I had Squirt blood-tested a year after I got her. I was pretty sure she was a she. And I was soooooo excited to find out she is infact a girley-girl!!!
Petco refused to tell me my birds gender. Lol. It’s important to understand so that you can better manage your bird. But apparently it’s offensive? So woke.
Most pet stores and pet shops don't care what the baby bird's sex is. So no point for the breeder to pay for DNA testing for sex of the bird unless the breeder plans to keep the baby for breeder.
@@TheParrotTeacher or they were members of gen z and are just stupid. Til tok isn't very good for learning facts,Instagram isn't any better ,Facebook is a joke Twitter is full of twits and youth culture on RUclips is moronville.
My turquoise, green cheek, conures name is Rocky! He is a male and he loves to dance and burrow. He’s such a character. I love him so much. I thought he was a male and I took him to the vet and got a blood test that said he was a male.
I had Sky tested shortly after I bought her almost 4 years ago. As I suspected, she was a female. She learned to talk early in her life. Phrases like "pretty bird", "pretty, pretty", "what are you doing?", and my favorite, "I love you". Curiously, she has not uttered a new phrase in the last 2-3 years.
Am I wrong that most birds learn almost all of their words or phrases in their first few years, not later? My older rescue parrotlet came to me with a few phrases and doesn’t seem to be learning anything new. He mimics sounds, but no new words. But our baby budgie was very wide eyed and learning new things, including picking up on the words he learned from the parrotlet, in his first year. And is slowing down on learning language also.
That's really cute and smart of her! It's a bit like humans in some ways. They are more receptive when younger/learn quicker! BUT, (BIG BUT) there is nothing stopping them learning things later on. Depending on the species/individual they can learn new things including speech well into old age.
@@TheParrotTeacher I’ve noticed that my parrotlet talks (well, more like mutters angrily) more when he’s stressed out or upset. And I’ve heard a few other people say that their birds tended to use language to express more negative emotions than positive ones. That’s just my bird, other birds, of course, might be more chatty when happy or excited. My budgie uses mimicry when he’s more hormonal and so isn’t particularly being nice either, so for me I’m actually ok with not hearing them speak words as I’m now starting to associate them speaking words with them being upset or in bad moods. So while I love to hear them make kissing sounds back to me and such, I don’t necessarily think it means they’re showing affection, but that they’re mimicking what they’re hearing me and my husband do over and over again. My parrotlet must have heard “Mind the gap” yelled at him angrily for some reason, because he mutters it whenever he’s upset. I used to think it was cute. Now I find it sad 😢 Again, that’s just my experience with my birds, other peoples birds probably are totally different.
@@dorkusamericanus They are very individual and incredibly intelligent. They can link emotions to sounds they make. Some may link certain sounds to negative experiences and use them to express stress. Others may do the opposite.
The simplest method to determine the gender of a parrot of any species is physical examination of the vent area (what one breeder I know calls “the underfluffies”) - but this method can be potentially traumatic for an adult bird (babies and juveniles are somewhat more tolerant) and also requires some basic knowledge of avian anatomy. Any physical contact with an adult bird around the vent and tail etc can also have unwanted arousal and hormonal effects etc so it’s best to get a specialist avian vet to show you before attempting it yourself.
You are totally correct! The reasons you listed are also why I don’t mention it as a viable option. Many vets aren’t avian specialists or qualified so can’t do it. I wouldn’t trust a person to know what to do safely either!
My female conure dances a lot. I was told that females tend to be more ‘cuddly’ and less territorial than males and that males are more playful and rambunctious. My female is pretty rambunctious herself though lol.
As a very general theme the cuddly females and more playful males thing is true. But as you say it does vary massively from individual to individual! So much so it's not the most reliable tell!
@@TheParrotTeacher Agreed. Which is why a certain female conure who shall remain nameless isn’t allowed out while I am sweeping because she decided to dive into the trash can and shut the lid on herself. (She is very adamant that all things should involve her.) whomever invented the phrase curiosity killed the cat has never met a parrot.
@Ash43509 OMG! Reminds me of the time my cat jumped out of the window (she was ok, it wasn't high), but I didn't know that she'd gone. We looked all over the place, then found her chilling out under a bush. Several Months later, I went off to work & came back to find no cat around!! I was sure no windows open before I left for work. Then I heard a feint meow & I thought, No! no, she can't have got out again & how! So I listened out for more feint meows, until I finally found her, under the kitchen sink cupboard! Where she'd obviously snuck in & spent the past 6 hours!! I felt terrible, but she was fine. She was 6 months old then & I had her a month short of what would have been her 21st birthday - so no real harm done!! I do recommend someone checking cupboards though, in case a little person disappears into them! Or in your case the bins!! Xx
I’ve noticed my male conure doing this “strut” like he’s acting all big and confident XD takes the biggest steps he can when he does it, but my co workers female conure doesn’t seem to do it. Do any of yours do that?
also, instead of harassing your bird and yanking out a feather, most (if not all) DNA services work just fine with a molted feather as well. if you have multiple birds, it's just a matter of keeping track of which bird it came from.. which can be more or less difficult depending on your types of birds xD Olive would be pretty easy to tell apart from Pickles, but perhaps not as easy to tell from Scampi, etc... or if you have a Blue & Gold Macaw and an Umbrella Cockatoo... should be pretty easy xD
You certainly can do. It's also one of the reasons we haven't done so for our conures, we don't feel the need to subject them to any pain for no reason. However be aware that not all places can reliably offer that service due to the need for fresh dna on the end of the feather. I also know of a couple of scam places that claim to, but they literally just take money then give false data.
