Two female parakeets mated?

Question

my cousins have two parakeets
blue- white : Ivy
green- yellow: Carrie

apparently a couple of months ago, Carrie becomes Cory: the blue one laid eggs
they said that they took turns getting on top of each other, they both did the same stuff
and now Cory laid an egg too
so now they're all like... what just happened?

they said they're positive that it was Carrie because they were in seperate cages when this happened

any explanations to what happened?
who's the guy?

Answer 1

I apologize for the length of this response in advance!

LoL Believe it or not "homosexual" relationships among birds caged w/the same sex (kinda redundant) seems to be getting more common. Any female bird can and will occasionally lay eggs. My cockateil hens do so frequently. I have found that the best way to deal w/the infertile eggs is to all the hen to have it in her cage and maybe even sit on it for a few days. I have found that if I immediately remove the infertile egg(s) that my hens tend to keep laying.
Laying eggs seriously deprives the hen of much needed calcium, so you should add a supplement to their food to help them rebuild it. There are powders you can dust their food w/, you can boil and and and crush it up (shell and all) and offer it to them. You shouldn't leave the crushed egg in their cage more than a couple hours and they may not be interested, took my hens several offerings before they would even try it. There is also something called abba green which you can add to their food and is the best calcium supplemental source I have found.

Here's a small article about it...

Gay birds?
Can birds be gay?

Although rare, homosexuality has indeed been observed in birds. One fairly famous example is the pair of Chinstrap Penguins at the Central Park Zoo, Roy and Silo. These two males act as a heterosexual couple would, vocalizing, courting, and mating. The two even started to incubate a rock, diligently keeping it warm in the folds of their abdomens. Their chief zookeeper eventually gave them a fertile egg—which they raised into a healthy chick. Roy and Silo have refused female companionship, and apparently the female penguins aren’t interested in them either.


Some people may argue that this homosexual bond arose because the penguins are kept in captivity and are thus not in their natural environment. But homosexual birds are found in the wild as well—including species of gulls, terns, geese, swans, parakeets, and even ostriches—that have formed homosexual pair bonds. Many of these pairs manage to “adopt” and raise broods as well.

The general rule of nature is to promote and pass along your genes—which most animals do by producing their own young with a member of the opposite gender. Why are some individuals opting for this “alternative” lifestyle? Some scientists theorize that homosexual individuals may help their genes by aiding their kin’s offspring. Others suggest that, in the case of social species, it aids in bonding and social status. We still don’t know all the reasons.

A budgie's main diet should consist of fresh fruits, vegetables and greens. A little egg food every now and then won't hurt either, especially when chicks are being fed. A daily supplement of Abba Green mixed with "mash" along with Prime vitamin is also a good idea.

Also I recently found out that parakeets cannot be sexed by the color of their feathers.
The male parakeet's cere is blue and the female’s is tan or light yellow. The "cere" is the area located at the base of the beak, just below the forehead or crown area. It is where the two nostril type openings (nares) are also located. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part this coloration is fairly accurate.

Answer 2

You can't make them, but you can give them the best chance. Have any of the birds actually paired off yet beit male and male or one of the males and female. If either of the males and female bird look like they have become a pair consider taking the other bird out of the cage for a while if this is possible. That way you have split the threesome and the other two may possibly mate. If however the two males have paired or bonded which sometimes does happen I don't think you will have much success with mating. Good luck .

Answer 3

Your cousin has two females. Female birds lay eggs regardless of weather a male is present or not.

You need to keep the infertile eggs in the cage and let the bird sit on them until she realizes herself that they are infertile. If you remove the eggs she will keep laying, depleating calcium. When she is no longer laying and sitting the egs can be removed.

Answer 4

All female birds will lay eggs, whether they have been fertilized or not. Chances are you cousin does have 2 female birds, and none of the eggs will hatch. You can either take the eggs out right away, or let them nest until they give up on them (which they will eventually do). We would let our cockatiel nest hers - she bit too hard when we would try to remove it! : )

Answer 5

The eggs are probably infertile, which means neither of the birds are males, but are just going through a form of ''heat'', and producing eggs.

Answer 6

When two same sex birds are paired up it is quite common for one to assume the role of the opposite sex. This behaviour made parrot breeding quite frustrating before surgical and DNA sexing became available. Breeders would have same sex pairs together for years without realizing it! My two female parrotlets copulated and nested regularly. They will assume their biological roles if re-paired with an opposite sex.

Answer 7

both of the birds are female.
sometimes animals do strange things when they dont have a mate around.