ones in my coloring up post.
That was her sister. So maybe I have two.....

I enlarged the picture, it looks like the beak is more orange than red. JMO!

Here are two more. It's orange!!!! An easter egg!!

Hate to say it but it sure looks like a red tipped beak on this monitor. With Yellow Heads your not looking for an orange color but a yellow tipped beak.
Maybe it's time for a new monitor?? lol

I see a very pale pink beak... can I get a new computer too?!?!

PS - What are you doing over in Spain, Donna

I'm still on the fence - perhaps it is lighter because she is still so young

Here is a good picture of "Orange" on the beak

I see Misty's pics as a definite orange too.

The head sure looks orange hard to tell about the beak..it sure has a lot of color for a young bird so I am leaning towards red tipped beak.
Here are a couple of young females with yellow tipped beaks and a mature pair. the males beak has a deeper orange, the female is more yellow/orange

okay.... well we will see...... soon enough.
I will keep watching her....Either way she is a jewel and a keepr.