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Post by de88ie on Apr 19, 2006 18:58:18 GMT 10
hi guys
can anyone tell me if male blue ring necks have a lighter blue head than the females.i read an article that said the males head (above the ring) is a more pastel color .
can anyone tell me if this is true.
thanks
Debbie
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 20, 2006 12:44:10 GMT 10
Do you mean before the male gets his ring? So that you might be able to sex them visually before maturity? I have a blue cock and yes, his head is a bit lighter than his body but as I only have the one blue I do not have anything to compare it to.  He is about 2.5 years old. Sorry |
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Post by de88ie on Apr 20, 2006 21:21:04 GMT 10
yes i was hoping their might be an easy way to tell before the ring develops.
i have a blue supposed to be hen 04 breed that is begining to get a ring and i know some females get a bit of a line so i might have to wait and see when breeding time comes around i think.
thanks for replying anyway
Debbie
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Post by silvercloud on Apr 21, 2006 0:24:37 GMT 10
Sorry I can't help either as I have a lutino but s/he is only about 4-5 mo so it is too early yet, even though it seems like a she to me.
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Post by vankarhi on Apr 27, 2006 10:59:00 GMT 10
You can quite often tell sometimes by the personality. The females tend to be more nippy and territorial about their cages. I had a lutino IRN (until the staffy let her out of the cage). she was only about 12 months old when she flew out of her cage, but I reckon she was a she because she become very nippy and territorial even though she was handled every day. I was the only one game to handle her in the end.  |
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Post by deb on May 16, 2006 20:37:15 GMT 10
Well there you go..... :)didn't know that about the blues, gonna check mine out tommorrow......LOL
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Post by fuzzydragonfly on May 31, 2006 2:32:04 GMT 10
Interesting,
Sorry to hijack the thread for a little.
I saw a pair of blue ringnecks available today for $400 and their baby for an extra $100. What is the normal price for birds like these?
The birds were a breeding pair that belonged to the store manager of a pets paradise store. To be honest I didn't notice much of a difference between the pair apart from the fact one was bigger than that other and had a longer tail. However, I'm not very familiar with this bird.
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Post by vankarhi on May 31, 2006 8:06:25 GMT 10
Male ringnecks should have a dark ring around their neck and a bigger head...........when comparing to the female.
I have seen then for as cheap as about $150 each to over $200 each per bird for the blues depending on where I have seen them.
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Post by fuzzydragonfly on Jun 1, 2006 2:46:39 GMT 10
OK, well that's good to know.
Shame I didn't have a spare cage then. I wouldn't have minded the baby one ;D.
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He is about 2.5 years old.
