How can you tell if you have a girl or a boy rainbow lorikeet?

Question

I was told at one stage it you can tell by the colour around the birds eye? Either orange or red? Maybe I a m wrong. Thanks for your help and good luck being a vet

Answer 1

Surgical sexing is rarely done any more with the advent of DNA testing. The best company to have it tested by is Avian Biotech in FL. They have a website and you either pluck a few fresh chest feathers or get a drop of blood on a card and send it to them. They charge between $19.50 and $24.50 to do this and you get a certificate of your birds sex. They are a great company. There are a lot of scams out there. Stay with a proven science and company.

On another note, please do some studying about lorikeets diets and make sure you feed it properly. They should not be on a seed diet.

Answer 2

Unfortunately most of the time the only way to acurately tell is through a surgical procedure to see which reproduction system the bird has... unless of course it lays an egg, then its female...

Answer 3

I've had both male and female lorikeets and I couldn't tell them apart even when they were together. They need to be DNA sexed. Your vet can do it or you can get the kit and do it yourself. Link below.

Answer 4

lots a new fangled science here, me i use the old farm method you take a string tie washers to the end hold the bird and have the string motionless over the center of theback soon if its a boy the string will swing back and forth a girl will swing in circles.

Answer 5

You'll have to have them DNA sexed.