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How can you tell the sex of a parakeet2007-11-24 17:20:03Answers:

everone who said the color of the nostrial area above the beak is right. parakeets are one of the only birds that do not need a blood test to tell their sex.

also if a female is ready to be mated, her nostrial area will become brown and crusty. So don't be alarmed if this happens.

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u have to do a blood test

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The males have a blueish nose and the females have a greenish

blue nose

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The male parrot gets a black ring around his neck at about 18 months. I do not know how to tell sooner than that. I have got one and got my info from the breeder I got him from

Hope this helps

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The cere(the colored part just above the beak) is blue or purple in males and tan in females. It is hard to tell until they are 3-4 months(after their first molt). Some of the multi-colored, pale-colored or white are hard to tell until they are much older.

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When they get old enough, the nostril area of the male turns blue. The female's does not. I have a parakeet that keeps changing gender, though, and never has settled down. I haven't tried breeding him, though, so I don't know his true sex. Probably a hormone disorder, but he's healthy.

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Blue to purple on the nare or nostril of the male, flesh-tone to pink for females. Young birds can be misleading and can seem to be all pink or have hints of blue, but you should not rely on that until the bird is eight to ten months old. Then you will know male or female.

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How old is your Parakeet?This often plays a role in whether or not you can tell it's sex. If your Parakeet is not one year or older, you will not be able to tell for sure if it is a male or female.