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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
| sexing my sennie |
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there are two ways I know of to sex a sennie, so I checked both on cheekie and in one he's a male and in another he's female  . A sennie breeder said he's male, as did the shelter owner but my old vet (they didn't do tests) said he's female. His undertail covert is pure yellow but the V runs down to his vent |
Friday July 28, 2006 10:26 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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| Re: sexing my sennie |
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May I ask how old Cheekie is? Perhaps he should have time to get his adult colors.  |
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Saturday July 29, 2006 7:33 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Have you had DNA testing done on Cheekie? |
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Saturday July 29, 2006 11:06 am |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
Well, Cheekie is about 16 yrs old, and we were going to get DNA tests done but they costed a bomb at the vet we went to, and I'm not going to breed him, I would just like to know |
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Sunday July 30, 2006 12:15 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Oops, I see now above you said he hadn't been tested 
I certainly wouldn't trust my judgement, but if I HAD to guess, for some reason I would say Cheekie is girl  |
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Sunday July 30, 2006 1:49 am |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1312
Location: Joliet, Ill |
at least cheekie has a unisex name 
at 16yrs you really don't need to get him sexed unless you do want to breed him. but it is always nice to know if you have a little boy or girl |
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Monday July 31, 2006 6:48 am |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
Here's a pic where you can see both tail and tummy. (sorry it's bad quailty, I scanned it on)
http://i7.tinypic.com/21nfns3.jpg
and its virtical, I'm scanning it again the right way |
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Tuesday August 1, 2006 9:05 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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Ohhh this is hard.. I would think it's a he! |
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Wednesday August 2, 2006 1:46 pm |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1312
Location: Joliet, Ill |
I agree with Fluffy, I do beleive with all the yellow vent feathers that cheekie is a male.  |
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Thursday August 3, 2006 7:31 pm |
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