Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

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Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by lovezebs » Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:33 am

Hello Gouldian Fans.

In August of this year, I brought home two young Gouldians. I named them Spirit and Scout.
When I first got them, I believed that they were two boys, but later came to believe, that Scout, was indeed a boy, while Spirit appeared to be a girl.

Over the last couple of months, Scout has began coloring up, into a RH/PB/GB boy. He listens avidly to the other males singing, has began to sing on his own, and is practicing his hopping dance while singing.

Spirit, on the other hand (who is a pale white/yellow, with what appears to be a a very pale purple (?) Breast, head colour as yet unknown), hasn't had much to say. A quiet sweet little bird, loves to eat and swing and has kept more or less to 'her'self.

Now today, out of no where, there was Spirit, hopping up and down on a perch (with the other Gouldi's watching with approval). There was no song involved, but there was hopping and beak wiping.

Now what do you Gouldian folk, make out of that :shock: ???

Is Spirit, a girl (who just likes to dance)?
Or, is Spirit a boy (without a song

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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by kyle » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:42 am

Hi Elana. Good question! My guess is a dancing girl. Lol. All my boys were singing within weeks of leaving the nest. If your a boy gouldian it's what you do! :D
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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by monotwine » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:47 am

I'd guess girl too. Beak looks like it has a lot of colour in it. I'd presume her head would become red.
Girls usually do the "approval of song" and show it by beak wiping accepting the male. Well that's how its always working in my flock of Gouldian over the years.

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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by Rox » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:33 am

I'm also guessing a girl :D
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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by debbie276 » Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:00 am

I also would guess girl :)
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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by Babs _Owner » Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:59 am

lovezebs

Oh boy if she likes to hop-dance, wont that be amusing to see the reaction of the first little guy that courts her.

If she's better at dancing than he is, she might bruise his little ego!. LOL

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Re: Could Spirit Be A Boy ?

Post by lovezebs » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:50 am

Thank you all for the quick responses.
I'm glad to hear that my little girl, is a little 'GIRL'.

In the future, I was hoping to pair her up with my handsome Sebell (if he can hold out long enough to wait for her :-)). I think they would have pretty babies together.

Thanks again.
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