MAle and Female Sounds
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MAle and Female Sounds
Does the male and female have the same sound they produce? just like cockatiels, only the male has a good sound (whistle)...
Telling their sex thru their eyes? Sounds like they're pulling your leg.
The most reliable way to sex ringnecks under 2 yrs of age is to DNA sex them. Around 2 yrs of age the males develope a dark ring (some have a dark brown, pink or black ring according to what color mutation you have) around their necks. A female (blues, turquoise & greens) also have rings, but they are of lighter shade of the color of the bird. Some people sex their birds by the width of the gap on the frontal of the pelvic area. We have been mis-led on this method. Avian Bio-tech does DNA sexing thru a little blood from the toe nail on a card (you can send off and they're free), or by using feathers (we haven't tried this) for $20.00 dollars.
Good luck to you either way you sex your birds.
Bear
The most reliable way to sex ringnecks under 2 yrs of age is to DNA sex them. Around 2 yrs of age the males develope a dark ring (some have a dark brown, pink or black ring according to what color mutation you have) around their necks. A female (blues, turquoise & greens) also have rings, but they are of lighter shade of the color of the bird. Some people sex their birds by the width of the gap on the frontal of the pelvic area. We have been mis-led on this method. Avian Bio-tech does DNA sexing thru a little blood from the toe nail on a card (you can send off and they're free), or by using feathers (we haven't tried this) for $20.00 dollars.
Good luck to you either way you sex your birds.
Bear
Bear Long @ HouseofFeathersAviary