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Sexing these is harder than I thought based on what I'd read.
While the first two are unambiguously female, the third one to hatch is hard to tell.
I think #3 is a male, which is what I was hoping for.
The beak and legs are lighter than the other two by quite a bit, but still grayish to an extent.
I thought that there would be a big difference between the sexes, based on photos online, but maybe the difference in beak and leg coloration develops after a few days.
At this point, the down isn't dry (2 hours post hatch) completely, so that isn't helping.
So, here is the one in question:
Here is the one that hatched at around midnight last night. I know this one is female:
On #3, the suspected male, the beak and legs are uniform color, the same color that the TIP of the females' beaks are.
So, what are your opinions?
While the first two are unambiguously female, the third one to hatch is hard to tell.
I think #3 is a male, which is what I was hoping for.
The beak and legs are lighter than the other two by quite a bit, but still grayish to an extent.
I thought that there would be a big difference between the sexes, based on photos online, but maybe the difference in beak and leg coloration develops after a few days.
At this point, the down isn't dry (2 hours post hatch) completely, so that isn't helping.
So, here is the one in question:

Here is the one that hatched at around midnight last night. I know this one is female:

On #3, the suspected male, the beak and legs are uniform color, the same color that the TIP of the females' beaks are.
So, what are your opinions?