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Re: un known sex of my grey
Posted by GreyLady on 7/26/08

On 7/25/08, don wrote:
> how do i tell my tobi is a boy or girl ? do hens lay
> infertile eggs like a chicken?

Yes, any female bird can lay infertile eggs. But if you've
never seen an egg doesn't mean you have a male. Some females
will lay, some don't. A lot depends on diet, age, hormones
and just basic nesting instinct. Some have more of it than
others. Do you have a CAG or a TAG? Understand there is no
sure thing other than the laying of an egg or a DNA test but
if you have a CAG, there are some visual hints I can share
with you that seem to run pretty true. Unfortunately, if
it's a TAG, I'm not aware of any visual hints that will
help. If yours is a CAG, look closely at the underside of
the red tail feathes. Preferably with the bird at eye level
and with a bright light behind the bird. See if you can
detect any faint, thin silver edging on any of the red
feathers.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• un known sex of my grey, 7/25/08, by don.
• Re: un known sex of my grey, 7/26/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: un known sex of my grey, 7/27/08, by Shawna.
• Re: un known sex of my grey, 7/27/08, by GreyLady.