Cockatiels-telling males from females 10 Articles

by Julie Mcgillivray

We have had several Cockatiels both male and female. With most species of birds, the male is typically more colorful than the female but that doesn't necessarily apply to Cockatiels. When you have a breeding pair you wil...read more

by Jessica Clay

There are a lot of articles on the differences between male and female cockatiels. I have been around birds most of my life. My mother bred and hand raised cockatiels and my father also has done the same. I have realize...read more

by Jerica Collins

There are a few ways to tell a male cockatiel from a female. Blood testing will for sure determine sex of the bird and is simply done by sending in a feather from the bird, but may vary in price. There is a chance you can ...read more

by Tonya Watson

I have been involved with birds for approximately 15 years. I have raised several species and find that cockatiels are highly under rated. They are very loving birds and very social. I have several males that constantly ...read more

by Kat Stovall

I have spent the last 9 1/2 years of my life hand raising cockatiels and parrots because I owned a specialty pet store for 9 years and I still hand feed birds for people because I love to do so. I am appalled at the respon...read more

by Dayle Hall

With young cockatiels the male and female look the same so it is difficult to decipher their sex until they have been through their first molt which happens at around six to nine months of age. Only then will the adult col...read more

by David Houston

I recently rehomed my two cockatiels Oliver and Gemima. I got Oliver in 1997, having rescued him from a home where the family dog was more than just a little interested in him. A year later I decided to get Oliver a friend...read more

by Kim Remesch

I inherited my bird, a cockatiel named Frank, around 1990. Two things are important to this story. Frank is a girl. Frank was named after my father. See, not knowing the sex thing can cause major confusion. I knew n...read more

by Samson Chew

I have been doing some research on how to differentiate cockatiels ever since i started breeding them. The only fail-safe method is DNA. Other than DNA, there are other ways to tell male and female apart. The easiest...read more

by Selena Weeding

Ok so everyone wants to know how to tell a male cockatiel from a female.Well you cant not till they are between six and eight months.Adult males and females are very easy to sex once you've seen a pair together-the males a...read more