Male or female? Parrotlets

[Doliver20044]

I bought two parrotlets they said yellow was boy green/blue was female? Can someone tell what they think they are? Please

 

[Dinosrawr]

, a male parrotlet should have distinctive blue markings near his eyes, on his rump, and on his wings. Females should be a solid colour. But I have no idea...


And a few others. How accurate they are, I'm not sure... hopefully someone who knows about parrotlets can tell you

Edit: my post somehow got butchered... I had linked a few posts and had more in there. Oops!

 

[RavensGryf]

If the male is yellow, it looks like a Lutino mutation where they don't have blue. You'd have to get a DNA test to tell for sure if you don't trust what the breeder said. The American Yellow males have blue.

Edit: forgot to say how gorgeous I think they are!! I really love yellow and blue in birds.

 

[MonicaMc]

Yellow parrotlets might be able to be sexed via using a black light.... I think a male would light up more vibrantly than a female would.

This does not work with blue birds, though.


Never done this, so I don't know how accurate it is... but I recall a breeder trying this method on his birds and it seemed to work for him.

 

[SoCalWendy]

The yellow one could be a lutino, but my hen's father was a lutino with ruby red eyes. Usually males are more vocal then the females. Hence why I have a female and not a male. With pacific greens the males have a distinctive blue stripe behind the eyes compared to the females. You can have them DNA tested tobe 100% sure.

 

[Jicolon]

If you flip them over and blow at the bottom you will see the boys stuff

 

[JerseyWendy]

If you flip them over and blow at the bottom you will see the boys stuff

HUH? :11:

Here's your Sunday funny, ladies and gents. Surely it MUST be a joke. :54:

 

[MonicaMc]

Didn't you know, all animals have their private parts hanging out??? It's pretty obvious if you flip them over!


Came across someone who had (has?) a sick, older cockatiel and worried about her being egg bound - even though she's never laid an egg in her life. There's no doubt that she's a hen cause she doesn't got them dangly parts down thur.... funny, cause she looks like a "he" to me!



*scratches head and walks off*