my two lovebirds?

Question

I have two peachfaced lovebirds and I don't know what sex they both are in. One of the bird has a dark reddish color on its forehead and the other one has the same mark on the same spot only the mark is lighter. Does this mean that one of the bird is female and one of the bird is male? I am not a bird expert so help me out, please.

Answer 1

yes bright boy dark girl that's is how it goes id put it in a separate cage unless you wanna hear tweet all the time.

Answer 2

There are various unscientific methods breeders use to determine a lovebird's sex. There is head size or shape, or the way a bird perches with its feet wide apart or closer together. Pelvic bones are inspected for spacing. The shape of the tail feathers is checked. A lovebird's personality is often a good indicator. A typical hormonal hen becomes very aggressive and territorial and may attack if she feels her nesting area is threatened. But I have a 3-year-old female that is just the sweetest bird even when she is about to lay an egg. I have had her lying in the palm of my hand and several hours later lay an egg. Her name, of course, is Sweetie. A typical male is very gentle and laid back. Pretty much lets his mate do all the nest protecting. But, naturally, for my birds have not read the literature, I have a very aggressive male. He will charge me when I am cleaning food dishes. If I put my hand in the cage I have to make sure it is covered or he will attack my fingers. His cage doors have to be securely clamped down or he will get out and bother the other birds' cages. As I said, all unscientific methods. There are two ways to be completely sure of getting a male or female. One is having a DNA test done. This involves cutting a toenail and catching a few drops of blood on a blood collecting card or in a sample vial and sending the sample off to a lab that specializes in DNA testing. Another way to determine the sex of a bird is by surgically sexing it. A vet will put the bird to sleep and make a small incision in its left side. If it's a female the ovaries would be visible.

Answer 3

Males tend to be very petite and stand with their feet very close together if not touching. Females are stockier and more plump looking and have a wider stance due to their hips being farther apart. You can also do a pelvic check, if the pelvic feel like it comes to a point in the center, you have a male. If you can lay your pinky finger in the middle of the bones you most likely have a female. Another way to check is the tail. If you have a male, the tail feathers will come to a point at the end. If its a female the wings will make more of a "U" shape and look rounded at the tip rather than to a point!

As far as it goes, most parrots, except for a few exceptions like Eclectus, they're aren't visually dimorphic, or you can't tell the sex by color. No matter how dark or light.

Hope this was helpful!

Answer 4

No sorry that is not a sure way to tell. A DNA test is best bet short of them laying eggs both or having eggs hatch with live babies. I have had both dark and light birds and the gender was not the same for the colors/shades.