summerlovin
1 post
Oct 20, 2006
8:32 PM
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I know this might seem like a really dumb question, but I just started out with 22 Birmingham roller's and have no idea how to tell the "boys from the girls"...can any one help me... Thanks
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Santandercol
358 posts
Oct 20, 2006
9:49 PM
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Hey Summer,
Tsupdude?Da boys love to cooooo with a wa wa on the end of it lots a times and they strut and drag their tail in front of the girls who usually get underneath when they make humpy humpy.The boys will also feed the girls from inside their beaks before da ting happen.Enjoy!!!!!!
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Kelly
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sundance
11 posts
Oct 21, 2006
6:45 AM
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summer,
good luck with the birds.
heres how it was shown to me. it may take a little practice but it has worked for me almost every time.
hold the bird in 1 hand and lay your middle finger of your other hand on the keel bone. put the front point of the bone against the base of your palm, where the finger starts. using your finger as a measuring tool, with a little practice you will find the cock birds keel bone to be about a quarter inch longer than the hens.
young birds are more difficult to tell before they are fully developed, you might try this on a friends birds which he already knows the sex, to test yourself. very seldom have I been wrong with this technique.
give it a try, and post back on your results.
observing behavior is also a good tool, but it is also not always perfect or easy. with using both techniques you should be good to go.any one else trying this???
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sundance
13 posts
Oct 21, 2006
10:54 AM
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actually,
after you try it a few times it is quite easy. try it on a couple birds that you know for sure the sex. this works best on rollers and similar bodied birds. I have tried it on fantails and other larger birds and I cant seem to get a FEEL, for it. LOL
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summerlovin
2 posts
Oct 23, 2006
9:42 PM
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Thanx all.....I let my birds out Sat. and had a hawk come right in the middle of them...was afraid would loose them all (22) but 20 came home....This is when I found out I have at least 2 "boys" as they were happy campers on my roof before I got them all in. What a week-end it was, as it took my husband and neighbors and me 2 days to get them all back.
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classicpony
1 post
Nov 04, 2006
12:58 PM
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Sundance, are you talking about the breast bone??
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sundance
22 posts
Nov 04, 2006
1:15 PM
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classicpony,
yes, like i said , if you can try it on a few birds that you or someone else knows for sure the sex, you will quickly feel the difference.Good luck pony...
Has anyone else tried this, and if so with what results? just curious>>
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classicpony
2 posts
Nov 04, 2006
6:49 PM
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Thanks for the quick reply. I will give this a try!! :)
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