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Help Sexing My Two Cresteds

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I'd tentatively say two males. Definitely the yellowface is one, not sure about the Recessive Pied.

I am sorry Jen.........the pied is not recessive but dominant pied. Pretty obvious considering it has iris rings as well as telling by body and head markings

 

Both boys too :)

 

 

and your crested are very nice Dibba :)

Edited by **KAZ**

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Thank you everyone for your opinions and the compliment :)

Hello Dibba, must agree, nice crests and both male. Who's blood line are they? If you wish to learn more about breeding them, do a google search for George Clarke's PE theory. It is the most current theory with the most accurate outcomes so far. Still has a few holes in it but closest to actual results over a large number of pairings at the moment.

 

 

LOL my apologies Kaz, I must have missed that...can't believe I did!

 

I'm still leaning towards male for the Dominant Pied, but it's that difference of colour (as opposed to the other) that has me doubting.. :)

 

 

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The dominant pied looks female to me

 

Hi Neville,

Thanks for your response. Can I ask what makes you think the pied might be female? (I really don't mind either way!) :)

 

Regards,

 

Di

I say 2 boys, my dom pied boy has a cere like that, he never has much blue on it ever, most of his cere looks a pinky colour

The dominant pied looks female to me

 

Hi Neville,

Thanks for your response. Can I ask what makes you think the pied might be female? (I really don't mind either way!) :)

 

Regards,

 

Di

The cere looks pale blue and white like a hen that is out of condition. The shade of blue is not the same as a male's cere

A dominant pied male would have a dark blue cere the same as a normal male

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The cere looks pale blue and white like a hen that is out of condition. The shade of blue is not the same as a male's cere

A dominant pied male would have a dark blue cere the same as a normal male

 

Thanks Neville - I'm learning something new every day :)

I think they are both males...............the male with the paler blue cere just isnt in condition. His cere would look different if a female despite females who arent in breeding condition having a white/blue cere I feel this isnt the case here.

 

This is the white blue of a hen not in breeding condition

 

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however some clarification can be made here if you take new photos not with a flash

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Thanks for the input everyone. He certainly doesn't look like the blue hen that you posted Kaz, but I will try to get some better pics. It doesn't help that I'm the world's worst photographer :)

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