|
|
Post by speedy on Jul 27, 2012 21:38:48 GMT 10
Hi.
im wondering whats the best way to tell the difference between a hen turquoise and hen scarlet. I have mixed them up and need to sort them out asap,
thanks in advance.
|
|
|
|
Post by avinet on Jul 27, 2012 22:02:32 GMT 10
Hi. im wondering whats the best way to tell the difference between a hen turquoise and hen scarlet. I have mixed them up and need to sort them out asap, thanks in advance. With some difficulty!!!! The Scarlet hen has more blue on the face, particularly between the eye and the nostrils and also has more blue on the neck area below the eye. The Turk hen has a more intense blue on the wings. Finally the underwing stripe in some Scarlet hens (but not all) has a greenish tinge - in Turks it is always white, as it is in some Scarlets, so don't assume a white underwing stripe means it is a Turk. This all assumes they are mature birds, 12 months or older - immatures are very very difficult. It might be worth putting metal rings on the legs - say red for Scarlet hens and green for Turks, so if you accidentally mix them in the future the rings are there when it comes time to separate them. cheers, Mike |
|
|
|
Post by meandem on Aug 1, 2012 13:29:56 GMT 10
[quote author=avinet board=budgies thread=11279 post=90112 time=1343390552 With some difficulty!!!!LOL  |
|
|
|
Post by ruben on Dec 28, 2012 6:18:19 GMT 10
Just for interest sake, what difference will it make if the scarlet chested should mate with a Turq?
|
|
|
|
Post by avinet on Dec 28, 2012 9:37:37 GMT 10
Just for interest sake, what difference will it make if the scarlet chested should mate with a Turq? They would produce babies but those babies will almost certainly be infertile. The females will, not unexpectedly, look like their mother, but most males will show a mix of the Turk red wing patch and the Scarlet red chest. As babies it can be difficult to tell they are hybrids, and it is only as they mature that their true ancestry is obvious. When I had my shop I was caught out a few times when buying young "Scarlets or Turks" to discover they were hybrids as they started to colour up. Needless to say those dishonest breeders who passed them off as pure birds were never able to sell us birds again. cheers, Mike |
|
