2006-07-07 16:18:18 · 10 answers · asked by cw_47803 c 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
I have a female Cockatiel that talks better then a Parakeet could ever dream! Yes, it can happen! I never stopped teaching her, even AFTER she laid her egg.
The issue of female/male, to me, is a moot point. Both sexes of birds are have the equal potential to become a great featherd companion- and this all has to do with how the owner socializes and teaches them. If people are so darned worried about this, they should stick with species of birds that are sexually demorphic, like Eclectus and Parakeets.
2006-07-07 16:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by babefirstclass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sex of a bird can be important just like the sex of a dog or cat can be. You can avoid certain issues or be better prepaired for them when you know what you've got. If the birds are of the same sex there is always a possibility of territorial squabbles. While they can and have gotten along together being same sex there is always that possibility just like it is with about all animals.
Also, if you're planning on breeding then you need to know. There can also be health issues for one sex or another that you may wish to keep track of.
While some people might not care about which they have, in the long run it can be something important.
2006-07-07 17:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female birds (more correctly "hens") will lay eggs with or without the presence of a male ("cockbird"). A hen having difficulty laying her egg(s) may become "eggbound", a life-threatening medical condition. If an owner is unsure about the sex of the animal, errors in judgment regarding medical symptolology can be made. These errors, based wholly on false assumptions regarding the sex of the animal, can possibly lead to its death. For example: had one been aware from the outset that the animal in question was a HEN, and that the symptoms being displayed were that of an eggbound hen, then the animal might have been saved by emergency veterninary care. It died agonizingly and needlessly. That one possible scenario should suffice, but there are others. Du-uh.
2006-07-07 19:38:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an Indian ringneck parakeet, and the males look different from the females. However, they don't develop the differences until they're about two years old, or sexually mature. I personally wanted a male because they have a dark ring around their neck and prettier faces. I should've had my baby DNA'd but I didn't and now, two years later, my bird's ring hasn't gotten dark so I guess I'm stuck with a girl. But I still love my Gumby bird!
2006-07-07 18:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess I wonder why you are in here if it don't matter to you being it is just a bird?
Everyone that sees my birds ask me if thay are male or female. I tell them and they seem happy to know. lol funny huh.. ?
In some cases a male bird is worth more then a female. Males don't one day start laying eggs. This is a problem because if they lay too many it can kill your bird. They are not chickens which are made to lay eggs So it even even matters in chickens huh? I know it is just a chicken.
2006-07-08 15:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell is wrong with you not everyone ids upsessed abou knowing, and second its not just a bird its a companion animal that loves and needs human companionship. Its and individual with a personality that deserves the best of care as any other pet.
I hope this helps, learn to appreciate animals as individuals, especially birds
2006-07-08 06:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by fatwhale90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but we want to know whether the bird is a male or female. So when we talk about the bird we know to use he or she.
2006-07-07 16:22:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you don't know the sex of the bird and if you have two you want to know incase they may be male or female and incase they have babies, you can make some moola!!!! Cha ching
2006-07-07 16:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by wildernessfox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i found out the sex of my macaw because we were thinking about breeding it which i found out it's a him. we thought it was a girl for 9 years and he has a girls name and now it's to late to change it cause well he already knows his name. i kind of feel bad for him.
2006-07-07 16:27:31 · answer #9 · answered by vanilla_slvr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanted to know , so we could know if it could talk or not. Then it layed eggs, so we knew that it was female. That way we stopped trying to teach it to talk.
2006-07-07 16:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