Gradual or sudden ring appearance?

kholland · Post by **kholland** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:38 pm

Hi all.

Just curious. When a male's ring starts to come in with molting, is it a gradual thing (light grey --> black) with progressive molts? Or is it a thing where its not there and then suddenly it is? I've been looking on the internet and so far haven't come across the answer to my question.

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:48 pm

My 3 boys started with a little tiny bit of color coming in like a dot. heres a pic of Mika, it started a little bit smaller but this is the only pic I could find of it.

kholland · Post by **kholland** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:04 am

Thanks, Julie.

I've been looking for pictures of the ring in the process of coming in online, and it was driving me crazy that I couldn't find anything.

SarahandEco · Post by **SarahandEco** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:26 pm

well the ring kinda appears suddenly. It takes a while for all of the feathers to grow in, but it doesn't get any darker or anything. Once the feathers grow in, it's usually in in one molt. Sorry if that doesn't make any since.