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Post by tullymylove on Aug 11, 2009 12:45:48 GMT -5
I have a yellow cheek pearl pied cockatiel that I'm pretty sure is a female. I also rescued a grey cockatiel about 8 months ago and now have them both in a very large cage. I was worried about them mating and I would have little babies I have no idea what to do with. I was commenting on this to a gal and she said that they "can't" breed as they are two "different species". Huh? I thought cockatiels are cockatiels. I'm assuming she means that one is a pearl pied and one is a grey. Is that true? Thank you!
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Post by Talk About Tiels Admin on Aug 11, 2009 19:48:29 GMT -5
Not only can they mate, they probably will mate. There is only one specials of cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus (the latin name). There are no subspecies of the Nymphicus Species. Thus, cockatiels are the one and only species.
What you have are different varieties (or color mutations) of the same species. It is hard to keep a pair from mating and producing babies but you can buy fake eggs and when the hen does lay (if she does), you can trade out the laid eggs for the fake eggs.
Good luck and welcome to the group.
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Post by garry on Sept 5, 2009 4:06:45 GMT -5
I had a cockatiel already mating since then, the hen dont go out any more' only the cock whose eating and moving in & out of the nest. Is this Normal?
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Post by Talk About Tiels Admin on Sept 8, 2009 13:23:31 GMT -5
She may be coming out when you aren't looking. They should come out to eat. If I get a hen who doesn't come out of the nestbox, I'll take her out once a day to eat. If she goes right back in, she's fine.
Leslie
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Post by garry on Sept 10, 2009 8:36:41 GMT -5
how can i know the gender of my cocktail?
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Post by cherylrowland on Sept 10, 2009 11:13:49 GMT -5
The fastest way to find out the gender of your cockatiel is to take the bird to an Avian veterinarian where they can do a test to determine the sex. A friend of mine just had several birds sexed at the cost of $35.00 each, but each vet may have their own prices. If you just want to know for your education, usually the male birds are more brightly colored and do a lot of singing.
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Post by sarak on Sept 10, 2009 12:43:46 GMT -5
The best and most economical way to know the sex of your bird is through DNA sexing, if you cannot tell with adult feathering and behavior. Do a search for "DNA sexing birds" and you will get several choices. You don't even have to use blood anymore, you can just pluck a few feathers and send them in for most. I have used two companies to sex my birds via DNA: Avian Biotech www.avianbiotech.com/Index.htm and www.dnasexing.infoCost can be as low as $16. There is really no reason to pay a vet's office fee for them to send off a DNA sample as you can do that yourself and surgical sexing is usually done at a discount to those with many, many birds to do and honestly I would not put my birds through surgical sexing, especially if you just have a few pets. There are always risks to anesthesia and surgery. You might be able to post a pic and let us have a look. Some CAN be visually sexed as adults, some cannot. Good luck Sara K |
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Post by Shirl on Oct 2, 2009 16:00:38 GMT -5
tullymylove.. I don't know how true this is . But been told by a couple of breeder friends of tiels . I was told if you don't but a nest box in the cage or any thing they can use as a nest box they will not mate . Plus they usually have to be a bonded pair Now I have 2 male not Whistler . so you always can't go by that . Now the new boys on the block never stops whistling . And I now Skipper for sure a male . Like I said was told Benji a male also . So they been together for 3 years now no baby's  But it is true a DNA is the only way to tell on some colors . Normal grey will get a white face if it is a white face tiel or all yellow face the normal grey. Female stays grey with w pale yellow wash look to it . This is after there first molt . The pearl if a male loses the pearling after the first molt Lintio needs a DNA .. Some has said if a pied has a all black tail feather it might be a male but a DNA on them the best way also . Hope this can give you some ideal Shirl |
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Post by winchesters on Nov 4, 2009 16:15:36 GMT -5
Is there a way to keep my pair from mating? I dont want to cause them distress but seeing as how Im unsure of my females age I dont want to cause a heealth problem by premature mating...If allowed they mate several times a day... And is there a way to tell if she will be laying eggs soon if she has already in fact been successfully bred?
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Post by prettybirds2009 on Nov 12, 2009 12:29:21 GMT -5
i have a normal gray teil from what i was told he is mostly white but has splotches of grey here and there most of the grey is realy light n you can barely see it anywys he is with what if im not mistaken is a pearl hen are these two a good match up if i want to get realy pretty mutation babies.bcus a freind of mine said that he would go great with my lutino femal and that those two matched up would give me jst about all the mutations out there but i wasnt sure so i thought about asking around and geting a good ratio of answers befor i took one persons word on it.i hope someone can help me on this one soon tysm and godbless.
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