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Post by John on Jan 27, 2006 14:41:23 GMT -7
I just got a call from my vet and Congo is a boy. Poor boy I have been calling him " her " since I got him. I thought he might be a boy because of his size, now I know for sure.
John
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Post by iluvbirds on Jan 27, 2006 20:06:30 GMT -7
As long as I've known Jenga, I've called her "she", but I read somewhere the other day that males' beaks tend to look larger in proportion to females'. Jenga's beak reminds me of Preston's Pete, so I've started to call her "he".
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Post by John on Jan 27, 2006 20:18:55 GMT -7
Congo was 500g at 10 weeks old, he was a fat baby. He is now 450g at 16 weeks. There is another Grey at the pet store that is about 370g at 19 weeks old, I think its a female. I have seen a big size range in the short time I have had mine.
John
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Post by iluvbirds on Jan 27, 2006 20:48:42 GMT -7
500g? Haha! Jenga seems really, really small next to the full grown TAGs I've met, but she sure is the fattest baby at the pet store!!!
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Post by Jane on Jan 28, 2006 2:35:12 GMT -7
Monty and Mitzi look more or less the same size although Monty has always been lighter than Mitzi. I last weighed them in December - Monty was 475g and Mitzi was 514g. Monty's beak is larger than Mitzi's and his nares are larger. Her head is more rounded than his.
Jane
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Post by hillarious on Jan 28, 2006 3:27:12 GMT -7
Wow!! Chunky birdies....my baby TAG is a 4 1/2 months and she is just a tick under 300g, but perfectly healthy =)
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Post by Jane on Jan 28, 2006 5:13:45 GMT -7
There can be quite a range in weight depending on their genetic background. I have read 275g to 400g for TAGs, and 400g to 650g for CAGs.
I recently saw a TAG and a CAG side by side - both adults - and they were the same size. I think it was a smallish Congo and a largish Timneh!
Jane
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Post by melanie on Jan 28, 2006 6:59:38 GMT -7
My girl is a whopping 275 grams. A runt, and I love every gram of her!
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Post by Preston on Jan 28, 2006 8:42:53 GMT -7
Andi was 293 when I brought her home. She has grown, but I need to get a scale to weigh her.
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