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Post by luisa on Jan 12, 2008 9:51:02 GMT 10
Hello, I'm new here I'm from Mexico I have coktails, parakeets and my new own are bourkies. I have a little problem with bourkies, first I bought a pair of pinky (rosas) but sometime I thinkd they are a pair and sometime I thnik they are two females or either two males  as you can see I'm very confused. I have heard the better way to know sex is making DNA probe, In Mexico I'm looking some lab that wants to do it, while I'm looking for the way to sex them looking photos I'm going to put here a link were I'm uploading a lot of photos please if anybody can sayme somehik it will be wellcome. periquitos.mforos.com/54541/6768878-mis-periquitos-de-bourkie/Photos are not good quality I hope they are helpfull. Thaks every one. For me is a litlle difficult to write and read English because practice but I hope in a few days it begin easier. |
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Post by Jane on Jan 12, 2008 10:52:01 GMT 10
 Hi Luisa, rosa bourkes are very hard to sex I'll have a look at your pics and try for you  |
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Post by Jane on Jan 12, 2008 10:54:44 GMT 10
I can see that one has more pink on its head than the other, my rosa males are pinker than my girls so maybe you do have a pair.
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Post by AussieBirds on Jan 12, 2008 11:03:53 GMT 10
Hi Luisa, welcome to our forum from the pictures you have posted here I would say you have a pair, the bird on the right of the picture in the third shot could be a cock, however as you say they are not the best photos and to be absolutely sure get them DNA checked.
Bourke Parrots are not hard to sex visually as the male bird has a distinct blue marking above his beak however this does not show in Rosa Bourke or the Pink and the cock usually is darker in the face and shoulder area than the hen, do your birds have pink eyes or black?
John
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Post by gooka on Jan 12, 2008 16:21:32 GMT 10
welcome Luisa.. i am sorry i can't help you with sexing your birds as I don't know a lot about burkes. I hope you enjoy your time here on the forum!  |
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Post by abby-oldaccount on Jan 12, 2008 17:12:45 GMT 10
Welcome to the forum Luisa. The bourkes are such pretty birds and beaytiful with their tweets. If you're not sure on anything with language please ask.
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Post by Karen on Jan 12, 2008 22:24:11 GMT 10
Welcome!
I personally think they look like 2 females.
You can sex them if they are mature. Put your finger in the bum and feel for the pelvic bone. The males are close together (can only get tip of finger turned sideways in) , the females are much wider (tip of finger wide side in).
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 13, 2008 8:00:30 GMT 10
I thought you would be able to just press on the pelvic area to sex birds........most birds ........ to feel the pelvic area. I have seen it done and felt it myself but you do need to have more than one bird to compare it to. Yes the wider the pelvic bones the more likely it is to be a female (so the eggs can be layed) and the males pelvic bones are usually closer together.
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Post by silvercloud on Jan 13, 2008 18:37:28 GMT 10
Hi and welcome Luisa. Don't worry about your English I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon enough. Our Clara who is from France has done a wonderful job with understanding us and helping us to understand her so you'll be fine.
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Post by luisa on Jan 14, 2008 5:59:53 GMT 10
thanks everyone, your very kind.
I continue at night (me) know I have invited for dinner I have to go
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Post by sebzpets on Jan 14, 2008 6:09:25 GMT 10
Welcome to the forum Luisa. It is great to have people from around the world joining us. I think we have about 4 international members from memory,with your membership.
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Post by luisa on Jan 14, 2008 6:11:55 GMT 10
Problem I have with Inglish is that I don't practice because I was living 6 months in Mystic, Conecticut, USA. but that was about 15 years ago.
I Tried with the pelvis wide, but I couldn't because I don't have practice and I saw a bird and when I´d got the other I had fotgether the wide of the first. (I think that I need a person who hold me them and then may be. ( this method discarted (je,je)
I'm looking for an other method, on wensday I'm going to try making a laparoscopy test. Be sure I'm going to write results.
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 14, 2008 8:13:36 GMT 10
are you able to just do a feather aor blood test?? They can also be tested for dna and then you will know the sex of your birds without the invasion of a laparoscopy.
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Post by luisa on Jan 15, 2008 15:02:02 GMT 10
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Post by luisa on Jan 15, 2008 15:05:50 GMT 10
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 15, 2008 17:27:21 GMT 10
they are good clear pics this time. Sorry I can't help as I have no idea how to sex them.
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Post by Jane on Jan 15, 2008 19:27:43 GMT 10
Rosa's really are very very difficult to tell Luisa, the first pair I bought turned out to be both girls  I'm not sure about the pelvic finger sexing thing, I'm sure the hens would have to have laid for there to be significant width there. In Australia we can do DNA sexing by mail order hopefully you can too, there are less risks than surgical sexing. |
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Post by AussieBirds on Jan 16, 2008 11:30:15 GMT 10
Yep that's a pair Luisa ;D ;D
John
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Post by luisa on Jan 16, 2008 15:14:59 GMT 10
the photos I aren't from my bords, but I cannot make photos with that quality, but one of mine has blu ended 'plumas' on de head. and the other not, and also the one witk blue has less grey than the other.
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Post by silvercloud on Jan 17, 2008 11:18:07 GMT 10
Sounds like a pair to me Luisa.
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I'm not sure about the pelvic finger sexing thing, I'm sure the hens would have to have laid for there to be significant width there. In Australia we can do DNA sexing by mail order hopefully you can too, there are less risks than surgical sexing.