@@TheParrotTeacher huh, yikes.. as with literally everything these days, buyer beware. x.x also, on the technical side, i always thought it was the feater itself they analyzed, not just dna on the tip. i know that's how it is for human hair... but i though it was different for parrots. but i've never looked into it, and maybe i'm just imagining weird things xD
@@tzxazrael Yeah...if there's a service there's a scam for it lol. Some do it like that, others use the tiny amount of blood sometimes drawn. It varies! I'm sure you're likely right. Honestly if we could find a reliable one like that in the UK we could go for it as we don't want to pluck feathers!
I've had to separate my birds. They used to be in two pairs and we were told they were female/male pairs. Over the years, the 'males' from each set died and I am left with what I thought were the girls. I put them together and someone is laying eggs...they seem to act out, um, 'relations'...but I am still doubtful one is a boy. I have separated them, hoping one still had an egg or two to go (so I could tell who the girl is definitively) but the egg laying immediately stopped once I separated them.
I was sure my young Conure was male, especially when getting a little fruity with my Parrotletts (male & female), I resisted referring to her as male or female, but I was airing on side of male. So I sent off their DNA & imagine my surprise when I opened the email to discover I had a little girl!! 😄😄 - awww, I was both very surprised at finding out that I had a little girl & also how touched I was by the reveal! Like she was my own offspring reveal!! 😂😂. I didn't mind male or female, though it is interesting to know & I think she's awesome. 🐦 xx
Haha it can be exciting when you find out the gender of your pet! We did the same for Baby Olive and we got excited too when we found out she was a girl!
Love your channel, and please keep the videos coming. I have two Green Cheek Conures. I know they are male and female because of certain "the birds and the bees" behavior. :) I have to say though, my male likes to dance with a head bob to music, as does my female conure. And, although she does not do so as often as my male, my female will do the posturing stance - standing straight up, crown feathers back, with a kind of strutting back and forth. I just discovered your channel, so if you have discussed this before, please forgive this request. But I was wondering if you could talk about caging conures together. Earlier this year, I had to separate my two conures into separate cages due to fighting. I found them locked in the talon death grip and biting each other. Up to that point, they got along wonderfully in the same cage. And they played and cuddled both inside and outside their cage. I have had Dunny, male, and Itsy since juveniles. Dunny is 5 and Itsy is 4. I didn't cage them together the first month or so until was sure that they got along. They seemed like the perfect couple. They now spend their "out of cage" time separately as well. I would love to eventually get them out together. Thanks for any advice. -Jim
Hey Jim, Thank you! Regarding the bonding/caging two birds together I do have videos on those topics! The examples used are our rescue conures too! The fact they got on well in the past and did so for an extended period is positive though, it means they likely can again if you discover what the cause of the fighting was (usually hormones in many cases!) If you REALLY struggle and the videos don't help me and my fiancé also run a parrot behaviour consultation business you could reach out to for a dedicated consultation.
I am a new bird owner my concur bit himself because they said I drew him into best from excitement and he needed stitches. He is wearing a cone now going on 2 months. I have to not play with him so much but he is just so dam cute I can’t help it.
Someone told me to hold bird on its back, like it's laying to sleep. Then to gently feel with your finger between its legs where the two bones are. Not sure what you call those, but it forms the channel for its genetal area? If the space between these two bones are wide, it's female to allow an egg to pass. If the space is narrow, like less than your little finger width, it's a male. Pls understand there is no protruding in this test, you simply lay your finger parallel to his pelvis area and you will feel the - let's call it - pelvis bones. Hope this makes sense?
Hey Barend, There is certainly some evidence to say you can tell from feeling the area around the pelvis. I know some breeders use this method for v.small parrots of various species. HOWEVER it's best done when they are little and I would never advise a pet owner to do so. There's risk of injury, many people won't know what their looking for, most parrots won't tolerate it and if they do it can lead to some major mixed messages.
She always seems to settle when I stand to film. Scampi will often like flying about in the background (occasionally cuddles) but she just likes relaxing on me.
