Is my IRN getting it's ring?

Crayfish066 · Mar 18, 2018

I noticed recently that my 11 month old IRN has a mark around
it's neck, it doesn't look like it's a different colour and actually
looks more like an indentation circling his neck.

Do you think my IRN could be a male and getting it's ring? Or is
it too early?

SilverSage · Mar 18, 2018

Pics would be helpful but that just sounds like a shadow ring which hens and babies get. A male ring will come in bold black individual feathers.

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Crayfish066 · Mar 19, 2018

SilverSage said:
Pics would be helpful but that just sounds like a shadow ring which hens and babies get. A male ring will come in bold black individual feathers.

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I looked again today and there appears to be a darker shade of green on
the ring and some very faint black markings.

I've got nothing to take a picture with at the moment unfortunately.

Jottlebot · Mar 20, 2018

It sounds like a shadow ring and males and females get them. Shadow rings can be anything from a dark green (assuming your IRN is green) just at the tips to a very very dark grey.

The real ring will be 100% jet black and will be whole feathers, they can often start around the beak. Because shadow rings can be almost as dark as this the real proof is pink feathers on the back of the neck.

11 months would be a bit early, but not impossible by any means.

Janet · Mar 29, 2018

I understand it can take three years for the black ring to appear (if male). I'm getting mine DNA tested because I don't think I can wait that long. We keep going back and forth calling him her and her him. LOL!

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