BFPF's - Male or Female

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BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:10 pm

Here's a pic of two of my juvies - siblings actually. Any guesses as to their gender?

I didn't want to hijack the other BFPF thread currently running.
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by lovemyfinch » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:12 pm

May I take a stab in dark? I would say male and female :?
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by B CAMP » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:13 pm

Not a clue but very cute =D>
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by CandoAviary » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:15 pm

Agree, male with darker/richer colors and larger mask first picture
Second picture, female...not as vivid... though it could be the difference in the lighting. The second picture is much lighter like a flash was used.
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:17 pm

lovemyfinch wrote:May I take a stab in dark? I would say male and female :?
LOL - That's sort of what I but I would like to make sure it's not the flash of the camera throwing off the colouring too. Do you think the one has a greater/larger area of blue on it? They are so fast, it is difficult to get a good pic of them - let alone in a similar position.
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by lovemyfinch » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:19 pm

In the first pic, the mask does appear to go further back than in the second. :D Of course I may need to change my reading glasses :oops:
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by CandoAviary » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:20 pm

Looks like a larger mask to me... I stick with boy and girl :D

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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:23 pm

Thank you Bill and Candace too. I would like to sell them as male and female (related, so to different buyers would be best) but I'd like a bit of support to back up my thoughts. I think "he" has a larger area of blue but I'm not 100% about it. They are not in the same cage to compare colouration side by side.
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by lovemyfinch » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:25 pm

BTW, I forgot to add....they are both gorgeous :mrgreen: =D>
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:54 pm

Thank you kindly! :D
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by GOULDYGIRL » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:17 pm

Gorgeous! Gorgeous!!

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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:30 pm

Thank you too, Renee. :mrgreen:
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by annague » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:31 pm

Beautiful PF babies... have you heard any trilling? I always try to separate and observe until they are sexed properly and don't have any BFPF's but I agree with the general consensus of most likely male on top, female on bottom ( :oops: whoops! that didn't come out quite like I intended).
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by L in Ontario » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:54 pm

Thanks for the chuckle, Anna! :lol: =D>

I haven't separated them to hear them call or sing. That would be disrupting over 20 birds to catch up these two. I may do that if there is an discrepancy here.
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Re: BFPF's - Male or Female

Post by dfcauley » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:19 am

Stunning babies Liz!!! =D>
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