Can anyone visually tell gender?

[HeatherStrella]

Hi, when we got Harrison, the breeder was pretty sure he was a male due to his head size and eye shape. Recently, someone signed Harrison's Album guest book and said that he looked female. The next time we take Harrison for his annual vet visit, we're going to do the DNA check...just curious what you guys think...






Here's his album if you want to see more pics of him...
http://imageevent.com/heatheranddenis/congoafricangrey

Thanks for any input!!
Heather

[briansmum]

the eye and head size theories check out sometimes, but there is no other way to be 100% positive than to have the DNA test. if i was to have a guess i'd say he looks like a boy to me, my little guy looks EXACTLY the same as the top one of harrison! :lol:

[Monique]

Nah ... all the vets wouldn't DNA if there was some real good way to tell by looking at them. It's just guesses and wives tales .

[judygram]

Yeah you gotta pay the bucks and have the DNA test to determine sex.

[Talon]

DNA test is the only way.

[ZoesDad]

Hi HS,
Have a look at this link which shows the physical difference between two adult TAGs

http://homesteadshatchery.homestead.com/5timnehs.html

Pretty hard to tell them apart unless you already know who's who isn't it? I agree with the other posts re. DNA sexing.

[Talon]

Zoesdad, That was nice to see. I've never seen or heard of 2 greys that are bonded so well together. I thought that was pretty unusual... someone correct me if I'm wrong.

They are so cute together!

[FairY]

ZoesDad, off-topic, that site: "I can talk, can you fly?"

:woohoo: :laugh:

[raehamilton]

HeatherStrella,

Did you ever do a DNA test on Harrison?

I bought my first CAG on 5/17/07 and the breeder told me that she guaranteed 100% that my CAG is a girl. We went ahead and let our 8 year old daughter name her Angie. Well, my neighbor saw her when I brought her home and she said that she definately didn't look like her Ginie and that she looked more like a male. Then I took Angie to the Vet and he said that since Angie was so talkative (making bird noises) in front of him that he was sure that my Angie was a Male. I'd just about had it with hearing that Angie is a male so I told my VET that I wanted a DNA test done. The test came back and she is in fact a GIRL. I didn't care if she was a girl or a boy but I just wanted to make sure for medical reasons and so people would stop saying she was a boy. The breeder was so right and she told me that in 15 years she has yet to be wrong and she guarantees the sex even without DNA testing.

[judygram]

I wonder what she uses to determine the sex before DNA testing, what characteristics or whatever that tells her its a male or female? Thats pretty good guessing and especially if she guarantees it.