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xfset
05-04-2011, 10:06 AM
so does torpedo butt means that the lovie is a hen..
shadnamber
05-04-2011, 10:08 AM
Yes. It is a hen getting ready to lay an egg. Her vent area is swollen and it looks like a torpedo.:)
Chickobee
05-04-2011, 11:39 AM
http://www.lovebirdsplus.com/community/showthread.php?11615-Photos-of-lovie-hen-in-laying-condition&highlight=melody
Here is a link (I hope it works) of Melody in laying condition. A picture is worth a thousand words. Look how you can really the definition of the egg in the profile of the vent area.
Since I learned to see this I have noticed it also on the hummingbird hens at my feeders.
xfset
05-04-2011, 05:53 PM
tnx Chickobee and shadnamber to the reply ^^
thebubbleking
05-04-2011, 06:25 PM
I dont like torpeedo butt on my lovebird hens only on my human ones! :rotfl
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