Unfortunately, relying on physical appearance is not an accurate method of determining the sex of many birds. We can reliably tell you your bird’s sex by performing a laparoscopy. This technique involves making a minor incision while the bird is anesthetized and using a small camera to visualize the bird’s internal sex organs. However, blood sexing has proven to be a very safe and effective alternative and now is the technique we exclusively use. A drop of blood is taken from the bird, placed on a card and sent to the laboratory for analysis. In a short period of time we receive the results and a certificate verifying the sex of the bird.