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Post by Casey on Jul 25, 2012 15:35:22 GMT -8
haha except tiels, males are often more moody and nippy, the females tend to be cuddlebugs lol
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Post by injood on Jul 26, 2012 3:21:15 GMT -8
Male hormonal tiels are the worst to be around they seriously PMS. !!!!
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Post by Shelly on Jul 26, 2012 5:19:31 GMT -8
haha except tiels, males are often more moody and nippy, the females tend to be cuddlebugs lol so i have heard. did you get yours birds DNA sexed or are you just guessing the genders according to their behavior, like munch and her being hormonal? |
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Post by Casey on Jul 26, 2012 13:11:53 GMT -8
my lovebirds were DNA'd. the tiels can be visually sexed. mine are both pearl cockatiels, females keep the pearls their whole life, and males lose them with their first molt (around 3-12 months). both mine are almost 3 years old so... you can tell the gender by looking at them alone  plus, my female birds have both laid an egg. |
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Post by Shelly on Jul 26, 2012 13:34:04 GMT -8
i like parakeets better they are easier to tell  |
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Post by Casey on Jul 26, 2012 15:02:12 GMT -8
yes most can be sexed in the nest by their ceres, cockatiels you need to wait until their first molt (except pieds and whiteface lutinos, cant be sexed visually reliably), and lovebirds need DNA testing lol
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Post by Shelly on Jul 27, 2012 4:31:47 GMT -8
so even with lovebirds you cant just say that the ones with more dull colors are females?
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Post by Casey on Jul 27, 2012 6:34:07 GMT -8
nope, doesnt work that way, both are just as bright. mutation also changes the colours lol
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Post by Shelly on Jul 27, 2012 9:07:07 GMT -8
interesting. when you did they dna test did you pull out a feather or do a blood sample?
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Post by Casey on Jul 27, 2012 19:45:49 GMT -8
i did a blood sample. quick and easy. they werent affected one bit after
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plus, my female birds have both laid an egg.