about cockatoos

Question
hello ,
please can you help me ...
i have a shlpher crested cockatoo and i dont now how old are he .. please can you tell me how can i find our there is any point to know the age and how can i check ?
thank you  

Answer
Unfortunately, once a bird is mature... there really is not much you can do to tell their age. Some experienced avian vets can give educated guesses (because they have seen many different birds of different ages and often times know what little changes in eye color, feather condition, etc... can be indicators to age). However a birds health can greatly affect feather and skin condition, so these are not always good indicators of age.

Here are some articles I thought you might enjoy about Sulphur Crested toos (or cockatoos in general):

http://www.wingedwisdom.com/ww40eii.htm

http://www.wingedwisdom.com/ww66eii.htm

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww61eii.htm

http://www.parrothouse.com/sf12.html

I hope this helps. :)

You can also find an avian vet in your area at either of these websites:

www.aav.org

or

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/abvpvets.htm

-Maggie