They told my pineapple conure is girl when I first got her when she was just 1 month old.now it has been 3 years and even after I see them mating still I get dout my conure kivi is a boy
The topic of pelvic exam has been coming up more and more recently on here so I wanted to put a pinned comment about it up! There is evidence to suggest you can ascertain the gender of a conure by the shape of their pelvic bones. This method is often used by more experienced breeders on young conures. Some vets have also been known to use this method. Why was it not included in this video? 1. Its not 100% accurate. 2. For someone who doesn't know what they are doing it presents a possible risk to your bird if done incorrectly. 3. In sexually mature birds it can cause hormonal behaviour. 4. It often breaks trust with the owner, especially if done forcefully. Hopefully this clears things up a little!
I haven’t seen what gender my bird is but he acts like a boy, He Bites a lot and he’s a brat but for some reason he likes me a lot. He make’s very calming noises when he’s on my shoulder and likes biting my hair but he or she seems like a male or a boy
Hey Kathleen, It's a tough one as there are safe ones but they can still get in the soil and be naughty. I'd recommend joining Jason's group on FB for advice on which are safe (much easier than me listing them all here) Honestly, once you know which are safe I'd just be observant and see which if any they are getting into mischief with. If not then you can keep them around, if so it may be worth moving or removing them!
I once knew my cousins green-cheeked conure was a female because when it became 4 years old it started to lay eggs also her legs were pink but she felt a bit tired but when i was always checking on my conure cinnamon conure or is it called pineapple conure? Nevertheless... i found out it was a male cuz it didn’t lay eggs and they are the same age too.
We were told when we got Sunny that they were a “He”... until I saw “him” reverse humping something in the cage... (basically rubbing the back against a soft thing) and also counting how obsessed with my brother Sunny is... we’re pretty sure that’s Sunny is a She... However she does do an interesting little strut-dance when she’s sitting on his shoulder like “no! My boyfriend! You no have him!” And if she’s annoyed about something, there’s a series of “phrases” she says... it all sounds rather garbled so we just joke she’s cussing someone out...
@@TheParrotTeacher her phrases we believe are as follows: “Hey there, whatcha doing” “Common, lets go” “Cookie?” “Hip hooray” “Beep beep” “HEEEY” (I’m pretty sure that’s just contact calling) And the now infamous evil cackle “Ha ha ha ha” 😈 I hear her say “peek boo” once and we’ve been working at teaching her new words... but most I’m trying to binge watch your videos trying to figure out little Captain Featherhead.
I got a black cap from Petco and it was immediately super sweet and affectionate, I was so smitten that I got another one. I don’t know what sex the first one is but the new one was a female. They like each other and she really likes me but now the first one acts like he hates me. Will he come back around eventually?
Hey Shannon, He will, but it will take a bit of time and effort. You'll need to strengthen your relationship with your black cap. You can do this through regular positive reinforcement, treats, training and bonding exercises!
Aside from the obvious egg laying stuff! The biggest differences tend to be in behaviour. Males tend to be a little more cheeky whereas females more cuddly. But this tends to be dependant on individual personalities too!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you so much I’m researching to get a conure to hand feed and raise for my daughter. my daughter is both cuddly and bubbly she has two parrotlets but they don’t like her because she’s loud. They love me though lol
I got a pineapple conure yesterday and the workers there didn’t now its gender but I was like it’s ok I’ll find out later + this is my first conure and idk how to tame it/bond with it.
@@TheParrotTeacher and is it okay to tape its wings or should I take the tape off bc I got it at a pet store and they taped its wings so it doesn’t fly that much?
@@Rezkii4 100% no! I feel that kind of thing is just harmful and daft! You and your bird will get on lots better if they are fully flighted. It'll not only teach them to enjoy flight, but it'll also help you become a better trainer! (sometimes taped/clipped birds can still fly a bit and end up getting hurt) Here's a video to get you started on bonding: ruclips.net/video/c3oQK0356RA/видео.html
Hey there, Yes, some people use this method, but it is definitely not easy to do or something I'd recommend to an inexperienced pet owner. Experienced breeders and vets sometimes use it, but even then it isn't always 100% accurate.
Is there any way u can help or anyone on here. I've had a green cheek conure from newborn who is now 4 years old. Last few weeks his hormones were crazy. Well i woke up to her sitting on 2 eggs today. I thought she was boy. So that was in her sleeping bed. She's out free flying in with her cage all day. What do I do now. Take eggs out. She has no interest to go in her bed. I'm shocked and don't know what to do.
@@TheParrotTeacher My cinnamon turquoise is so much smaller than my yellow sided. Just praying its genetics and the bird...not malnutrition or illness! Cant find an avian Vet anywhere close! Really wish folk would take an interest in becoming Avian Vets, definitely a demand around here! Your feather babies are beautiful!!! Thanks for all the wonderful videos!
i have a sun conure called blitz I don t know the gender but now that is around 2 years old or a little more i notice that he starts to rub on the cage toy and act like is fuc°°° it in a male behavior if u see a mating video or ever experienced one u ll know usually the male does moves like that and the female just doesn t almost move at all so i think is a male but i am not experience enough to tell Hope someone responds to my comment
Hey there, Sadly being on top doesn't really indicate gender! Same sex pairs have been known to alternate, some do so to the side and some even upside down!
