Sexing star finches

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Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:34 am

So I’ve got two new star finches I think they are both females what do use think
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by haroun » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:05 am

Fraza sorry i can't stat from those pics , but one thing is that first one is pied wich is not very common in starfinch mutations

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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by lovezebs » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:18 am

Fraza

Try for some clearer pictures, but from these two photos, I would say girls, or very young males.
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:44 am

lovezebs yes I think they are females too but I’ll take other pictures of them aswell then it’s just they are so scared of people
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:45 am

haroun okay I’ll post more and really I have another pied one aswell she’s paired to my Male
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zebras
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java x beng hybrid



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dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:46 am

HEres my pied hen I’ve had for a while and sorry for my pictures they are rubbish today
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Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:59 am

Right I know myself that the other is a hen but this one I’m u sure about is this a better pic
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Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by haroun » Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:29 am

for the last one , its belly is yellow clear-lemon or grey ?!
but one thing on ur ruffis(starfinch)!there's a lack of the dot in their bodies , may be are them still juvies?
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:32 am

haroun they could be juveniles I’ve never had juvenile stars so I don’t know the difference maybe they are, the only one I know isn’t a juvenile is the 3rd picture because I’ve had her a few months and she was already a year old(got her from bill) the other two new ones I bought off a breeder and I can tell because they are from a breeding cage and when I first let them fly it’s like they didn’t know how to poor things
FINCHES I HAVE
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zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:33 am

haroun wrote: for the last one , its belly is yellow clear-lemon or grey ?!
but one thing on ur ruffis(starfinch)!there's a lack of the dot in their bodies , may be are them still juvies?
My Male looks identical to this lol haha
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Sally » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:18 pm

Normally, the red face on males will extend past the eye, while the red face on hens won't go past the eye. Sometimes, though, you will get a male without a good red face. Juveniles are harder to sex, as they don't have all their markings yet. Do any of them sing? Only males sing.
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:40 pm

Sally well after use have mentioned about the juvenile thing I know that the pied one is still a juvenile as use have mentioned his dots haven’t came through and I can see some starting

Also his tweet isn’t as strong


However the other one has all the dots it’s just that she was on a blurred pic but it’s defo a girl because I caught her wagging her tail at the male singing lol
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:41 pm

Sally thanks for replying
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by lovezebs » Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:21 pm

Fraza

I would say female, but depending on the age of the individual bird.

When I had youbgsters, they looked like this (these are Orange however).
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Re: Sexing star finches

Post by Fraza » Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:58 pm

lovezebs so I’m guessing that orange is a Male right ??? In your pictures I think ur right about mine they are bout females but one of them is definetly young
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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