Help with gender of my two cokatiels!!???

Question

Ok, I have two cockatiels, one named Bud and the other named Did ( devil in diguise, he bites ) and when I take out Bud for awhile, Did starts to chirp jungle sounds. But Bud never chirps, people say that females don't chirp that much. Could it be possible that Bud can be Budianna?!!

Answer 1

Gender can be both hard & easy in mutations of tiels.

A thorough description or pictures would help identify them properly, then we'll be able to tell you if they can be visually sexed & what sex they are.

Also females CAN be as bright as male in some mutations. This is not 100% guaranteed way to ever tell the sex of a tiel.

You can also try googling "sexing cockatiels" or "visually sexing cockatiels"

As for chirping, both females & males chirp. Males sometimes ONLY can have an attitude problem. Females sometimes ONLY can be more cuddly. But they all have their own personalities too. Females can be taught to whistle with some work. They cannot learn to talk. Males can learn to whistle & talk.

Answer 2

I have four cockatiels, and my boyfriend and I had a grand old time figuring out both questions of yours ourselves. :)

On sexing the birds: Of our four cockatiels, we knew the gender of three of them right off the bat. One, Zodie, is an old male grey (15-16 at the time we took him in from the b/f's parents) who my boyfriend had had since he was a boy. The second, Lefty, was a younger male grey who we took in from a friend of a friend who had him for a couple years, but gave him away after his cagebuddy died. The third was Cinnamon Girl, a female cinnamon-pearl we bought from a local breeder. The fourth one, Miho (a grey)...that one was the troublemaker. We bought Miho at PetSmart a good six months before we got Cinnamon, and for the longest while we thought Miho was a female, as Miho had yet to drop any of the striped tail feathers, or get a bright yellow face. Imagine our surprise when, literally overnight, Miho's face was a brilliant yellow and the striped feathers had begun dropping. At that point, we were able to ascertain that Cinnamon, with a dull face and the only one with striped tail feathers, is the only female bird in the flock.

NOTE: If Bud is a Lutino, you'll have a harder time sexing him, as they're nigh impossible to sex due to their white coloring without getting a blood test. For pretty much any other color, just check the face. If the face is bright yellow, the bird is a male.

On the chirping: This was another way we figured out who was the lady of the flock. It is true that females, in general, don't "talk" as often as males do. All three of our boys tend to sing from time to time, while Cinnamon is generally quiet. There is an exception to this "rule," though. Our birds not only consider themselves part of a flock, but they've paired off, too. (Miho and Zodie are best buddies, while Lefty and Cinnamon have actually nested and laid eggs.) If, for whatever reason, only one bird is taken from the cages and out of sight, ALL the birds will start calling each other, either by one-note calls or by making "jungle sounds." The loudest ones are the usually the ones that are paired up - one or the other will start calling for his/her buddy. So Did may just be trying to find out where Bud is, or why he can't be brought out as well. ^^

Answer 3

Hi,
I just had to throw in my two cents. I have 7 tiels. Genetics plays a role in it too and being educated in how it all works takes much of the guessing out. I have a Cinnamon Pearl Pied male and a Pearl hen who last Feb. produced a clutch with 1 Cinnamon Pearl and 3 Pearls. Since dad is a Cinnamon Pearl any Cinnamon Pearls he produces are females. Being Pied meant all the Pearls were males. I have also purchased a Normal Gray who was a baby and I had hoped would be a hen but no such luck his name is Jack. As for sound I can easily state that with 5 males and 2 females that the males never shut up! My young Cinnamon Pearl hen is very quiet and her mother squawks only when necessary. Usually, because one of the other birds is invading her personal space. You don't know pain until you have 5 birds who wolf whistle all together. Oh, and cheek color isn't a good indication of sex because one of my males who is a big handsome fellow has very pale cheek patches and they are even crescent shaped. Males also tap their beaks on hard surfaces and practice their courtship dance. They don't seem to care if there is a hen around or not. My adult male will court me.

Answer 4

The amount of talking has nothing to do with gender--that's a common myth. All birds have unique personalities. Instead, look for 'pearling' on the tail feathers (the underside of the tail feathers will have horizontal stripes) to identify a female cockatiel.

Answer 5

Each bird has his or her own personality.
The males are brighter coloered than the females (like the cheek patches), females (usually) have bars on the underside of their tails. Pearlies after the first molt are always female... unless they have changed that rule/ developed males that keep the pattern :)
Did chirps because he/ she misses their cage mate and wants them to come back. Bud is not chirping because he/ she is not alone, he/ she has you!!

Answer 6

yes females are not as vocal as the guys. males naturally make lots of sounds and dance because they are "entertainers". males sing more because it just comes natural cuz that is how they atract mates.

my bro had a girl and she was quiet and mean...my boy (skipy) is loud and happy and loves everybody. he sings, dances, and loves attention. he gets on the bottom of his cage and sticks his wings out, puffs his feathers, sways from side to side, and hisses. he is just being a boy.

ther are other ways to tell gender. such as there colors. boys have very bright orange cheeks and depending on what color type your tiels are, the females will have a greenish head and yellow or less orange cheeks. that is for the pearl or grey tiels.

Answer 7

could be but both bird scream but male are loader and female are mostly quite and calm if you want to now who is a boy and who is a girl look at their fathers once they grow brand new once males have bright coloers on their face female have greysh but you indedx finger new neak and slowly push a LITTLE BITE if bird tail go up its a female if bird tail stays male it might not work

Answer 8

I've read in my cockatiel book, which is full of good info, that boy birds are the only ones who whistle cat calls. let me tell ya if that's the case, i have a full blood all male. he's really good at doing that call.