Click bait, I thought so, although watched, just to see if I can learn any more than I already know, but u already know, as breeder, there is no way to tell, without a DNA sex test.
Hey there, Foot tapping can be related to excitement or territorial behaviour in male cockatiels. But I honestly haven't seen or heard much about it in relation to genders in conures.
Hey Idaliz, That'd depend where in the world you are! Also taking blood from a parrot should always be approached with extreme caution and is usually best done by a vet.
Good Bird Lovers EveryWhere ............ I am at my wits end!!!!! I Just got my (now) 15 month old black capped conure. Like with another commenter here, Petco did not give me the gender of my Flying Laughter. Who is Delightful!!!!😅 But I have NO Idea How to get my Willow's gender ... 🥺. Like my Little Girl, I had Decades Ago, ... I'd Love To know What Willow is ???? Any advice ??? Thank You, All. 😘 I'm a 'young' 67, with 2 other pets. All my life I've had many unusual pets, several at a time. By our Creator's Sweet Grace, All my Babies have lived together in Love & Peace. ✌️😊 All Animal - People just Have that kind of Grounding !!!!❣️ God Love, Bless & Keep You, Every One, ALWAYS. 🪶🌹🌎 ..... miss.maggie 4:33
Basically the truth honestly! But at least I’m not spouting nonsense about you can tell your birds sex by shaking a voodoo stick over them and if they chirp they are one of them!
To know what a female conure is they usually have pink claws whereas males have more of a greyish claws. Females have a lighter silvery grey around their head whereas a male usually has a darker grey around his head. Females usually attach themselves more to a male owner in the house whereas males are usually attracted to the female owner in the house. The females are usually a little bit more quieter if you pay alot of attention to it whereas the males are more out there with constant chirping and noise.
Hey Rhiannon, Sadly many of the methods mentioned there are anecdotal at best and proven to be inaccurate. It's very difficult to tell via appearance and behaviour and a DNA test is the only sure fire way of knowing.
Just a small note, for future videos, sex and gender are distinct. Animals do not have genders. The correct term in the context of this video is “sex”.
I had Squirt blood-tested a year after I got her. I was pretty sure she was a she. And I was soooooo excited to find out she is infact a girley-girl!!!
Squirt is so cute too! It's the best way to find out. We'd like to do the same for ours at some point.
Petco refused to tell me my birds gender. Lol. It’s important to understand so that you can better manage your bird. But apparently it’s offensive? So woke.
It was more likely they just didn't know lol.
Often the breeders give them a bunch of birds and are like "ok get on with it!"
Most pet stores and pet shops don't care what the baby bird's sex is. So no point for the breeder to pay for DNA testing for sex of the bird unless the breeder plans to keep the baby for breeder.
You have got to be kidding me,no actually scratch that,of course they did. Morons.
@@TheParrotTeacher or they were members of gen z and are just stupid. Til tok isn't very good for learning facts,Instagram isn't any better ,Facebook is a joke Twitter is full of twits and youth culture on RUclips is moronville.
@@mallorikerr4092 this is very true!
My turquoise, green cheek, conures name is Rocky! He is a male and he loves to dance and burrow. He’s such a character. I love him so much. I thought he was a male and I took him to the vet and got a blood test that said he was a male.
Cute!
I found out the hard way. Was told both my conures were dna tested as female. 5 years later we've had 12 babies find their forever homes.
Wow!
That’s so adorable!!! My cockatiel also laid 8 eggs but never hatched since I made them a nest in winter, should’ve known really😭😂😂
Awesome video! I have 3 female green cheeks, none of them dance (yet, they are still quite young) but they all do some crazy posturing 😂
Oh the posturing! It always gives me a chuckle lol
I had Sky tested shortly after I bought her almost 4 years ago. As I suspected, she was a female. She learned to talk early in her life. Phrases like "pretty bird", "pretty, pretty", "what are you doing?", and my favorite, "I love you". Curiously, she has not uttered a new phrase in the last 2-3 years.
Am I wrong that most birds learn almost all of their words or phrases in their first few years, not later? My older rescue parrotlet came to me with a few phrases and doesn’t seem to be learning anything new. He mimics sounds, but no new words. But our baby budgie was very wide eyed and learning new things, including picking up on the words he learned from the parrotlet, in his first year. And is slowing down on learning language also.
That's really cute and smart of her!
It's a bit like humans in some ways. They are more receptive when younger/learn quicker!
BUT, (BIG BUT) there is nothing stopping them learning things later on. Depending on the species/individual they can learn new things including speech well into old age.
