I have noticed something with my "almost yearling" emus...
the boys have more "hair on their head" so to speak than my female does
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm not sure if it's a "sex characteristic" or if it's because they are from completely different bloodlines (the boys were from Kansas and the girl was from Alabama). Also there's only 5 days difference in their ages, with the males being 4 to 5 days older than the female.
It would be interesting to see if anyone else has noticed a difference between their yearling emus. btw.. these guys were all DNA sexed.
the difference is more apparent in person.. but the boys seem to have thicker topknots than the female does... she seems to suffer from more "thinning" even on the side of the neck..
So.. what do y'all think? Purely genetics? Or possibly another indication of sex?
the boys:
and the girl
the boys have more "hair on their head" so to speak than my female does
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm not sure if it's a "sex characteristic" or if it's because they are from completely different bloodlines (the boys were from Kansas and the girl was from Alabama). Also there's only 5 days difference in their ages, with the males being 4 to 5 days older than the female.
It would be interesting to see if anyone else has noticed a difference between their yearling emus. btw.. these guys were all DNA sexed.
the difference is more apparent in person.. but the boys seem to have thicker topknots than the female does... she seems to suffer from more "thinning" even on the side of the neck..
So.. what do y'all think? Purely genetics? Or possibly another indication of sex?
the boys:
and the girl