two new boys

[rita2paul]

i have spoken to a few people in America and they said that they often keep two boys with a few girls, as long as there is plenty of hiding spaces and lots of room they have not had any problems. but i don't think i will be able to keep 3 boys with the girls, i will have to make a decision on which 2 i will keep. it's such a shame. i will keep my silver boy as he is really lovely looking boy.

well all has settled down now i have made another level for them to get on, the new boys are not use to a ramp so the girls can get away from them.
i have now realised i have another boy, my tebetan, i don't understand why it's taking so long for them to produce foam i have been checking them every week and not saw anything.
can someone tell me what else to look out for in a male, is the vent a different shape to girls, or any other outstanding looks on a male bits. it's the tibetan, silver and whites i am having trouble with.

 

[Binki]

Oh vent sexing can be tricky and if done too aggressively can hurt their private areas, I think the best luck I had with that was waiting till they were laying eggs cause then it's pretty clear which vents an egg has been passing through hehe. You can watch YouTube vids/see pics side by side on google for vent sexing.

Be careful about foam because once a girl is mated with, she can have foam there as well and be mistaken for a male.

You can also go "birdwatching with a beer" and hang out with them to see if you can see crowing.

I recall a forum user's old post where he says he tosses in some mealworms and looks for the males to tidbit to the girls even that isn't foolproof though as my female Italian tidbits for the other hens with some special treats

 

[rita2paul]

Oh vent sexing can be tricky and if done too aggressively can hurt their private areas, I think the best luck I had with that was waiting till they were laying eggs cause then it's pretty clear which vents an egg has been passing through hehe. You can watch YouTube vids/see pics side by side on google for vent sexing.

Be careful about foam because once a girl is mated with, she can have foam there as well and be mistaken for a male.

You can also go "birdwatching with a beer" and hang out with them to see if you can see crowing.

I recall a forum user's old post where he says he tosses in some mealworms and looks for the males to tidbit to the girls

even that isn't foolproof though as my female Italian tidbits for the other hens with some special treats

thank you Binki you always give good advice. well the tibetan was a girl, the foam as you said was from mating. the boys have a large bulge so i can't mistake them now. it's taken them 9 weeks to show what they are.

 

[Binki]

thank you Binki you always give good advice. well the tibetan was a girl, the foam as you said was from mating. the boys have a large bulge so i can't mistake them now. it's taken them 9 weeks to show what they are. 

Thanks and you're very welcome! Glad the Tibetan turned out to be a girl