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4/9/12 at 5:55pm

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I have two African geese, and one has a darker stripe on the back of his/her neck. does the stripe have something to do with the gender?

this is Clumsy, the one who has the darker stripe.

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4/9/12 at 7:32pm

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No the stripe is not a determiner of gender. They are still a little young to try to sex

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4/10/12 at 2:18pm

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oh, ok.

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