Age can tell the sex of rccb?

Post by **finchmix22** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:57 am

What age will the male rccb show the red cheek? Is there any coloring when they are a juvenile?

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:25 am

I can't tell when they are young. At around 2-3 months (I think) is when they start to show their red cheeks. Someone else should confirm that though.

annague · Post by **annague** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:39 pm

Yep. That's about right. Actually, if you look closely even in their juvenile plumage you can see the red underneath on the male's cheeks before they molt into their adult plumage.

Post by **finchmix22** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:53 am

O.K. Thanks. I think we have a hen. She is about 2 1/2 months old and no sign of red cheeks, and she looks like a copy of her mother. She is a loud chirper though and so I wasn't sure if she was trying to learn to sing.

Post by **finchmix22** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:56 am

I am going to try and post a better colored pic of the rccb fledge and see what ya'll think about the colors regarding male/female??

Post by **finchmix22** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:03 am

The last comment did not post. the picture with the two rccb's has the juvie on the left. Here is another angle.

Post by **Sally** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:37 am

It's really hard to tell with RCCBs. My little handfed, Peanut, which I was sure was a hen, showed up with red cheek patches! This one still has its juvenile plumage.

annague · Post by **annague** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:33 pm

Can you get a close up of the cheek area with a HD camera?

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