Surgical Sexing Birds

 
 
 

Duncan performs surgical sexing of birds under anaesthetic to determine their gender.

Please contact the clinic on 02 6884 9900 if you have any further questions and would like to book your bird in.

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Stage one

Birds are carefully caught and masked down. Note the spectacular colours of this sun conure.

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Stage two

Right side down, wings upward with the left leg extended

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Stage three

Plucked and prepared for surgery

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Stage four

Lorikeets are also beautifully marked

 
 
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Stage five

 

The arthroscope is passed into the abdomen to view the single ovary in females or the double testies in male birds.

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Stage six

Right side down, wings upward with the left leg extended.