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Post by princessparrot on Jun 30, 2014 18:53:37 GMT 10
Ok parrot lovers I have a question I need help with. is it normal for male princess parrots to look after the eggs? my "male" blue princess parrot was acting abit strange and constantly making noises like he was begging to be fed? He has never acted like this before and is usually rather calm.He's stopped making that noise and Is suddenly very defensive of his cage And he's sitting on eggs..... O.o he is currently house with a normal female who has been laying recently in the corner of the cage(they're inside) and he has now taking her place but a lot more securely. I'm now wondering if even though he was sold to us as a boy and has the red eyes and bill if "he's" actually a she  ? I have never seen or heard of male princesses looking after and sitting on them(though I do know they do protect their nest and mate). Also one other thing that makes me wonder if they're "his" is that the eggs he's currently on are abit smaller and have thicker shells then the ones the female was with. He's also a lot more defensive than her |
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Post by avinet on Jun 30, 2014 20:33:49 GMT 10
Ok parrot lovers I have a question I need help with. is it normal for male princess parrots to look after the eggs? my "male" blue princess parrot was acting abit strange and constantly making noises like he was begging to be fed? He has never acted like this before and is usually rather calm.He's stopped making that noise and Is suddenly very defensive of his cage And he's sitting on eggs..... O.o he is currently house with a normal female who has been laying recently in the corner of the cage(they're inside) and he has now taking her place but a lot more securely. I'm now wondering if even though he was sold to us as a boy and has the red eyes and bill if "he's" actually a she ? I have never seen or heard of male princesses looking after and sitting on them(though I do know they do protect their nest and mate). Also one other thing that makes me wonder if they're "his" is that the eggs he's currently on are abit smaller and have thicker shells then the ones the female was with. He's also a lot more defensive than her It sounds like your "male" Princess is a female - the sound you describe may well be the sound a female makes when she is seeking to be mated, and as you suggest, a male Princess does not sit on eggs - that is a job for the female. How old is this male/female? There is no difference in eye colour or bill between a male and female - sexing is by feather colouring and to a lesser extent from head shape. If you can take some photos and post them here I can tell you the sex- both of the head, and also form the tail end of the bird as well. cheers, Mike |
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Post by princessparrot on Jun 30, 2014 23:12:06 GMT 10
Ok parrot lovers I have a question I need help with. is it normal for male princess parrots to look after the eggs? my "male" blue princess parrot was acting abit strange and constantly making noises like he was begging to be fed? He has never acted like this before and is usually rather calm.He's stopped making that noise and Is suddenly very defensive of his cage And he's sitting on eggs..... O.o he is currently house with a normal female who has been laying recently in the corner of the cage(they're inside) and he has now taking her place but a lot more securely. I'm now wondering if even though he was sold to us as a boy and has the red eyes and bill if "he's" actually a she ? I have never seen or heard of male princesses looking after and sitting on them(though I do know they do protect their nest and mate). Also one other thing that makes me wonder if they're "his" is that the eggs he's currently on are abit smaller and have thicker shells then the ones the female was with. He's also a lot more defensive than her It sounds like your "male" Princess is a female - the sound you describe may well be the sound a female makes when she is seeking to be mated, and as you suggest, a male Princess does not sit on eggs - that is a job for the female. How old is this male/female? There is no difference in eye colour or bill between a male and female - sexing is by feather colouring and to a lesser extent from head shape. If you can take some photos and post them here I can tell you the sex- both of the head, and also form the tail end of the bird as well. cheers, Mike The normal one hatched here about seven years ago and I've had the blue one abit less, probably about five or six I'm having abit of trouble with the pics sorry |
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Post by avinet on Jul 1, 2014 10:11:50 GMT 10
The normal one hatched here about seven years ago and I've had the blue one abit less, probably about five or six I'm having abit of trouble with the pics sorry Male Princesses have a very characteristic extension to the third flight feather (third one in from the outside) on each wing which is called a spatula feather and looks like a little additional feather stuck on the end of a normal feather. I am including a photo to illustrate this. The spatula feather extension can be seen on the third feather of the wing. If your "male" has this spatula feather then it is a male, if it lacks this then it is a female. Just a note though, a male who is moulting and in which the third flight feather is still growing may not show the spatula feather - it develops after the main part of the feather has finished growing. Finally the rump area of a blue Princess is very different in colour between a male and female. A photo below shows my pair of pet 17 year old blue Princess's the male having the bright blue rump. cheers, Mike   |
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Post by princessparrot on Jul 1, 2014 21:31:46 GMT 10
Well he/she doesn't have the spatula feather(though I'm sure he did when I got him) and has the more bluey indigo rump.
It almost like he's a clownfish, can change from one sex to another
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Post by avinet on Jul 2, 2014 13:23:44 GMT 10
Well he/she doesn't have the spatula feather(though I'm sure he did when I got him) and has the more bluey indigo rump. It almost like he's a clownfish, can change from one sex to another Some females can have a blue rump although not as strongly blue as the photo I posted, so look forward to photos when you can take some. And your comment about clownfish and changing sex reminds me of a local pet shop, now closed, that was hopeless about sexing young budgies - 50% success rate. When customers came in complaining about being sold the opposite sex to what they had wanted, they would be told that budgies could change their sex depending on how they were kept. As I said, that shop is now closed Finally a photo of my pair of Princesses - Frodo and Penny - coming up to 17 years old but only about 7 when this was taken. cheers, Mike  |
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Post by princessparrot on Jul 4, 2014 16:26:13 GMT 10
I can't insert any photos cos it keeps saying they're too big ![]() |
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Post by avinet on Jul 5, 2014 9:08:46 GMT 10
I can't insert any photos cos it keeps saying they're too big ![]() I think there is a maximum size of 1 MB for photo files so you will need to reduce the size of the photo - use a photo editing program to do that - I usually make my photos for internet use around 750 pixels across cheers, Mike |
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? I have never seen or heard of male princesses looking after and sitting on them(though I do know they do protect their nest and mate). Also one other thing that makes me wonder if they're "his" is that the eggs he's currently on are abit smaller and have thicker shells then the ones the female was with. He's also a lot more defensive than her
