I have three. My first is a gorgeous lutino that I think is a female because she doesn't mimic. She is very sweet but only likes her head pet. She is about 2 years old. My second is an unusual color. It is almost all white with no cheek markings and a bit of grey on its sides. I think it's a female for the same reason. She is a little over a year. My third I got from a friend who couldn't give it enough attention. He is almost all grey with a white head and no cheek markings, I think they're called white faced? He is definitely a male because he sings and talks. I was wondering why I haven't seen any eggs yet in the cage? Maybe they're all males. I have seen the "male" breeding with both "females" but no eggs! If I put a nestbox in the cage, would it encourage them to lay eggs? Also, my male squaks so much! He drives everyone crazy. Yes, he does talk and whistle pretty tunes but he screams all the time as well. How can I get him to quiet down???
2006-11-09 00:37:15 · 4 answers · asked by SHELTIELUVER 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
unfortunately, my cockatiel just passed away, but she lived a good life. When I went to the breeders to get her, she was supposed to be male. Her tail had unclear markings and she was brightly colored, characteristics of males and even the breeders were sure she was male. However, after two years of thinking she was a *he*, I went to the cage and she had laid eggs! (she was alone, so the eggs were more like a *period* type thing) That's the only way I had confirmed that *he* was actaully a she. She would *sing* and mimic wolf whistles as well. Anyway, you should make sure you have a nest box if you're trying to breed them, and keep in mind that some aren't ready to lay eggs until after 2yrs of age. Best of luck to you.
p.s. if you ever need some quiet time, cover your male's cage with a lightweight, but dark colored blanket. That always worked for me.
2006-11-09 00:44:48 · answer #1 · answered by rachael 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 4. i just lost my 1 year old male white face a few days ago to a stomach perforation from a previously "treated" MEGA B fungal infection. I wish I knew about this possible situation, it came on VERY suddendly about 3 weeks post treament. Anyway.. 2 male Lutinos that are brothers, 1 semi tame, 1 nasty, we keep them together now, they are about 2 years old. We tried everything and still do with nasty CoCo Puffs. We also have a 15 month old "normal gray" female, and a 12 week old pied, both extremely tame and sweet. The gray is in mourning,but coming around to " Baby"and us again after losing her mate.
2006-11-10 15:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by ELT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please make sure that you can take care of babies if you do get your tiels to breed!!! babies require a tremendous amount of time and care and expertise to be raised properly. a nestbox in the cage would help. tiels start breeding in the spring, i think, so lighting cues would help too. there are dozens of good books on the subject of breeding, i would suggest go checking some out or speak to an experienced breeder.
as for the noise level, birds are noisy to begin with, so you may just need to learn to deal with it, but if your household is noisy your bird may be trying to compete with the noise level by being noisy too. bringing down the noise level may influence the bird to lower his voice too. do not react to a noisy bird by yelling back at it or throwing or hitting the cage. this is reinforcement for the bird. ignoring it usually helps. be happy though that your bird is happy and comfortable enough in his home to feel free to be noisy.
2006-11-09 06:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by clarinets1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the male might be infertile. you can cover the cage to let him have less light ;also help to breed good luck
2006-11-09 16:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by tootsie6786 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