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Sherry Gooch Pruitt - 2011-07-27
How can I tell if my parakeet is male or female?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-28
Right above the upper part of the beak (little lower than inbetween the eyes) is called the cere. The male parakeets cere is blue and the female cere looks more tan or a light yellow.
coconut - 2011-08-10
You can tell by looking were their nose is. If it's blue or whiteish it's a boy. You can only really tell by this if its mature or like 6 months old

Leila - 2011-08-09
Thats very interesting! You've really bonded with your pets and they to you! A home without pets is so boring - they might be a lot of work but it is a real life enriching experience! Gosh, I would think to handrear baby birds is really difficult, but it seems I'm wrong!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-10
Yep, some of my pets were/are a litle crazy and lots of fun. I went to purchase my first had fed baby - 30 years ago and I drove about 3 hours to this flea market - where you should probably never buy a bird. My daughter had to take speech classes and I though an amazon would make it more fun for her. I went to the bird booth (2 guys that had been breeding for years) and here were all these baby amazons - no feathers - sitting in fish tanks with sawdust. I told them what I wanted and they told me to pick one out and they marked it and said to come back in 8 weks. I said "NO" I want to take it home now. They said I didn't know how to hand feed and I told them to show me. The two guys were about 6'6 and 6'8 - huge and I am 5 feet. They laughed and said OK - hand feed these guys and then come back and do it again in 4 hours. I hand fed about 60 parrots right then (they showed me how and watched me). Then I went around and browsed. Then I went back and hand fed all 60 again. I took Prince home (a yellow nape that picked me out). Never bought a bird with feathers after that. I had a few before that had been fed out but Prince stole my heart.

Leila - 2011-08-09
Wonderful birds you have! You mean to say you had them since they were young? Im sure they are such beautiful companions to you. Yes I hope to get a yellow boy soon. Perhaps I can rear a chick or two! As for the blue one, he totally ignores the yellow one. So I'd better take him out and bring him inside as a pet again!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-09
Yep, I had and have some great birds. I hand fed all my birds. I got them all as babies - Peppy was just two days old. Some - based on personality - were just extrmely attached to me and I to them. Those just would not accept a feathered mate. It was a lot of fun - interesting and never dull. Bring the blue one in and just enjoy him. Who knows someday -he might even fall in love with one of the yellow ones babies.

Leila Peters - 2011-08-09
Yes! yes! you are so right! The blue one is more interested in us humans than the yellow pal I got for him! She actually was "going flat" but the blue one was like, "blah!" I really love the yellow colour - its really deep yellow. Gosh! Your parrot of 25 years! Thats wonderful!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-09
OK well you figured it out. The blue one wants a human mate - and is happiest with a human mate. Someday at some time for no reason that could or might change but maybe not. Your yellow one wants a hubby. You like the yellow (and they are very attractive and easy to tell males in ringnecks with the ring around the neck. Not very expensive so go get the yellow gal a hubby and have the blue one for a pet. My pet 25 years - he is a pip. I hvae another Czar - in the photo and he is 27 - and he will not enter the room if my husband is in it. Just my husband - he is fine with anyone else. Peppy (the little amazon) is such a character - never know for sure what is going to come out of his mouth.

Leila Peters - 2011-08-09
Well, Charlie, the hens got a breeding box and she frequents it, even sleeps in it. She has bred before I got her. My cock is like six years old but not use to other birds as he grew up with people only. I have heard also that birds of the same color will breed together only, unless they grew up with different colours. I think the solution is to get a yellow cock.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-09
OK. Much of the time a parrot, when they have been a pet for years, have no idea what it is they are supposed to do regarding breeding. They just don't do "IT". There hasn't been a flock around them that they could see the mating and they have no idea what it is they are supposed to do. Your blue guy could be like that. It may take him awhile to catch on. She may be able to show him. It may take awhile. My Peppy (an amazon) was about 12 years old and I found a proven female and set Peppy and her up in the aviary. When she tried to "DO IT", Peppy would scream andyell "HELP MA" and you could hear him above all the other birds. I decided Peppy should be my coimpanion and forgot about the breeding. Peppy did manage to find a gal he did like but he was 25 years old or so. He learned from other birds. You could get a yellow male and keep the blue one for a pet and have the best of both worlds. However, if the yellow one has never "DONE IT" you might still have to wait and be patient.

ala - 2011-04-11
Hi,
It's a question or all please my indian ring female parrot has laid one egg in her cage. I did not know what to do to help her take care of her egg kindly help me what to do?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-04-12
You can take something like a small plastic dish (butter dish) and put some small pebbles in it for weight and then a bunch of grass twigs etc. Then put the egg in it. She will probably sit the egg for a few days and realize it isn't fertile and give up. But at least she had "the thought" for awhile. Now, if there is a male involved in this, I would set up a nest box. Female birds sometimes just lay eggs (chickens). Not all that unusual but rarely with the larger breeds.
Ali Salar - 2011-06-11
Firstly remove egg from cage because it might be broken and place egg in warm place like cotton or wool and simply collect all eggs then give all her eggs after 10 days in nest box.
Leila Peters - 2011-08-08
Please bear in mind that if there is no cock the eggs wont hatch. For successful breeding supply breeding box and a cock bird.

Leila Peters - 2011-08-08
I have a yellow ringneck hen who wants to nest. The blue cock is not interested. What should I do?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-08
I don't know of anything you can do. How old is he? He might be too young or jst not ready. How do you know she wants to nest? Just curious?

Hilda - 2011-08-04
Hi,,,,I have a pair of parakeets for 3 months,,,they dont mate....why?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-05
It takes awhile for any pair of birds to acclimate to a new enviornment. Until they are relaxed, feel at home and at ease, they usually do not breed. Breeding season is pretty much year round so you just have to be patient. Also, you are sure you have a boy and a girl - right. Boy has blue cere - coloring above upper mandible (beak) and girl is usually a tannish color. Good luck but just be patient.

annie - 2010-04-04
I just got a new Budgerigar, will it eat oranges?

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Kristen - 2010-04-27
It is best you probably don't give them oranges because of they acids in the fruit. Also don't give them avocados.
Steve - 2010-05-03
Our 1st Budgie, Caruso, wouldn't eat oranges or fruit w/ pulp until he saw me eat it, then he would eat it like it was going out of style. I read somewhere that it's not recommended for them, but it never hurt him. Actually, if he wouldn't eat something we tried to feed him, all I had to do was eat it or pretend to eat it in front of him showing him it was ok to eat it. Never, Never, Never give them chocolate...it's poisonous to a budgie. Have fun!
Anonymous - 2011-07-14
LOL!!!
tania - 2011-08-01
You can give your budgerigar fruit that's very sweet.They like to eat this that are...but never give them cherries. There's two type of cherries that's is harmfull to parakeets.

susan - 2010-06-20
Can Derbyan Parakeets live with cockatiels?

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Renee Devera - 2011-07-23
I would have to say it is possible. Before placing them all together make sure you take the time properly introduce them by putting their cages next to each other. Then the next step, which must be done under extreme supervision, would be allowing them playtime together. Stay close in case there is a problem that you tend to quickly. The third step I would suggest moving them all into an entirely different larger cage. The purpose of that is to make sure nobody feels intruded upon by moving the tiles into the Derbyan cage or vice versa. Many birds are territorial when it comes to the safe haven and comfort of their own cage. Hope I helped and good luck

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