Male or female?

Bonjo

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Hi, I had 2 parrotlets few years ago my cousin bought them and i really never knew their sex. Can someone help me please?
 

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Laurasea

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Animal Genetics follow instructions online and DNA sex your birds either plucked feathers from chest, or barely nip a toe nail and put blood drops on paper
https://www.animalgenetics.us/
 
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Inger

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Animal Genetics follow instructions online and DNA sex your birds either plucked feathers from chest, or barely nip a toe nail and put blood drops on paper
https://www.animalgenetics.us/

Parrotlets (with the exception of certain light mutations) are sexually dimorphic. If there is any blue on the underside of the wing, it's a male. Otherwise, female. DNA sexing isn't necessary.
 

Laurasea

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Animal Genetics follow instructions online and DNA sex your birds either plucked feathers from chest, or barely nip a toe nail and put blood drops on paper
https://www.animalgenetics.us/

Parrotlets (with the exception of certain light mutations) are sexually dimorphic. If there is any blue on the underside of the wing, it's a male. Otherwise, female. DNA sexing isn't necessary.

Love learning new stuff! This works with all color mutations?
 

Kitekeeper

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Hi Bonjo,

I guess from the pictures that the green/yellow is a female and the pale blue is a male. As commented by Inger parrotlets are sexually dimorphic with males having blue feathers in the wings and rump.

Answering Laurasea I think mutations as lutino, creamino and albino might not have the blue feathers. Also males of pied mutations might have few blue feathers too.
 

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