HELP! Male or Female??????

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HELP! Male or Female??????

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Hello :)
I have recently gotten my beautiful IRN Kari :) s/he is my first IRN and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what they think her age or sex is? The breeder I got her from said s/he was under 6 months old, but she has yellow around her eyes so I think she is older. I know it is hard to tell the gender of a juvenile IRN but I can't be sure whether mine is actually a baby or an adult!
Anyway, here are some pictures:

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The last image is a combination of some photos I took of her face.

Hopefully I'll be able to figure out my IRN's age and gender :)
Thank you :)

(EDIT: Kari has blue eyes and has started to pin her eyes but only a little and not often, and her feet are rather dark, which can be seen in the photos)
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Re: HELP! Opinions wanted on the age and sex of my ringneck!

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It is next to impossible to sex IRN, l think the sex is in the name if Kari is a female then you bird is female.
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Re: HELP! Opinions wanted on the age and sex of my ringneck!

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I know juveniles are hard to determine gender without a test so I suppose I'll have to wait for a ring to appear (or not appear)
I tried to pick as gender neutral a name as I could so no help there :lol:
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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Here are some photos of Kari without flash:

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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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impossible to sex but i would deffs say allot older than 6 months going on beak colour
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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Thanks for the reply!
I had an idea that she was a bit older but I could only go by what I was told by the breeder :lol: I'll keep an eye on her for any changes
Whatever she is she's still my baby
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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I haven't been on here for a while, been busy with Kari, and my new addition but................
I have a BIG update for you all!
Kari is a BOY! That's right, a boy!
He must be much older than I thought as I saw him display last night, it was so clear I actually cried a little because I was so shocked!
And yes, I am aware how male and female ringnecks display differently before anyone asks :lol:
So yes, Kari is not a girl but in fact, a boy!
I'm just as surprised as you all are, I'm looking forward to seeing Kari's beautiful ring when it finally comes through!
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http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... =4&t=18816
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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congrats!!!

but don't get to excited my males do the female display, so not sure if females do the male one as-well but that's something to consider
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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Yep, have hens here who do the heart shaped wings with the neck stretching- don't rely on behaviour- a dna test, ring or eggs are the only 100% for sure ways to tell ;)
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Re: HELP! Male or Female??????

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Maybe I got a little carried away :lol: I'll keep an eye on Kari and see what happens :)
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