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Jen144
08-02-2009, 08:43 PM
Okay I have two questions. One:
Is Siva a male? I am beginning to suspect she is..look at the underside of her tail:
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1415.jpg

And her face, is it lightening up? She is moulting at the moment, and I think I can see some white pin feathers coming in.
Her face when I got her:
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/S5-2.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/S3.jpg

Now:
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1420.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1419.jpg

Also, why is she a dark grey in normal lighting, yet when she is in the sun she is a very definite brown? Is it possible she's Cinnamon or is she just weird lol..
Normal shadow: (can still see some brown on her)
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1424.jpg

And in the light:
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1376.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1375.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee330/Jen1404/PIC_1374.jpg
srtiels
08-02-2009, 09:00 PM
Right now she still looks like a 'she' There is not enough of the other feathers of the tail to tell for sure. But the white barred ones are a hen.

I don't know why they look differeent color under different light. My WF will do the same thing. Look darker inside and slightly brownish grey outside.

She is a beautiful bird.
tielfan
08-03-2009, 05:23 PM
Shodu is also a whiteface hen who looks brownish under some light conditions. I think she's really grey, but I can't rule out the possibility that she might be dark cinnamon.
Solace.
08-03-2009, 07:13 PM
This is a standard Whiteface Hen

http://www.cockatiel.org.au/pictures/wfhen.jpg

Whiteface Male

http://content.breederoo.com/users/WPProducts/images/photos/gallery/1408365-thumb.jpg

Edit: I don't see any barring on Siva's tail? my cinnamon whiteface hen has bars..
Nimfa
08-03-2009, 08:15 PM
I have to tell Siva is most beautiful tiel I've ever seen. I'll try to find some similar :love:
Jen144
08-03-2009, 10:34 PM
Tielfan and srstiels: So the reason she looks brown in the light is just a Wf thing?

Solace: Yeah in the first picture you can see she doesn't have many bars on her tail at all, that's mainly why I am thinking she is male..it looks like she's moulting out the bars..aren't female's tails supposed to be all bars on them instead of patches of white?

Nimfa: Thanks, she is beautiful isn't she! :)
srtiels
08-03-2009, 10:57 PM
No...some hens wil have some speckling instead of barring. If a male those feathers will molt out and be replaced with solid charocoal black feathers.