male or female lutino?

jc119007 · #1 02-08-2010, 02:03 PM

Hi everyone,
I recently lost my cockatiel Curry which is really sad and my boyfriend has kindly offered to buy me another bird since he can see how upset I am. I don't know what everyone thinks, and I don't want to replace Curry in anyway, but in the week with Curry being at the vet and the bad news yesterday I really miss having a cockatiel at home. I will always miss my Curry but I'm really touched by my boyfriend's offer too.
Anyway, he has offered to buy this cockatiel, it is a lutino but the owner/breeder has not had a DNA test and I don't know the genetics of the parents (will ask tomorrow). In the meantime, could you give me your opinion of sex?
Thanks!

PS forgot to mention that he/she is hand raised and was born in June 2009, he/she is regulary out of the cage too, and is on a seed diet

seaofdreams · #2 02-08-2010, 05:10 PM

My lutino hen has undertail barring and wing spots in a darker yellow which makes it easy, haha. I have a mixture of both sexes and they're all great, although I love the way males sing so I have a bit of a soft spot for boys. I'm also overloaded with hens so maybe it's a matter of wanting what I don't have, ahaha.

jc119007 · #3 02-08-2010, 05:42 PM

here are the photos, do you think its a male or female?

seaofdreams · #4 02-08-2010, 05:56 PM

It's hard to tell from how far the camera is from the tiel, Kramers barring can only be seen up close and in certain light.

**Solace.** · #5 02-08-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by seaofdreams

My lutino hen has undertail barring and wing spots in a darker yellow which makes it easy, haha. I have a mixture of both sexes and they're all great, although I love the way males sing so I have a bit of a soft spot for boys. I'm also overloaded with hens so maybe it's a matter of wanting what I don't have, ahaha.

I have 6 males you're more than welcome to have.

seaofdreams · #6 02-08-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Solace.

I have 6 males you're more than welcome to have.

Hahaha, I'm seriously cursed. I got Raiden who was a "definite male" according to the breeder but she has been DNA sexed. Then I got Kenzie who was DNA sexed as a male but the lab made a mistake and switched her results with her brother -__- I honestly wouldn't be surprised if my boys Steele and Paris somehow defied biology and turned into hens

jc119007 · #7 02-09-2010, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Solace.

I have 6 males you're more than welcome to have.

Do you ship to France?

srtiels · #8 02-09-2010, 07:07 AM

Congratulations on your new tiel...she looks like a beauty

Since you tiel is over 6 months old, if a male some of the tailfeathers would have already started to molt in, and the new ones would be a dull off-white color. In the pix your bird appears to have mainly yellow tail feathers, so if not a lutino pied (then could be either sex) then the tiel is a female.

jc119007 · #9 02-09-2010, 07:25 AM

Haven't made a decision yet, but I have asked the owner to send me closer pics and to give me the genetic history of the bird if possible, he is convinced that the bird is male "because it is easy to tell"

Will post as soon as I get them.

srtiels · #10 02-09-2010, 12:42 PM

, he is convinced that the bird is male "because it is easy to tell"

Will post as soon as I get them.
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Not so with some lutinos. if the lutino is a lutino pied, both sexes appear the same, and classic traits like wing spots and tail barring don't help.

The only way it could be a male is if the mother was a lutino. if the mother was not a lutino then it is a female.