2 questions!

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:22 pm

ok

First.

I read somewhere today if the males is grey green and the female is turqoise then the baby that is grey green is more likely to be male and the baby that is turqoise is more likely to be female???

Second

Molting

Oliver is on his what i believe is his second molt. He is almost 11 months so is this normal? Cause isnt there a molt like 4-6 months then around year? and so on and so forth.

alana8819 · Post by **alana8819** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:23 pm

i'm not sure but cookie moults twice a year from what i've seen he is having a massive moult at the moment feathers everywhere and little pin feathers all over his head. cookie is 13 months old he started moulting lightly in december and now its full on.

Post by **Lauren** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:29 pm

Maybe one of the breeder 'experts' can help with the first question, sorry I havnt a clue about genetics and all that.

In Jibbys first few years he was moulting twice a year, if I remember correctly, now hes older, he has one big moult a year. Yoda just got over his first moult since we got him in Nov 06. He is almost 16 months old. :shock:

He might of lost some down feathers around 6 months, but this is his first big moult! I don't think there is an exact time when the young ones moult (under 2) or is there?

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:01 am

ok so this is probably the big molt first molt

caause he didnt lose much feathers around 6 months we he had the stubby butt

skibum · Post by **skibum** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:20 pm

definitely 2 moults a year for first 2-3 years, then once a year.
a godsend as it means less clipping!!

Once they grow their ring I think is when it changes. So if female you are still in the dark!!

Can't help with the genetics bit either sorry