is there any way to find out if a cocateil is a boy or girl before its 6 or 8 monthes?

Answer 1

As a cockatiel breeder and Ranger for protection of Cockatiels in the wild,I can assure you that face color, blowing on rump feathers are of no use in sexing cockatiels.
Tiels cannot successfully be sexed until after the first molting, unless you use DNA testing by sending a feather for analysis. The cost of this often out weighs the value of the bird.
Of course in the US prices for a tiel are astronomical and I would say overpriced. Many of the birds qualify for appearances on the Jerry Springer Show. They have very little resemblance to the true Australian Cockatiel. Many are inbred by indiscriminate breeders and they are fed hormone loaded pellets instead of seed as they would eat in the wild. This has produced larger ( steroid type) birds.
Additionally to the sexing Male tiels are more vocal than females. Males will talk females do not (however there have been cases, but DNA testing was inconclusive on the sex, so maybe confused hormones from some foods)

Buying birds from a pet shop is also risky, they buy from a breeder mostly the excess or runts or birds from the same clutch. This leads to a pair being closely blood related and thus inbreeding occurs.

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Answer 2

The best way to tell is to have a DNA Test done on the bird. It is reasonably priced and you'll get the results back in about a week.
Also, the males are more vocal and whistle more than the females.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

You can usually tell the sex of a cockatiel by the colour of the face. The girls tend to have a dull yellow and orange face where the males tend to have much brighter yellow and orange

Answer 4

I'm not sure what age you can tell, but hold the bird upside down and blow on it's feathers to unveil it to see if it's a boy or girl.

Answer 5

One sure way is genetic testing, they take a small sample of blood from a nail cliping. However it costs money.

Answer 6

I think you have to look at the feathers if nto thats a cockatoo but if it dosent work carry them to the vet