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Re: sexing Java ficnhes
Posted by Dina on 3/30/06

My pair that are sitting on eggs are the normal colored Java's;
my other two Males are Fawn color. Not the color you are
looking for if you're after a Normal Male.
Dina

On 3/29/06, Kitty.J wrote:
> On 3/29/06, Dina wrote:
>> The Normal Javas are very easy to sex. Like you said the
>> beak is a great place to start. The Males Beak will have a
>> ridge at the top almost like a bump; darker red in color and
>> larger (wider). The females will be smaller and no ridge on
>> the top and less red. The eyering of the Male will be much
>> brighter and more red than the female. The stripe on the
>> head is also wider in the Male than female but is harder to
>> look at unless the are sitting side by side.
>>
>> If you really want to be postive yes the Males will sing
>> their little hearts out. At least my three do!
>>
>> On 1/25/06, Kitty.J wrote:
>>> I know how to sex them by looking at the beak and in some
>>> colors the colors of the feathers, but what about a normal
>>> colored java. i went to Jones and Co. pets (petstore) and
>>> they have java finches in a cage together, i know there
>>> must be just one male there!!! I have 2 females, i need a
>>> male, my females being paired together lay too many
>>> eggs... How do you sex javas by just looking at them, do
>>> they sing a lot like zebra or society finches so i wont
>>> have to wait a long time to find a potentail mate for my
>>> females. I have patience so should i just sit on the floor
>>> watching the stores birds hoping one will sing, if that is
>>> what i have to do i will! But is there a way i can just
>>> look at them and tell, like from a few feet away. Like is
>>> the male bigger or does one of the sexes always have its
>>> tailed raised high ( my male society finches do that!)
>>> Well in help on this matter is appretiated, thanks!
>
>
> Hey i'll trade you a female for one of your males, lol. Thanks
> for replying, i know i've looked up their info before but
> sometimes you need to hear it for sure from other people,
> thanks again

Posts on this thread, including this one

• sexing Java ficnhes, 1/25/06, by Kitty.J.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/29/06, by Dina.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/29/06, by Kitty.J.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/30/06, by Dina.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/30/06, by Kitty.J.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/31/06, by Dina.
• Re: sexing Java ficnhes, 3/31/06, by Kitty.J.