Sept 22, 2015 13:17:54 GMT
koimeteria
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Post by koimeteria on Sept 7, 2016 15:36:22 GMT
This is my best girl (I think...) and she was hatched last August. Her ceres is a nice color, but quite ambiguous. She has a lot of attitude and nip and acts in ways that I've read females have a habit of doing. Anyone able to recognize if my Andradite is a she or he? Thanks for the help!  |
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Sept 22, 2015 13:17:54 GMT
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Post by koimeteria on Sept 7, 2016 15:37:19 GMT
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2016 16:03:51 GMT
She definitely looks like a hen to me!
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Sept 22, 2015 13:17:54 GMT
koimeteria
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Post by koimeteria on Sept 7, 2016 16:09:31 GMT
Marianne Marlow Thank you! Oh, good!  I just kept watching and watching and it never turned blue, pink, or brown, so I was a bit mystified. She hasn't started laying eggs yet, but I don't even remember if it's too early to look for it.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2016 16:15:50 GMT
It's a very light whitey blue, which means girl. Boys ceres are much darker blue.
There are different colours depending on the birds mutation that show if they are a hen or cock.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2016 16:16:52 GMT
Oh and she will not necessarily lay eggs. It's to be discouraged, by not giving her a place to nest.
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Sept 22, 2015 13:17:54 GMT
koimeteria
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Post by koimeteria on Sept 7, 2016 16:21:58 GMT
Marianne Marlow Aaah, I see. She doesn't have anywhere to nest, so that's good. I don't recall seeing a ceres like here online before, is it common, or a specific mutation? I think she's a normal green otherwise.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2016 16:26:32 GMT
Her cere is normal, but she's not a normal Green, she looks like an opaline green of some sort.
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Sept 22, 2015 13:17:54 GMT
koimeteria
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Post by koimeteria on Sept 7, 2016 16:38:38 GMT
Marianne Marlow Cool! I'm always glad when I come ask questions on this forum, thanks!
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2016 16:42:36 GMT
You're welcome, she's a beautiful girl anyway!
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Post by starlingqueen on Sept 7, 2016 17:27:48 GMT
Absolutely agree, a definite hen.
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Post by Hezz on Sept 8, 2016 1:17:00 GMT
Agree with everything that Marianne Marlow has said ....and I would go a little further and call her a opaline light (or normal) green. |
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I just kept watching and watching and it never turned blue, pink, or brown, so I was a bit mystified. She hasn't started laying eggs yet, but I don't even remember if it's too early to look for it.
