My Hahn's Macaw's sex

[simone]

Are you able to tell the sex between male and female in the Hahn's Macaw?:wub:

[SadennaAndFlock]

by physical looks alone nope....I mean some say head shape and size can be a give away males tend to have more blockier shaped heads where females don't but thats not reliable..but the only 100% sure way to sex a bird is via DNA sexing your avian vet can do it via blood sample from a toenail ...

[gary&chloe]

I have been told that there are labs around that can use a feather to determine sex, but I've never tried it.

Umbrella Cockatoo's don't have to be DNA tested. Their eye's give them away after a couple of years.

[CocosMomma]

My vet actually did a very small, very quick blood draw (an incredibly small amount) as opposed to clipping a toenail. Didn't even phase Coco. The needle was ultra-thin.

My opinon only: looks can be deceiving. if you really, really want or need to know and be 100% sure - DNA.

Even with charts saying that females are generally smaller, generally weigh less, etc., I've had skinny males and not so svelte females....

Oh, wait - I gotta go -
I HATE when the conversation turns to WEIGHT:doh: .............)
Where's my chocolate stash?????????????????:omy: :rofl:

[SadennaAndFlock]

eyes are not always reliable on cocktoos either..a gal I know has a 20 year old moluccan that has the darkest blackest eyes I had ever seen and she thought it was originally a boy to till it was sexed and it is a girl..I have talked to a few people that have had older female toos that have dark dark eyes....DNA sexing is the only true 100% accurate way to go next to surgical sexing which does not have to be done unless you are breeding and need to know that reproductive organs are intact and viable..