| Usually, a bird's gender is unknown to
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| | along with the gender, the veterinarian
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| other species of beings; it is a well
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| | can determine the sexual maturity, any
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| kept secret for the bird itself and its
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| | abnormalities and the possibility of
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| kind. When nature created the birds, it
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| | reproduction.
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| never took into consideration the human
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| | Even though this method is very accurate
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| specie and the knowledge that this last
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| | and quick, it may put the bird under a
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| one needs.
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| | lot of stress. Unlike the DNA sexing
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| In some birds, the gender can be
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| | method, this one provides immediate
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| identified by the individual's colors,
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| | results for the owner, in case this one
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| wither completely, or, in some cases,
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| | is interested in breeding the bird. The
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| only when they reach maturity. The
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| | procedure is quite safe, but, on some
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| eclectus male for instance is green,
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| | occasions, it may generate some post -
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| while the female is red. At maturity, the
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| | operative or anesthesia complications.
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| nasal area (cere) of a parakeet male is
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| | The primary concern was the injected
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| blue and the female's one is brow.
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| | anesthesia because it induced a long
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| However, there are still many species of
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| | period of sleep and vomiting. Researchers
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| birds that don't have different colors
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| | have discovered new anesthetics for the
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| depending on the gender.
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| | birds, gases that eliminate the side
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| The importance of knowing a pet's gender
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| | effects caused by the injected ones.
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| is represented by their owners' desire to
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| | Those new anesthetics are considered by
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| give them proper names or to know what
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| | the experts to have negligible risks and
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| pronouns to use when they are addressing
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| | the bird will wake up in a matter of
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| or referring to the animals. It also
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| | minutes after the gas mask is removed.
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| matters for the breeding of the animals
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| | In the past, veterinarians used to tattoo
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| because some people know not to expect
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| | birds after their genders were determined
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| babies from a pair of birds of the same
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| | through surgery. Males were tattooed
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| sex.
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| | under the right wing and females under
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| Many methods were discovered so far to
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| | the left one. More recently, microchips
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| determine the birds' gender, some of them
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| | or leg bands were used for marking them.
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| scientific and some of them, most of
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| | The Blood Feather Analysis (BFA) method:
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| them, non - scientific, discovered by
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| | This method requires a blood chromosome
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| common people in their own houses. We
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| | test. This test is performed on cultured
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| will show and overview of the scientific
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| | tissue from the bird's blood feathers. If
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| methods of discovering the birds' sex:
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| | the bird has no blood feathers, some will
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| DNA Sexing, Surgical Sexing, Blood
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| | be pulled out and in their place new ones
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| Feather Testing and Fecal Analysis.
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| | will grow in two or three weeks. Those
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| Every method of testing has both negative
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| | feathers are put in a special container
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| and positive sides and the best one is
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| | with cold packs and sent via priority
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| the one that fits the owner's needs and
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| | mail to the laboratory where their tissue
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| the situation.
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| | is grown and researched under a
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| The DNA Sexing method:
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| | microscope. The results will appear in
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| In this procedure, a drop of the bird's
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| | around two weeks.
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| blood is required for a DNA testing. The
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| | As in the case of DNA sexing of the
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| DNA will show an image that will provide
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| | birds, this method is accurate and safe;
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| reliable information about the bird's
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| | and it works on any bird regardless the
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| gender. This method is very accurate but
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| | age but the results are not prompt. As
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| it takes up to four weeks to be
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| | negative sides of this testing method are
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| processed.
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| | the higher costs for priority mail and
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| The blood is collected from a vein or a
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| | the impossibility of checking the sexual
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| toenail by the owner and placed in a
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| | organs of the birds in the cases of
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| prepared collection of vial. This way it
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| | breeders.
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| can be sent to a lab even by using
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| | The Fecal Method of gender determination:
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| regular mail. This method is very easy to
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| | This method is not as accurate as the
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| be performed and it is not stressful.
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| | others and it depends on more than one
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| A bird's DNA is unique and cannot be
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| | factor. It consists in collecting fresh
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| modified. So, as in human DNA, a bird's
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| | fecal samples from the bird in special
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| one is the same since the moment of birth
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| | conditions and mailing them to the lab.
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| until death. Those tests performed on
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| | The specialists will determine the gender
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| birds DNA can also be stored by the labs
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| | by the hormones (estrogen and
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| that own a data bank and can be later
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| | testosterone) level from the fecal
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| used for identification or matching.
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| | sample. This method can only be applied
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| This method is thus, very easy to be
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| | on mature birds and it depends on the
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| done, it is not expensive and if the
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| | health of the birds and on the conditions
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| period of waiting for the results is not
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| | of the sample's collection.
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| a problem, it may be the best choice.
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| | The fecal method is not expensive, is
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| This DNA test will show a bird's gender
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| | safe and should bring the results in one
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| and not its capability of reproducing.
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| | week.
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| The surgical sexing method:
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| | Every person will choose the sexing
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| The second method of discovering a bird's
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| | method for his or her bird as it best
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| gender is the surgical sexing. This can
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| | fits his or her needs. Probably, the
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| be done only by a veterinarian, through
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| | breeders will choose the surgical method
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| endoscopic surgery. The bird is put under
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| | because of it's advantages, while those
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| anesthesia and through a small cut in the
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| | who own a pet bird will choose DNA or BFA
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| bird's skin, the veterinarian inserts a
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| | methods.
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| small metal tube with a light attached
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| on, called the endoscope. This way, the
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| | and parrot cages .
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| bird's sexual organs can be seen and,
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