fresnobirdman
399 posts
Jan 09, 2009
11:48 PM
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is this a cock or a hen?
i try breeding it, nothing happen with both sexes.
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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rollingline33
172 posts
Jan 10, 2009
12:01 AM
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cant tell but maybe its too young and too cold!! whatt color is it? nice color!!;
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-mannyfresh- spins
72 posts
Jan 10, 2009
12:17 AM
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Nice lookin bird...looks like a hen 2 me..but like rollinline said..it might jus be young nnot ready 2 breed...give it sum time...n as far as da color Rollinline,looks like a lavander wit a lil spot of red on da chest...maybe red bar in its genes...
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-mannyfresh- spins
Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2009 12:19 AM
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c robbo
394 posts
Jan 10, 2009
2:39 AM
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i think its a hen coz i cant see no black fleck on it.
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mario
GOLD MEMBER
305 posts
Jan 10, 2009
5:44 AM
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i think it s a hen .......Mario
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c robbo
395 posts
Jan 10, 2009
7:17 AM
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split it off in a box on its own for3 to 4 days and she shud start to show.
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kcfirl
542 posts
Jan 10, 2009
7:44 AM
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I see the band says 2008. Could it be that it is just too young to begin breeding?
Ken Firl
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3003 posts
Jan 10, 2009
7:55 AM
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If the father carried blue, this is a hen(no black ticking). If both parents are Ash Red only, this could be either a cock or hen. If this was off my Ash Red Ruby Roller stock, I would say it was a hen.
Based on your description of its lack of mating behavior with a cock or a hen, I would say it IS a hen who has not reached maturity yet. I have found that quite often, when a hen has not reached maturity and is pursued by a cock, she will fight him off, perhaps giving the fancier the impression it is a "MALE".
Based on this picture and your description, this is a hen. Give her until she is 6 to 7 months and then put her with a cock. But not until then. I have also seen where some hens, just don't want anything to do with courting, it is these hens that should be paired with an aggressive male to drive her to the nest and take up parenting responsibilities.
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2009 7:56 AM
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fhtfire
1754 posts
Jan 10, 2009
8:34 AM
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That looks like one of my birds......LOL....Tony is right...check the ticking in the tail...lots of little black lines...like someone took a sharpie and poked it all over the tail...
It looks like a hen to me too...she may be to young...if she has been in a kit box..feed her up and let her get a little fat....Kit birds are like gymnists (female)...they usually stop menstrating while in tip top shape...same with kit birds..tip top shape...not ready for a man....and during the Winter..usually the old hens are ok to mate..and young hens take awhile....I had a hen that Dwight Wallace bought at an auction and it took forever for her to mate up....anyway...feed her up and quit flying if you want her to mate...
rock and ROLL
Paul
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fresnobirdman
400 posts
Jan 10, 2009
8:37 AM
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thanks guys
appreciate your help.
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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fresnobirdman
401 posts
Jan 10, 2009
8:38 AM
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lol Fullerton,
it actually is one of your birds.
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3008 posts
Jan 10, 2009
9:40 AM
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Which would mean its off the Ruby stock. LOL
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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AK-Roller Loft
61 posts
Jan 10, 2009
12:28 PM
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looks like my Stock Ruby Hen #039
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Ak
Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2009 12:30 PM
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fresnobirdman
402 posts
Jan 10, 2009
1:41 PM
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hay!
AK-roller-loft,
we have the same bird!,,,lol
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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tou_vang
494 posts
Jan 10, 2009
2:01 PM
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they look the same!!! just have different band colors
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fresnobirdman
403 posts
Jan 10, 2009
4:25 PM
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what colors the dad?
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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rollernewbie
352 posts
Jan 10, 2009
6:42 PM
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nice looking bird fresno...to me it looks to be a hen..
nice bird too AK
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RollerNewbie
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Fire_Baller_916
391 posts
Jan 10, 2009
7:29 PM
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That looks like a hen...That bird was from Fong Lo who won a kit of Paul Fullenton flash over youngs from the NCRC auction from last year...
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Chai_Seng
http://fireballroller.ning.com/
Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2009 7:29 PM
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PR_rollers
GOLD MEMBER
2303 posts
Jan 10, 2009
7:29 PM
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Nice juicy apple..good luck with it..
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Ralph
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fresnobirdman
405 posts
Jan 10, 2009
10:17 PM
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thanks guys!
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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