@@TheParrotTeacher I’ve noticed that my parrotlet talks (well, more like mutters angrily) more when he’s stressed out or upset. And I’ve heard a few other people say that their birds tended to use language to express more negative emotions than positive ones. That’s just my bird, other birds, of course, might be more chatty when happy or excited. My budgie uses mimicry when he’s more hormonal and so isn’t particularly being nice either, so for me I’m actually ok with not hearing them speak words as I’m now starting to associate them speaking words with them being upset or in bad moods. So while I love to hear them make kissing sounds back to me and such, I don’t necessarily think it means they’re showing affection, but that they’re mimicking what they’re hearing me and my husband do over and over again. My parrotlet must have heard “Mind the gap” yelled at him angrily for some reason, because he mutters it whenever he’s upset. I used to think it was cute. Now I find it sad 😢
Again, that’s just my experience with my birds, other peoples birds probably are totally different.
@@dorkusamericanus They are very individual and incredibly intelligent. They can link emotions to sounds they make.
Some may link certain sounds to negative experiences and use them to express stress. Others may do the opposite.
The simplest method to determine the gender of a parrot of any species is physical examination of the vent area (what one breeder I know calls “the underfluffies”) - but this method can be potentially traumatic for an adult bird (babies and juveniles are somewhat more tolerant) and also requires some basic knowledge of avian anatomy. Any physical contact with an adult bird around the vent and tail etc can also have unwanted arousal and hormonal effects etc so it’s best to get a specialist avian vet to show you before attempting it yourself.
You are totally correct! The reasons you listed are also why I don’t mention it as a viable option. Many vets aren’t avian specialists or qualified so can’t do it. I wouldn’t trust a person to know what to do safely either!
My female conure dances a lot. I was told that females tend to be more ‘cuddly’ and less territorial than males and that males are more playful and rambunctious.
My female is pretty rambunctious herself though lol.
As a very general theme the cuddly females and more playful males thing is true. But as you say it does vary massively from individual to individual! So much so it's not the most reliable tell!
@@TheParrotTeacher Agreed. Which is why a certain female conure who shall remain nameless isn’t allowed out while I am sweeping because she decided to dive into the trash can and shut the lid on herself. (She is very adamant that all things should involve her.) whomever invented the phrase curiosity killed the cat has never met a parrot.
@@Ash43509 haha she sounds like a real personality!
@@TheParrotTeacher She is lol, it’s entertaining most of the time.
@Ash43509 OMG! Reminds me of the time my cat jumped out of the window (she was ok, it wasn't high), but I didn't know that she'd gone. We looked all over the place, then found her chilling out under a bush. Several Months later, I went off to work & came back to find no cat around!! I was sure no windows open before I left for work. Then I heard a feint meow & I thought, No! no, she can't have got out again & how! So I listened out for more feint meows, until I finally found her, under the kitchen sink cupboard! Where she'd obviously snuck in & spent the past 6 hours!! I felt terrible, but she was fine. She was 6 months old then & I had her a month short of what would have been her 21st birthday - so no real harm done!! I do recommend someone checking cupboards though, in case a little person disappears into them! Or in your case the bins!! Xx
I’ve noticed my male conure doing this “strut” like he’s acting all big and confident XD takes the biggest steps he can when he does it, but my co workers female conure doesn’t seem to do it. Do any of yours do that?
Hey there,
Males can do a very pronounced strut usually with a "lions mane" thing going on!
But, females can do struts too! One of ours do!
@@TheParrotTeacher right on man XD thank you for the reply
also, instead of harassing your bird and yanking out a feather, most (if not all) DNA services work just fine with a molted feather as well. if you have multiple birds, it's just a matter of keeping track of which bird it came from.. which can be more or less difficult depending on your types of birds xD
Olive would be pretty easy to tell apart from Pickles, but perhaps not as easy to tell from Scampi, etc...
or if you have a Blue & Gold Macaw and an Umbrella Cockatoo... should be pretty easy xD
You certainly can do. It's also one of the reasons we haven't done so for our conures, we don't feel the need to subject them to any pain for no reason.
However be aware that not all places can reliably offer that service due to the need for fresh dna on the end of the feather.
I also know of a couple of scam places that claim to, but they literally just take money then give false data.
@@TheParrotTeacher huh, yikes.. as with literally everything these days, buyer beware. x.x
also, on the technical side, i always thought it was the feater itself they analyzed, not just dna on the tip. i know that's how it is for human hair... but i though it was different for parrots. but i've never looked into it, and maybe i'm just imagining weird things xD
@@tzxazrael
Yeah...if there's a service there's a scam for it lol.
Some do it like that, others use the tiny amount of blood sometimes drawn. It varies!
I'm sure you're likely right. Honestly if we could find a reliable one like that in the UK we could go for it as we don't want to pluck feathers!
For so long for so many years I thought my baby was a boy and turns out I have my beautiful baby girl
With conures it can be so tough to tell!
my green cheek conure does head bobbing and gets overexcited easily
That's definitely not uncommon with the little guys!
