Kimber66

Well I have to say that the myth holds true here. At first my bird "female" was very close to me. When she got older she definately got nasty with me for no apparent reason. Although I remained her caregiver, she would bite me at times and even chase me down to bite me if she were out of her cage. When it came to any man around my house she was gentle as a lamb and all lovey dovey. She has made it clear I can't trust her over the years so I only handle her with perches. My boyfriend has no trouble handling her. I am almost ready to try to trust her again because I have seen no violent snip attempts at me in a very long time, maybe she was going through puberty or something. She is now 15 years old and I weaned her from a chick. Anyhow I know she loves men lol!!

I did the at home dna test by clipping a toenail on my grey. Warning Please be extra careful not to cut to much. I took very little at a time until I got the toenail to bleed and when it did it was difficult to stop!! I thought she would bleed to death on me. To try to stop it I used styptic powder and when that wasn't working I ran it through wax. I was worried to death because she kept picking as well. All ended fine and the results were female but please be careful when attempting this yourself definately use a partner to hold the bird firmly in a towel. I tried to use a candle to see where the vein stopped in the nail but the whole thing just looked dark. Just take the smallest amount possible and wait to see if it will bleed before you proceed any further.Please keep first aid on hand if you need it, styptic pencil ect.. Good Luck. I still think this test is better than trying to pluck painful feathers.