Sexing Owl Finches: site with photos

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Sexing Owl Finches: site with photos

Post by the.puppeteer » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:51 pm

Hey all,

Sorry for making a new topic on this but I figured some people may not be following the other thread and may want to see it.

I just made a new page for the Gardeness Gardens & Aviaries website that details how to visually sex Owls with a few loverly pictures of some of my guys to aid Owl Finch owners.

Enjoy!!

http://www.geocities.com/gardeness1/OwlSexing.html

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Re: Sexing Owl Finches: site with photos

Post by dfcauley » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:51 pm

Great info Julie! Thanks for doing that. I am sure it will be a great help to all. :lol:
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Post by hfentj » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm

I agree that was very good info. =D>
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Post by Hope » Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:41 am

That was a great effort. You put that together very nicely.
Thanks Julie :D
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Post by Finch Fry » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:12 am

never knew about the heads.
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Post by B CAMP » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:47 am

Well know all I have to do is get some owls with that info. might be able to tell them apart .Good job easy to understand thanks :)
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Post by lovemyfinch » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:04 pm

Great job Julie, it will definately be useful, if ever I decide to expand my species profile. :D
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Post by Hélène » Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:50 pm

Thank you so much Julie, it will help me a lot
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Post by Sally » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:50 pm

Thanks for that, Julie. Now I will have to look at my sexed Owls and see if I can tell the difference on them. Once I have some practice, maybe I can figure out my juvies.
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Post by MLaRue » Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:49 pm

Thanks for this information with pictures! :) I'm going to go home and see if I can get it to work with my four Owls. I think I have three females and one male. :?

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Post by BillD » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:07 pm

Thanks Julie,

That is great info. I plan to adopt some Owls in the future and that will help a lot.
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Post by FeatherHarp » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:51 pm

I am so glad you posted those photos...that is so helpful to see comparisons. And who doesn't love Owl photos! :lol:

I can see that my Male Owl has the wider...what I call the "BowTie" on his head but it is not often they sit tight together to compare.

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Post by the.puppeteer » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:52 am

Hi everyone,

sorry it took so long to get back to you.

Thanks for all the compliments. I'm glad it can help you out!

I'm quite surprised no one's ever made a page with this info on it before (including pictures) which is mainly why I made it lol.

The Owls being compared are the four young ones I have for sale - hatched mid-March. So as soon as your juvies have their adult feathers in you should be able to tell which sex they are.

If anyone's having troubles sexing theirs feel free to post pictures of them and we can try to help. :)

Good luck with all your Owl endeavors!

-Julie
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Owned by: Blue-capped Cordon Bleu, Goldbreasts, Gouldians, Owls, Pintail Whydahs, Societies, Stars, Strawberries, Zebras, 3 ferrets, 2 cats and 2 Kakariki.

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