LOL! I think Bennie is a very cute female name!

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LOL! Who wudda thunk? Oops.. a name change is in order!
Ya know, theres a medical facility that determines the sex of a bird. I forgot the name..they advertise on the back of Dog Fancy (and I guess all those magazines) and say they can determine the sex and background etc.. So when I emailed them, they said they only can do it for birds. I thought they'd be able to determine what breed mix Logan is, but they can't yet (working on it)
They take a feather or blood sample and test it. I hate to be blunt, but I'm pretty sure it's just called "avian sexing" LOL. You can also perform surgery to determine the gender of an exotic parrot, but many people find it invasive and unnecessary. If you have a deep understanding of cockatiel mutations and you know the lineage of the chicks, a chick's mutation can sometimes determine what gender it is. I'm not helpful with cockatiel mutations, but if you ever need a budgie sexed ..