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Post by Laraine on Dec 17, 2010 9:11:38 GMT 10
Does anyone know how to sex baby (about 8 weeks) pink and rosa Bourkes. Also what is a reasonable price to sell them for?
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Post by madaussie on Dec 17, 2010 9:35:33 GMT 10
Not sure on sexing them i just sold 3 for $100 but that's me a pair and a young i think around $30 to $40 if it was me .
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Post by Karen on Dec 20, 2010 13:22:03 GMT 10
They are hard to sex until they reach their adult plumage. BUT in saying that I have had 80% success rate in the past (not bred them for couple years) sexing them based on the shape of their heads.
Shame we don't live closer. I am always happy to pay $40 - $50 each for pinks and $30 each for Rosa's.
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Post by wooltonian on May 5, 2011 15:05:04 GMT 10
Same problem bought a pair, convinced I got two hens. need confirmation from an Ozzy genius Is the bird below Cock or Hen ??   A swift response from anyone would be greatly appreciated. karl An Amateur Pomme |
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Post by passengerpigeon on May 6, 2011 0:36:54 GMT 10
img189.imageshack.us/img189/5528/688t.jpgi dont know if this will post the picture i attached seeing im trying to figure out how to upload photos, but i attached a photo of a sexing strategy that can be used for all mutations of the bourkes parrot and is handy with rosa's especially, i have been using it for a while now with no problems.
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Post by wooltonian on May 6, 2011 13:19:10 GMT 10
 Thats your pick mate, now what is the theory |
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Post by avinet on May 6, 2011 14:29:00 GMT 10
It's always a bit of a guess until they get to around 6 months, and even after that age it can be a bit of a problem. There is so much variation in the colour of Rosas that a good quality hen can look more like a cock than a poor quality cock at times. If they are form the same breeding stock then the cocks are inevitably stronger in overall colour.
In the photo of the wings the male would have the brighter blue, and also I have always found on a mature bird that if there is any blue on the head that will also be a male. Also the face area tends to have more melanin (brownish colour) in the hens.
If your bird is over 6 months I would guess a hen, but if it is younger then I'm not so sure. If the two birds are over 6 months, and look similar in face and on the wings, then they are likely the sames sex.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by passengerpigeon on May 6, 2011 16:21:09 GMT 10
the one with the brighter blue is the cock bird, this is the method i used to use in the bird shop i used to do a little work at and it proves reliable for me for ADULT rosa's, creams and pinks can obviously be visually sexed by colour but i agree with avinet to say it is hard to tell at the age your bird is at, it is obviously quite young although from what i can see i would call that a cock bird...i also agree to say that the blue on the head is an indicater as well as the melanin on the face..i guess to be certain use all the methods and make a well rounded judgment on what you think, ive had people think the pelvic bones as well on the bourkes parrot but i have found that unreliable, another factor is the female tends to have a flatter head, while the cocks is more rounded...but yea, i would check his/her wings see what the blue barring is like, but generally cock and hen rosa's are very hard to sex visually i can sure say that
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Post by wooltonian on May 11, 2011 15:00:45 GMT 10
Finally solved problem. Although not too clear here the wing crux area is blue. he was a cock. Bought the hen yesterday alls well in the aviary now.
Many thanks
karl
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