I was wondering how you can tell if there male or female and when they usually mate. they are about two years old. I need to know because my stupid pet stores and clinics don't know.
2006-10-18 13:28:08 · 13 answers · asked by Grant Y 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
they have a nest box. One of them is pure grey and white with no other colours and the other has a grey and white body with a yellow head with orangy red cheeks. The coloured one stays higher than the grey one and fights alot so I am guessing that the grey/white cockatiel is female and the coloured cockatiel is a male.
2006-10-18 13:39:13 · update #1
Both birds sing the same notes all the time and the coloured cockatiel is the only one of the two that goes in the nesting box sometimes.
2006-10-18 13:44:02 · update #2
they are also two different types of cockatiels too I think.
2006-10-21 04:08:11 · update #3
The males tail has no marking
The female has lines or dots on their tail.
2006-10-21 03:44:23 · answer #1 · answered by Silly-Junos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the cheek patches are brighter colored on the male. If the cockatiels are pearl, and still have the pearl markings then they are female.
http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/genetics/questions_about_sexing.htm
"Unfortunately, genders cannot be readily identified in young, newly weaned cockatiel chicks where non-sex-linked colors are involved. When a cockatiel is over four months of age however, it can be observed for any male behaviors such as singing, warbling a series of notes, or the practice of courtship display such as: hopping, strutting, opening the shoulders and bowing while singing, and tapping objects rapidly with the beak. Although many of these behaviors become evident as males mature into adults, these behaviors may be noticed in young juvenile males from time to time. Females are more sedate compared to males and will have a two-syllable call note (e.g. "eek-eek"). As females mature into adulthood they often times become broody and may show interest in nesting activities. (Also see the article, “Behavior of a Broody Hen Ready to Nest” in the NCS Breeding Library section)."
2006-10-18 20:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by judy a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a whiteface mutation and a normal mutation. You could breed them together if they were one male and one female. BUT if they are singing the same notes, you can rest assured you have two males. Females are typically quiet and they do not generally ever sing!
It is NOT true that females are duller colors. Some of the other answers I read were also not true. Find reputable sources for your answers!
2006-10-22 11:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by Savannah H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have 2 male cockatiels, not a male and a female. Males are the ones that do most of the whistling and they are vocal. Females usually only screech, and if they do whistle, it is only one or two notes.
2006-10-21 05:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by karmor_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to the best of my knowledge, I had one for many years, Rhoda was her name, The males have very, very orange-red cheeks. The females not as much. She began laying eggs after about 4 years old and the vet told me it was because she was very comfy and happy and ready to complete her home or what not. Of course I did not have a male so she would protect her eggs for a week or so then I would get rid of them and start over.
2006-10-18 20:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by Stacey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a breeding pair of cockatiels, and they have six eggs!. The only sure way to know their gender is to take them to a vet and have them check their DNA. It cost around $35 per bird. We put ours in a cage together (they were around two years old) and it took about a year for them to bond. It doesn't sound like your pair are bonded. try removing one from the cage, and see if they start making a bunch of noise, and try to get back to each other. If they do, they are probably bonded. If not, they are probably not a bonded pair. You may even have two of the same gender.
2006-10-19 05:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the males cheek spots are more vivid and the females have lines on their tails....they deside if they will mate but if you give them ample room and a nest box that may help make up their minds lol good luck
2006-10-18 20:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by Bekah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The male is darker grey, and more colourful cheeks, so what you guessed is probably right!
2006-10-20 08:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by stuie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how to tell a male from a female but they should have mated cuz a cockatail's acclimatization period is 8 months..
2006-10-18 21:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by ........ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Males are more vocal and females usually have barbs or stripes on the underside of their tail feathers.
2006-10-18 20:54:08 · answer #10 · answered by dressagerider247 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