I've had to separate my birds. They used to be in two pairs and we were told they were female/male pairs. Over the years, the 'males' from each set died and I am left with what I thought were the girls. I put them together and someone is laying eggs...they seem to act out, um, 'relations'...but I am still doubtful one is a boy. I have separated them, hoping one still had an egg or two to go (so I could tell who the girl is definitively) but the egg laying immediately stopped once I separated them.
I see, interesting situation!
I was sure my young Conure was male, especially when getting a little fruity with my Parrotletts (male & female), I resisted referring to her as male or female, but I was airing on side of male. So I sent off their DNA & imagine my surprise when I opened the email to discover I had a little girl!! 😄😄 - awww, I was both very surprised at finding out that I had a little girl & also how touched I was by the reveal! Like she was my own offspring reveal!! 😂😂. I didn't mind male or female, though it is interesting to know & I think she's awesome. 🐦 xx
Haha it can be exciting when you find out the gender of your pet! We did the same for Baby Olive and we got excited too when we found out she was a girl!
@@TheParrotTeacher Yeah! & then you get surprised by your own reactions! 😄😄
@@LilBugs80 haha for sure!
I have a rescue conure and the organization thinks he is a male but is not totally sure of this. Where do I send his feather to get tested?
One time I heard that if the conure's feet is more pinky it's a girl and if it's more gray is a boy. Is it true??
Sadly that isn’t true as many have different variations!
Love your channel, and please keep the videos coming. I have two Green Cheek Conures. I know they are male and female because of certain "the birds and the bees" behavior. :) I have to say though, my male likes to dance with a head bob to music, as does my female conure. And, although she does not do so as often as my male, my female will do the posturing stance - standing straight up, crown feathers back, with a kind of strutting back and forth.
I just discovered your channel, so if you have discussed this before, please forgive this request. But I was wondering if you could talk about caging conures together. Earlier this year, I had to separate my two conures into separate cages due to fighting. I found them locked in the talon death grip and biting each other. Up to that point, they got along wonderfully in the same cage. And they played and cuddled both inside and outside their cage.
I have had Dunny, male, and Itsy since juveniles. Dunny is 5 and Itsy is 4. I didn't cage them together the first month or so until was sure that they got along. They seemed like the perfect couple. They now spend their "out of cage" time separately as well. I would love to eventually get them out together. Thanks for any advice. -Jim
Hey Jim,
Thank you!
Regarding the bonding/caging two birds together I do have videos on those topics! The examples used are our rescue conures too!
The fact they got on well in the past and did so for an extended period is positive though, it means they likely can again if you discover what the cause of the fighting was (usually hormones in many cases!)
If you REALLY struggle and the videos don't help me and my fiancé also run a parrot behaviour consultation business you could reach out to for a dedicated consultation.
Cool!!! Once I get a conure one day, I'll definitely use this vid!
They are awesome!
I am a new bird owner my concur bit himself because they said I drew him into best from excitement and he needed stitches. He is wearing a cone now going on 2 months. I have to not play with him so much but he is just so dam cute I can’t help it.
Poor little guy!
I have a 4 and a half year old green cheek, think its a boy, no eggs yet.
Cool!
Someone told me to hold bird on its back, like it's laying to sleep. Then to gently feel with your finger between its legs where the two bones are. Not sure what you call those, but it forms the channel for its genetal area?
If the space between these two bones are wide, it's female to allow an egg to pass.
If the space is narrow, like less than your little finger width, it's a male.
Pls understand there is no protruding in this test, you simply lay your finger parallel to his pelvis area and you will feel the - let's call it - pelvis bones. Hope this makes sense?
Hey Barend,
There is certainly some evidence to say you can tell from feeling the area around the pelvis. I know some breeders use this method for v.small parrots of various species.
HOWEVER it's best done when they are little and I would never advise a pet owner to do so. There's risk of injury, many people won't know what their looking for, most parrots won't tolerate it and if they do it can lead to some major mixed messages.
Pickles was looking very polite there on your shoulder ☺
She always seems to settle when I stand to film. Scampi will often like flying about in the background (occasionally cuddles) but she just likes relaxing on me.
I’ve had my bird for 4 years and I’ve been very.. sure he is a male but now I’m.. a little.. thinking about the fact my bird might be a female. ARI??
It’s possible? Only one way to be sure!
They said my little pineapple was a boy - but I dunno'... If he's a she - her name is Franklin lmao.
It’s a good name either way!
They told my pineapple conure is girl when I first got her when she was just 1 month old.now it has been 3 years and even after I see them mating still I get dout my conure kivi is a boy
Because by now she should have laid eggs in the breeding box
Only way to be sure is to get a dna test (unless you see eggs of course!)
Okay
For DNA test they told I have to provide a feather from the neck area it is very hard to take feather from her neck
Had the vet do dna test. Super easy.
