Is there a way to tell if a peach faced love bird is male or female?

Hi I have a pet peach faced love bird that is very friendly and I love but I there is not a bird vet in my town and I don't drive. is there a way to see if its a girl or a boy at home i know they look the same. mango is my little buddy and a really sweet bird can anyone help.

Is there a way to tell if a peach faced love bird is male or female?
Unless the bird lays eggs you won't know without a DNA test. The males and females can both be larger or smaller than one another, both can display sex related behaviors (shedding paper, etc), and pelvic sexing is NOT reliable. I have seen more than one "male" end up laying eggs when sexed that way and vice versa. True breeders never rely on pelvic sexing for a bird.





You can do a DNA test yourself if there is not a vet around or if they want a ridiculous amount of money to do it. There are various sites online you can order test kits from (they send them to you for free, then you send it back with sample and payment). You can do the test on a bird one of 2 ways, blood or feather sexing (there is egg shell testing but that's usually for more intense breeders).





Blood testing involves you either clipping a birds nail a little short to get a few drops of blood into a test card, or draw enough blood to put in a small vial (this is usually just done on larger birds, or for multiple tests). Feather testing just involves plucking a few chest feathers from your bird (It needs to be a fresh short feather, a molted feather will not work as there is no longer usable DNA in an old feather), and sending them in for a test. It does not hurt the bird to pluck a few feathers (think of it like pulling a hair or 2 from your head, little uncomfy but not painful), it more irritates them to be held still to do it than anything. The tests only cost $20-25, and you can get the results back by email in 2-3 business days, and usually a certificate by mail in a week or 2.
Reply:I also have a peach faced love bird I adopted several months ago. Unfotunately lovebirds and many larger parrots (like my sun conure) have no apparent differences between the males and females. In fact, the only way to know the sex is to get blood tests! For those on a tight budget like myself this is frustrating because most vets refuse to do blood tests without a check up to, bring your bill to 80 bucks or more! The only other way you will be able to sex your bird is if you find she has laid eggs!!!
Reply:NO i dont believe so i believe you must get genetic testing which can be done at any aviary.
Reply:well i know how to tell if a budgye is a boy or girl i don't know if love birds are the same, but I'll try it any way.


Males have a pointed tail, females have a fan out tail feathers.





Hope that helps...
Reply:Put on a football game. The one that watches is the male! JUST KIDDING!! Usually, there is a different feathering or color variation. Try a web search, that's what I'd do.
Reply:Females tend to be slightly heavier than males. Wingspans range from 98 mm to 102 mm in males, and 99 mm to 106 mm in females. The average wingspans for males and females are 99.6 and 102.6 mm.


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