How can I tell the age of my cockatiel?

How do I tell the age of my young cockatiel?

• Answer:

  If it is truly a young baby, it will look a bit like a baby, all plump and sort tail, big eyes, it's crest won't be very tall. What color is your cockie? If it is gray, at about 4-6 months, males start getting more yellow around their faces and at the end of a yeara, their whole face will be yellow with those bright orange cheeks. Hens get a bit brighter in color after their first molt but never get the yellow face, only yellow spots of color and their orange cheeks aren't as bright as a males. But in coloring hens look a lot like babies. You can also tell the age of a male, any color if he starts to display courting behavior- hopping and strutting and a special song they do.