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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:33 pm |
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Name: Baruch
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Quote: I've heard that dangling a nail on a string over the bird works too, although I forget which pattern of movement indicates a boy and which one indicates a girl. I bet that method is about 50% accurate lol. Same as tossing a coin. I haven't heard of that for birds. They also say that if you dangle the wedding band on the wife's palm it says if they will have a boy or girl by the direction it moves. I don't believe it.
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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:09 pm |
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I personally think that one reliable way to tell is whether or not the bird lays an egg when it's sexually mature enough during the more hormonal time of the year, because as we all know: male birds can't lay eggs. I do think DNA testing is the most useful way, because sometimes, cockatiels can act like the opposite gender. Females can be vocal and do the heartwings and everything, and then surprise their owners when they lay an egg. Of course, it rarely happens, but there's always the special exception. Then sometimes males would want to court other males, and so people may think they were female (that was Pecky's case, when one of his brothers tried courting him), and so owners would be led to believe that one of the two are female, until proven otherwise. Granted, this kind of thing doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Behavior is accurate about 98% of the time, in my opinion.
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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:36 pm |
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Sometimes when you bring another bird into the house, the bird that is currently there can get jealous. When they begin to get along with each other, sometimes they become more interested in each other than the human owner. Just try and give them each individual play time in a room where they can't see the cage or the other bird. Spending some time alone with one of each will strengthen your bond with them. Eventually, they may get to where both of them will love you. It's just going to take some time. Not only that, but they're both still new. It's going to take a while. Lucy's the only cockatiel I currently have, and I'm still trying to work on getting her to trust me. Sometimes, females can just be stubborn though, so if Coco really is female, then that could have a lot to do with it.
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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:21 pm |
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Even if your two pieds are opposite sexes, it's possible that the new bird, Pip, might not be able to mate because of his foot problem. During mating, males have to be able to cling to the hen's back and the hen has to be able to cling to the perch, and they both need a good amount of foot strength to do this.
A cockatiel that is already bonded to you will usually keep on being bonded to you even if you bring more birds into the house or if you give them a mate and let them have babies. They won't pay very much attention to you while they're raising babies because they have more important things to focus on, and they're likely to bite you if you stick your hand in the nest, but after the babies are grown they'll be your good buddy again.
With Coco the problem is that you got another bird before she had time to really bond with you, and Pip didn't have any time at all to bond with you before he was introduced to Coco. Right now they're probably spending more time with each other than they are with you, which is naturally going to make them rely more on each other for companionship. So yes, it's likely that they may end up being more bonded to each other than to you. But you can still have a good relationship with them if you handle them frequently in a way they enjoy and give them treats from your hand and generally make it worth their while to hang out with you.
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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:46 pm |
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OMG! Im so sorry, but i need immediate help! Please! I have braces, and i was eating, but a brace fell off my tooth So i put it on the table And i kept on eating But then, Coco was on a perch near the food He jumped to the table And ATE THE BRACE WHAT DO I DO????? IM SO SCARED!! I FEEL LIKE SUCH A BAD OWNER. PLEASE HELP!!!!
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Post subject: Re: How did you find us? Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:18 pm |
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I got referral to this forum from Diane. I was desperately seeking advise on TC about my newly hatched babies (or still eggs?), and people would answer sometimes, but not too often so I moved here.
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