I think we are 99.9% certain that Scampi is male - if he's not, I'll eat my hat!
Yeah, behaviourally he really does fit the bill for a male!
The topic of pelvic exam has been coming up more and more recently on here so I wanted to put a pinned comment about it up!
There is evidence to suggest you can ascertain the gender of a conure by the shape of their pelvic bones. This method is often used by more experienced breeders on young conures. Some vets have also been known to use this method.
Why was it not included in this video?
1. Its not 100% accurate.
2. For someone who doesn't know what they are doing it presents a possible risk to your bird if done incorrectly.
3. In sexually mature birds it can cause hormonal behaviour.
4. It often breaks trust with the owner, especially if done forcefully.
Hopefully this clears things up a little!
I haven’t seen what gender my bird is but he acts like a boy, He Bites a lot and he’s a brat but for some reason he likes me a lot. He make’s very calming noises when he’s on my shoulder and likes biting my hair but he or she seems like a male or a boy
It's possible! Although female conures can behave in that way too!
@@TheParrotTeacher Oh okay
Hi I have a question about plants whih type of plants are good to have around the house with a Conure
Hey Kathleen,
It's a tough one as there are safe ones but they can still get in the soil and be naughty. I'd recommend joining Jason's group on FB for advice on which are safe (much easier than me listing them all here)
Honestly, once you know which are safe I'd just be observant and see which if any they are getting into mischief with. If not then you can keep them around, if so it may be worth moving or removing them!
I once knew my cousins green-cheeked conure was a female because when it became 4 years old it started to lay eggs also her legs were pink
but she felt a bit tired but when i was always checking on my conure cinnamon conure or is it called pineapple conure? Nevertheless... i found out it was a male cuz it didn’t lay eggs and they are the same age too.
Egg laying is definitely a tell!
We were told when we got Sunny that they were a “He”... until I saw “him” reverse humping something in the cage... (basically rubbing the back against a soft thing)
and also counting how obsessed with my brother Sunny is... we’re pretty sure that’s Sunny is a She...
However she does do an interesting little strut-dance when she’s sitting on his shoulder like “no! My boyfriend! You no have him!”
And if she’s annoyed about something, there’s a series of “phrases” she says... it all sounds rather garbled so we just joke she’s cussing someone out...
It's quite possible!
Although male conures do the "nasty" in much the same way as females!
Sounds like she has quite the vocab lol
@@TheParrotTeacher her phrases we believe are as follows:
“Hey there, whatcha doing”
“Common, lets go”
“Cookie?”
“Hip hooray”
“Beep beep”
“HEEEY” (I’m pretty sure that’s just contact calling)
And the now infamous evil cackle
“Ha ha ha ha” 😈
I hear her say “peek boo” once and we’ve been working at teaching her new words... but most I’m trying to binge watch your videos trying to figure out little Captain Featherhead.
@@diaryofagoat-lass1023 Cute!
Haha! I also have a green-cheeked conure named Kiwi! 🦜🥝
I got a black cap from Petco and it was immediately super sweet and affectionate, I was so smitten that I got another one. I don’t know what sex the first one is but the new one was a female. They like each other and she really likes me but now the first one acts like he hates me. Will he come back around eventually?
Hey Shannon,
He will, but it will take a bit of time and effort. You'll need to strengthen your relationship with your black cap. You can do this through regular positive reinforcement, treats, training and bonding exercises!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thank you! I’m quite smitten with your accent, it makes watching your videos a lot more interesting. ❤️
@@shannonthejeepgirl Thank you, very kind of you to say!
Not sure what my rescue conure is. Could you recommend a reliable service where I could send a feather to?
Off the top of my head no sadly! I’d suggest googling them depending on where you are in the world!
so do females lay eggs even with out a male present
They can yes! Especially if hormonal behaviour is encouraged!
What is the difference between male and female? Anyone? I’m trying to know if they have different abilities?
Aside from the obvious egg laying stuff!
The biggest differences tend to be in behaviour. Males tend to be a little more cheeky whereas females more cuddly.
But this tends to be dependant on individual personalities too!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you so much I’m researching to get a conure to hand feed and raise for my daughter. my daughter is both cuddly and bubbly she has two parrotlets but they don’t like her because she’s loud. They love me though lol
I got a pineapple conure yesterday and the workers there didn’t now its gender but I was like it’s ok I’ll find out later + this is my first conure and idk how to tame it/bond with it.
Hey there (cool Tanjiro avatar btw!)
I have videos on taming and bonding on the channel! I'd highly recommend taking your time with it all!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thanks!☺️
@@TheParrotTeacher and is it okay to tape its wings or should I take the tape off bc I got it at a pet store and they taped its wings so it doesn’t fly that much?
@@Rezkii4 100% no! I feel that kind of thing is just harmful and daft!
You and your bird will get on lots better if they are fully flighted. It'll not only teach them to enjoy flight, but it'll also help you become a better trainer!
