Using color to determine the sex?

tbs1417 · Mar 25, 2020

I have been in contact with a breeder about adopting a male cockatiel and when I asked if she DNA sexed them she said that she doesn't DNA them because she can tell by their coloring based on the pairing of the parents. Is this a reliable way to determine the sex of the babies?
Also, is it a red flag that she doesn't offer a health guarantee?

Owlet · Mar 25, 2020

it depends on the specific genes but it is possible. I dont really know much about the specific factors in cockatiels genetics though so i cant say much more. However no health guarantee is sketchy.

Rozalka · Mar 26, 2020

In some cases it is possible - some mutations are sex linked (eg pearl, cinnamon). To make sure you can write here what are parents and the baby mutations and we will say if this is right

tbs1417 · Mar 26, 2020

I don't know what the parents are, but she said the baby is a pied split to pearl. Is that mutation typically male?

Rozalka · Mar 26, 2020

We can't say that knowing only child (spilts aren't visible). But I see the breeder knows how it works

- in this case dad has to be pearl but not mum - than female babies are pearls but males just spilts (we don't see it)

Cagzo · Mar 26, 2020

I read somewhere that Conures are sexed by the colour of their feet! Pink for a girl,how true this is Ive no idea?

Rozalka · Mar 27, 2020

Cagzo said:
I read somewhere that Conures are sexed by the colour of their feet! Pink for a girl,how true this is Ive no idea?

That's not true

Cagzo · Mar 28, 2020

I didnt think it could be that easy!LOL

Rozalka · Mar 28, 2020

feet color depends on mutation not sex

GCC's, like cockatiels (and all other bird species where are known sex-linked mutations) may be be determine the gender basig on parents and babies mutations - but not each parent "combination" will let us tell the babies gender

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