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st helens

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:02 pm
by ginger
:?: can any one tell me how to tell the sexes of my st helens .thanks ginger

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:00 pm
by Crystal
The cock's abdomen is a darker, more extensive pink, while the hen's markings are slightly paler in comparison. The hen's undertail coverts are also blackish brown instead of black like the cock's. Only the cock sings.



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