(sometimes taped/clipped birds can still fly a bit and end up getting hurt)
Here's a video to get you started on bonding:
ruclips.net/video/c3oQK0356RA/видео.html
@@TheParrotTeacher Okay thanks
Where do they check gender
At the vets!
Can conure gender determined by pelvis bone check?
Hey there,
Yes, some people use this method, but it is definitely not easy to do or something I'd recommend to an inexperienced pet owner.
Experienced breeders and vets sometimes use it, but even then it isn't always 100% accurate.
Recently I caught a conure but I couldn't tell the gender
And my conure let's it's intrusive thoughts win
Can be tough to tell!
My brid is just like the bird on your neck pls tell me it's gender
Sadly can’t!
Is there any way u can help or anyone on here. I've had a green cheek conure from newborn who is now 4 years old. Last few weeks his hormones were crazy. Well i woke up to her sitting on 2 eggs today. I thought she was boy. So that was in her sleeping bed. She's out free flying in with her cage all day. What do I do now. Take eggs out. She has no interest to go in her bed. I'm shocked and don't know what to do.
I have a video all about egg laying on the channel that should help along with a whole series on hormones!
Is the turquoise GCC in this video a female and the cinnamon GCC a male?
If you mean Olive she is confirmed female. The other you mention is unconfirmed female where as the yelllow sided is confirmed male
@@TheParrotTeacher My cinnamon turquoise is so much smaller than my yellow sided. Just praying its genetics and the bird...not malnutrition or illness! Cant find an avian Vet anywhere close! Really wish folk would take an interest in becoming Avian Vets, definitely a demand around here! Your feather babies are beautiful!!! Thanks for all the wonderful videos!
My conure he loves to dance if you move your head and make a beat/ I think they are a male/
Cute!
We have a pineapple conure and I have no idea what the gender is!
Hey Raven,
Can be tough to tell! If you ever take them into the avian vets you could ask them to test potentially!
Can these 2 colors of conures breed?
In theory yes. It's definitely not something we will be encouraging though!
my male conure dances to songs and music. he dances up and down to high beat music and sideways on soft music
Sounds like he enjoys his beats!
oh yes. He loves Andalusian Arabic songs. Pop music.
Can u tell by the color of their feet ??
Sadly that’s a myth!
i have a sun conure called blitz I don t know the gender but now that is around 2 years old or a little more i notice that he starts to rub on the cage toy and act like is fuc°°° it in a male behavior if u see a mating video or ever experienced one u ll know usually the male does moves like that and the female just doesn t almost move at all so i think is a male but i am not experience enough to tell Hope someone responds to my comment
Hey there,
Sadly being on top doesn't really indicate gender! Same sex pairs have been known to alternate, some do so to the side and some even upside down!
Click bait, I thought so, although watched, just to see if I can learn any more than I already know, but u already know, as breeder, there is no way to tell, without a DNA sex test.
Yup! (P.S. I'm also not a breeder!)
What about feet tapping? Is that gender related?
Hey there,
Foot tapping can be related to excitement or territorial behaviour in male cockatiels. But I honestly haven't seen or heard much about it in relation to genders in conures.
Hi where I can’t buy the kit for blood test? Thank you
Hey Idaliz,
That'd depend where in the world you are! Also taking blood from a parrot should always be approached with extreme caution and is usually best done by a vet.
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Are you?!
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I am at my wits end!!!!! I Just got my (now) 15 month old black capped conure.
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Like my Little Girl, I had Decades Ago, ... I'd Love To know What Willow is ???? Any advice ??? Thank You, All. 😘
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Just jump to 3:56, you need a DNA test !
Basically the truth honestly!
But at least I’m not spouting nonsense about you can tell your birds sex by shaking a voodoo stick over them and if they chirp they are one of them!
how do i know if my conure is transgender
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To know what a female conure is they usually have pink claws whereas males have more of a greyish claws. Females have a lighter silvery grey around their head whereas a male usually has a darker grey around his head. Females usually attach themselves more to a male owner in the house whereas males are usually attracted to the female owner in the house. The females are usually a little bit more quieter if you pay alot of attention to it whereas the males are more out there with constant chirping and noise.
Hey Rhiannon,
Sadly many of the methods mentioned there are anecdotal at best and proven to be inaccurate.
It's very difficult to tell via appearance and behaviour and a DNA test is the only sure fire way of knowing.
I just wasted 4min for him to basically say he didn’t know how to tell the difference 😂😂
I mean better than most RUclips videos!
Oh my God what explanation did not understand nothing talk more than one he explains
Always talk more than one explains!
Just a small note, for future videos, sex and gender are distinct. Animals do not have genders. The correct term in the context of this video is “sex”.
Yup but I can’t use that because it impacts on search and monetisation.
@@TheParrotTeacher Other animal channels seem to manage, without conflating the two distinctions.
Fascinating!
Was of no use what so ever
Best get a DNA test then!