Visual Sexing.

[dhorje]

I found this and thought it might be helpful.

Happy sexing.

 

http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/appgreys.html

[she]

Thanks for the info. I am not sure how acurate it is as I believed greys were imposible to sex by visual means, but it does say it is not acurate enough for breeding pairs,

[casper]

People have mentioned this before, I dont know if I would trust this method as one of my greys markings were that of a female, turns out he is male.

 

I think the only way of finding out is to DNA.

[she]

I have just looked at charlies tail and it is that of the female and he is dna sexed male.

[pynkzephyr]

Thanks dhorje

 

i also found that link this weekend and wondered how true it is.

 

i noticed that they said that the coloring differences applied only to CAG's and not TAG's and were found to be 95% accurate in proven breeding pairs however they did not mention how many pairs they looked at (big difference between 95% of 10 pairs vs 100 pairs)

 

 

so perhaps my tree top find is not a boy after all...

 

:blink:

[Kaedyn]

It's a good example, but don't put too much faith in it. The only true way to tell is either DNA or egg laying.

 

I recommend having your vet do it, but if you know what you're doing and prefer to do it yourself, have a look at Avian Biotech (http://www.avianbiotech.com/).

[DavidH]

I sent for the free Avian Biotech kit, but I am so NOT doing that feather plucking on my own. I'll let the vet handle it.

 

The instructions say if you extract the feathers "the bird may twitch slightly," but it won't be harmed. I have a feeling Shanti would more than twitch slightly. More like go through the roof, scream and have a fit; so I'll pass on that.

 

My breeder swears with supreme confidence that Shanti is male (visual experience, he claims), but we'll see.