charlie is an african grey we had another one sheyanne and sheyanne was male. charlie is 1 1/2 years old and hasnt shown any signs that he is male any ideas
2006-09-10 00:21:50 · 19 answers · asked by blue_lead_sky 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
I have a grey and the only way to be SURE is to test. Call a vet or bird store, they will tell you how to get a card. You clip the birds nail a bit, put the blood on a card and send it off for sexing. I think it's 20.00.
I have read that males are darker and have redder tails??
2006-09-10 04:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by WriterMom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you want him to act like a male, then maybe you should replace Sheyanne with a female.
Actually if you can hold your parrot upside down, you can tell a male from a female by blowing apart the feathers around the vent area. A male has an organ.
2006-09-10 00:28:26 · answer #2 · answered by Addy M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that DNA testing is easy and will provide you with a certain answer. Why are you interested? If you plan on breeding a DNA test is necessary. If your just curious, there are some not to be certain ways to tell and they are: Males have very round eyes, the females eyes are not as round, I call them amond eyes, but its not that extreme. Another difference is that the male generally has a flatter and broader head. And still another difference is is that the male is slightly larger, females are a little more slender and delicate. One and a half years is a little young for them to signs which you might conclude as sexual behavior.
2006-09-10 02:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by professor grey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to have the bird DNA sexed. When I had my parrot sexed it was very quick and easy, I used this website
http://www.dnasexing.co.uk/
You can request a free information and sampling kit even if you decide not to go ahead with it.
You simply pluck a few feathers from the chest area and pop them in the envelope and send it back (postage paid)- I got my results by email 3 days later and then a certificate in the post - and it cost £13 so not bad!
Jazzy (My green cheeked conure) was a bit grumpy when I plucked the feathers but she forgot about it 10 seconds later when presented with some toast to munch on (her favourite), its just a very little sting and a shock for the bird to have the feather plucked.
Unfortunately you msut pluck the feather and not use one that's just fallen out when moulting because they need the blood from the root of the feather but really it's over in a second so I wouldn't worry about it hurting the bird.
I always called Jazzy a she and she turned out to be female but I just wanted to be sure!
2006-09-10 00:43:58 · answer #4 · answered by welshsnakelady 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently it's very difficult to tell if a parrot is male or female, taking a drop of blood for analysis is the definitive way.
2006-09-10 00:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by nads 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the males talk.
It has something to do with their eyes, i had a female pink gallah and her eyes were brown with a black iris, i think the males whole eye the same colour.
Hope that helps.
2006-09-10 00:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by Krystle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
finding out the sex of your bird, you will have to have the bird DNA sexed or surgically sexed by an avian vet to find out. (These are the only 100% guaranteed ways to find out the gender of your grey). DNA sexing is much easier and safe for birds
2006-09-10 00:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can do more search on the bird using www.answers.com.
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2006-09-10 00:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by osi.psychologist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way you can sex a bird is by feather dna or males are sligtly larger than females
2006-09-10 01:10:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea short of nail clipping examed or taking to an avian vet to have it sexed
2006-09-10 00:27:24 · answer #10 · answered by Diana G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