how do you tell the difference between a male and female Cockatiels
You can't, unless one of them lays an egg, or you have a DNA blood test done. It's not expensive at all. (Very few people bother with surgical sexing anymore.)
Laying eggs=female. Lack of eggs=you still don't know.
(Females don't lay eggs unless the conditions are right.)
People will tell you that you can tell by the intensity of the orange spot on the face, but that's a fallacy. It's only a 'hint'..and often wrong.
An experienced avian DVM can give you an educated guess by palpating the pelvic area, but that's all it is..just an educated guess.
If they are the typical grey cockatiel you can tell fairly well by looking. Otherwise they have o be DNA tested through a blood test. In grey tiels the grown male has a more brilliant colored orange ear patch. The female's is rather dull.
With birds you have to get a DNA test done.
the female usually have striped tail feather underneath
After reading the answers given by others i have seen some accurate and inaccurate answers.
The brightness of the cheek i would have to say isn't the best way to tell. It does give an idea, but can be wrong.
The lines on the tail is a more accurate way of telling and usually is accurate
but if you want to know for sure having a DNA test done is the best way to go. It isn't that expensive i have seen it done $25 up to $50.
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