I have to birds and I'm not sure of their genders. Does anyone know how I can tell?
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That will depend on what type of bird you have. Can you tell us what species or show photos?
Some species are very easy to tell the genders apart. Some need to be DNA tested to be sure.
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Birds have to be of a certain age before their genders can be detected. A pet store that deals with birds could check them for you.
i have got a cockatiel who is really aggressive! need i say more... ok (male)
Different birds have different characteristics. Some birds are very easy to tell a[part. Others have absolutely no distinguishing traits.
With out knowing what kind of bird it is, it is impossible to give you an answer.
i have a lorikeet and i thought it was a boy as that was what they told me at the pet shop... 1 year later he/she layed an egg. The only REAL way to know is to take IT to the vet and they will DNA test them. It may cost a little but if you really need to know then that is the only definate way to know!
what kind of birds? for a budgie its a blue crest and a brown crest for female, crest is the bit above beak
Some are dimophic which means they show appearances of their sex and some are not. Depending on what species of birds you have, this may be true. On the other hand some may need a pelvic check or there are other ways to tell, and others need to be DNA sexed.
Hope this helped you?
Without knowing what species of bird you have then it is impossible to tell you pop along to your library and borrow a book on Birds of the World you may find them in there,they will also have other books that may help,have you a friend that knows about birds or where did you purchase them from?
What type of birds are they? If they are budgies and over a certain age the cere on their beak will be blue for a boy and brown for a girl
well it would help greatly if you would provide details of the species of your birds other than that all I can say is carry out dna sexing on feathers plucked from the breast of your birds contact avian biotech google them they will send you kits to carry out the tests return the kits to them and they send you the results within a week.
they can be dna tested all you have to do is pull one or two breast feathers and send them to the lab visit your local pet shop for details i did with my two macaws and found them both to be males,,good luck,,,,
Some birds can be sexed with visable differences but few are that easy like the ecclectus parrots the males are green and the females are red. I am not sure of the type of birds you have but their are other ways to get the sex of your bird documented, you can have a test done at the vet, or you can try Avian Biotech (google them for the info), you will be sent a it to pull a blood feather from the tail feather of the bird and a tube with solution in it to store it in in order for it to stay fresh during shipment back to the lab. It is fairly inexpensive and that way you will get all the info you need. For a few extra bucks you can get health profile too. Good Luck!
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