Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[3BirdGirlz]

BINGO! Kind of.  Look at Post #34 the first boy picture.  See the neck feather shape?  Look at the girl picture below.  See the neck feather shape?  Even at that young age, pure IB or IB mutations that are cocks get the "fingered" feathers.  Look at blue Creeks last pictures he posted and look at the shape of the bronze birds feathers.  Birdrain92's bird is well past the stage of having scalloped neck feathers unless there is green blood in him.

Ohhhh...totally see and understand

 

[AugeredIn]

I've never seen anything but IB and white in person. Refresh my memory, what did he say that it couldn't be?

I figured you were at a disadvantage not being familiar with IB/green differences. You can have a chick just for being persistent this late at night.

 

[casportpony]

BINGO! Kind of. Look at Post #34 the first boy picture. See the neck feather shape? Look at the girl picture below. See the neck feather shape? Even at that young age, pure IB or IB mutations that are cocks get the "fingered" feathers. Look at blue Creeks last pictures he posted and look at the shape of the bronze birds feathers. Birdrain92's bird is well past the stage of having scalloped neck feathers unless there is green blood in him.

This is going to make me sound like an idiot, but I can't see the difference in the pictures, lol, I'll have to put on my glasses and inspect them very carefully!

-Kathy

 

[MinxFox]

BINGO! Kind of. Look at Post #34 the first boy picture. See the neck feather shape? Look at the girl picture below. See the neck feather shape? Even at that young age, pure IB or IB mutations that are cocks get the "fingered" feathers. Look at blue Creeks last pictures he posted and look at the shape of the bronze birds feathers. Birdrain92's bird is well past the stage of having scalloped neck feathers unless there is green blood in him.

Okay so she is at the stage where if she were a he, you would know it in the neck feather shape. Ooh scalloped neck feathers, I like that description! I also like the fingered description. I say ribbed I think but fingered is better. Hmm like little palm leaves.

 

[AugeredIn]

This is going to make me sound like an idiot, but I can't see the difference in the pictures, lol, I'll have to put on my glasses and inspect them very carefully!

-Kathy

It is still subtle at that age but there. It is obvious in slightly older birds even in pictures on the web.

 

[Birdrain92]

By "fingered" you mean narrow and long not spread wide like a fan.

 

[casportpony]

What's interesting is that I may have found another way to sex them, but I need to double check in the morning when I'm not so cold and tired. Hint - there seems to be a subtle difference in the heads of similar aged IB's, not sure why I didn't notice before.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I figured you were at a disadvantage not being familiar with IB/green differences. You can have a chick just for being persistent this late at night.

I would love to have something other than IB's, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

It is still subtle at that age but there. It is obvious in slightly older birds even in pictures on the web.

It embarrasses me to say that I've never noticed.

-Kathy

 

[AugeredIn]

What's interesting is that I may have found another way to sex them, but I need to double check in the morning when I'm not so cold and tired. Hint - there seems to be a subtle difference in the heads of similar aged IB's, not sure why I didn't notice before.

-Kathy

I have heard of head shape being used but I could not tell the difference in IB birds.