JJMR794 I need your help! Pheasant sexing

[PrinceSandwich]

In a previous Pheasant thread JJ tried to explain to me how to sex day old Ringneck Pheasants from the ring around their eye, I had a hard time understanding it. But now I have my own chicks to practice on! I took some pictures of them and I was hoping that JJ ( or anyone that knows how to do it) could help me tell the differance between the genders. The colours that I title them as are the colours of their leg bands.



Purple

Pink

Green

Orange

Yellow

No band

Here's hoping the bands don't fall off!!

 

[DomC]

I always just look at there legs. Males have a pen size spar.. females have none. Just have to look really close.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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Is this the same with lets say Silver Pheasants and Red Goldens?

 

[Tony K T]

No,red golden you tell by the iris(around the eyeball.Silvers you have to wait,one day they look like hens,the next males.
In N.H.,Tony.
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Is this the same with lets say Silver Pheasants and Red Goldens?

 

[PrinceSandwich]

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Are you sure that method is accurate? I just checked them and all of them have the little spurs. I think it would be very unlikely that 6 out of 6 are males

 

[shelleyd2008]

I'm no expert, but judging by their 'rings' I'd say they are males.

Hope I'm wrong.

 

[DomC]

Not sure how accurate it is, but has worked for me on ringnecks. am no expert. I found this pic... I had no luck this way..

 

[PrinceSandwich]

Maybe they are all boys!

 

[JJMR794]

Purple And Orange Definate Males
Pink And Green Definate Hens
Yellow And No Band Too Close To Tell

 

[PrinceSandwich]

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Thank you JJ!

I wish I had your skill!
With the Yellow and no band is it the bird or the picture that makes it hard to tell?