How to determine the sex of a parrot?

Parrots are very popular pets. These are cheerful cheerful birds that will never let their owner be bored. Care of a parrot is not so simple, however, the determination of the sex of an animal causes an even greater difficulty. Most often, in pet stores, sellers have no idea what sex a parrot is, but do not consider this important, especially if the buyer takes only one bird.

To know the sex of a bird is necessary if the owner plans to breed parrots. You should not rely on the opinion of the seller from the pet store: he can sell two girls or two boys with a clear conscience, and the owner will wait for descendants in vain. And even if a potential breeder is lucky, and the cubs still appear, then in the future he will have to sell the parrots. As a rule, the gender of the future animal is important to many buyers, and here the ability to distinguish between boys and girls will again come in handy.. There are also reverse situations. Perhaps the owner does not need chicks at all, and he prefers to be the master of two male friends.

If you do not know the sex of the parrots, it is impossible to give the birds a suitable name. Of course, it is allowed to call a feathered friend a neutral nickname — Sashka, Birdie, Ass — and yet it would be more correct to choose a nickname by gender. Often, the sex of a parrot needs to be known in order to understand how to behave with a bird. For example, females are considered less tame. And if the owner purposefully buys a girl, she will not annoy her once again, trying to accustom her to her hands.

Different types of parrots can distinguish males and females by color. For example, the sex of a wavy parrot can be determined from 1.5 months on the nose. On the above-bluced voskovitse at the indicated age, the boys develop a blue or purple ebb, and after another 4.5 months the bridge of nose will become bluish. In females, this part of the body is pale pink, but gradually acquires a brown tint. During stressful situations or during the period of molting, the locust is temporarily blue and in females. Look at the color of the legs. In boys, they are bluish, and in girls - pink. By itself, the wavy guy has a more juicy and colorful plumage, on its back you can see a winding decoration.

The Coral Corella is harder to determine the sex. Experts are able to distinguish males and females already when birds reach the age of four months, but more often it becomes possible to determine the sex more accurately only by the age of one year. In Corell boys, the crest is thin and neat, while their beloveds have a broad tuft from the very base. In the male tuft, you can count 2–3 long feathers with a greenish tint, while in the female the tuft consists of six shorter feathers of the same color. After molting, the plumage of the male acquires a bright saturated color, the head turns yellowish. The boys have bright red cheeks, and the color of the body is pure steel. The girls have a dim plumage, and on the gray torso you can see brown and yellow spots, the same blotches are observed from the inside of the wing.

The gender of the Coral according to the above characteristics can be determined if a bird of natural color is bought. When crossing, pets of the most different colors are obtained, which complicates sex determination.In this case, you can pay attention to the structure of the body of the animal. The girls on the back can see a small hump, and the boys do not have it. But the guys have a smooth back and sharp wings with pronounced color. If the bird is relaxed, and at this moment took a rounded shape, then it is probably the female. The male Corella while resting is distinguished by a slender and taut figure. In females on the abdomen, one can find a vertical parting, which the males do not have. Look also at the shape of the tail: for boys the narrow and long neat tail is characteristic, for girls it is wide and somewhat sloppy.

In parrot-lovebirds, it is almost impossible to determine the sex, but, after looking closely, the male can see a more elongated head shape and a low frontal part. The girl's head is more rounded. Pay attention to the pelvic part. Feel the parrot's belly and feel the rounded bones resembling matches.

Coloring plumage and other external signs help to know the gender, if well study the specific species. By behavior, a bird of any breed can be distinguished from a male. So, girls are usually more relaxed, like to nap, rest, it is difficult to interest them with a mirror, a bell and other toys. They do not like to sit on their hands, they get annoyed when the owner tries to stroke or scratch, they can bite the owner by the finger to the blood. Ladies do not react to human conversation, they are poorly trained and are considered more wild and aggressive. In nature, females hollow out hollows in which chicks are raised, so their genes have a constant desire to gnaw something, for example, a cage or perch.

Boys in character are usually more good-natured. They are easily accustomed to hands, they love to play, twitter, they like to communicate with their reflection in the mirror. Males respond well to the human voice and prefer to always keep the conversation going. If the view is speaking, then the guy will start repeating words faster than his partner. These are contact manual animals, which are happy to sit in the hands of the owner.

You can distinguish between a boy and a girl by observing the behavior of the couple. Males often put their paw on their neighbor in the cage. If a boy and a girl are kept together, the guy will feed his girlfriend, burping feed into her beak. During intercourse, boys are always on top, and girls are on the bottom. Often in the behavior of the male can be observed imitation of sexual intercourse with other objects. For some ladies, similar behavior is also characteristic, but not so often. In most species during the mating season, it is the male who is trying to attract the attention of the beloved. He dances, demonstrates the beauty of the plumage and his vocal abilities.

To determine the sex of a feathered pet, you can sit by its manner. For example, girls sit on a perch with their legs wide apart, as if laying their belly on a pole. Boys usually move their legs tight while seated. This feature can be observed when the parrot is one year old.

And the color of the plumage, and the behavior of birds can only indirectly indicate gender. In the process of selection, parrots often lose some outward signs and acquire new ones. New colors are emerging, and the definition of sex is much more complicated. The behavior of birds is also not a true indicator, much depends on the temperament and conditions of detention.With poor care and minimal communication, the samchik can become dreary or aggressive, although usually this behavior is typical for the samochka. Below are more accurate methods for determining gender.

• If the owner found a testicle in a cage where one individual is kept, then the question is removed. This is a 100 percent guarantee that the owner has started a female. Naturally, the testicle is not fertilized, and there is no point in waiting for the offspring. Determining the sex is difficult if there are a couple of birds in the cage, and it becomes unclear which of them laid the egg. To determine the female, you can plant parrots in separate cells and wait for the next addition, or put a video camera turned on next to the cell and view the recordings when a new testicle appears.
• Another reliable way to know in advance the sex of a pet is to buy it from a breeder, and not in the bird market or in a pet store. Usually those who breed birds, are able to determine the sex when the parrot reaches four months of age. At present, even in small towns, there are people who breed parrots. Try to find one of these in your locality and buy him a boy or a girl.
• The veterinarian will help to find out more precisely the sex of the bird. Bring the animal to a specialist. He will not only examine the plumage of the pet in more detail and study other sexual characteristics, but also advise the owner on feeding, vitamin supplements, content.
• The most accurate method for determining the sex of a bird is to conduct a DNA test. The blood of an animal is suitable as the material to be examined by washing out of the cloaca or several feathers. Not everywhere there is a special laboratory where they conduct such tests, but many veterinary clinics offer this service by sending material for examination to a laboratory in another city.

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