how can I tell how old my bird is?

Answer 1

you cut him in half and count the rings ..oh wait..my bad..that's how you tell how old a tree is...

Answer 2

There is no way to tell for sure, unless the breeder has paperwork on the bird. Even a DNA test done by an avian Vet doesn't determine a bird's age.

Answer 3

Depending on what type of bird it is ---sometimes you can tell if a bird is aged by their eyes...if it is a parrot the eyes become a little mis-shaped---and sometimes the feet look more worn. Otherwise you do need to blood test or feather test for an accurate age calculation.

Answer 4

Feathers. The feathers of young psittacines are typically dull-colored. The brilliant colored plumage typically associated with the species develops at maturity. For those species whose young have coloration similar to adults, the tail feathers are typically shorter than adult birds.

Beak color. In some species, beak color varies with age. If the adult bird has a dark bill, juveniles usually have light-colored bills. Those birds that have light colored adult bills will have dark colored or dark bands at the base of the beak when young.


Iris color. This can also be used to determine age. In most psittacines, the iris color of very young birds is brown or dark colored. In macaws, this color fades to grey within 1 year of age, changes to white at age 1 to 3 and yellow as the bird ages beyond 3 years. In some Amazons, the iris changes to red-orange as the bird matures. The iris of African Grey’s change from brown to grey to white as they mature.

Answer 5

Besides asking it, I think a blood test performed by a vet could tell you. You could ask an expert... they might be able to tell by the plumage or whatever.

Answer 6

ask it, if it's a parrot

Answer 7

ask it