alexandrine gender

[soonietan]

Hi all parrot experts,

I know all the parrot owner out there are experienced and expert. I've 9 months old Alex. I really eagle to find out his gender. Please see the attached photos and give your opinions on his gender.any comments are welcome.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Terry57]

Hi and welcome,
I have a friend who breeds Alexes and she always has the babies DNA'd, so I'm not sure if you can tell visually.

 

[Betrisher]

The only way you can tell the gender for sure without DNA is to wait for about three years until they become sexually mature. By that time, the males will have moulted and grown the characteristic black ring round their necks and the females won't.

Some people say the males have a slightly differently shaped head, but you'd need to be very experienced with the birds to see the difference. I have a DNA sexed pair (or so I was told by the previous owner) and the only difference I can see is that the female is generally smaller than the male in every respect. His bill is much more massive in comparison to hers, for example. Oh, and she rules the roost, not him!

 

[soonietan]

Hi betrisher,

Thank you for the tips.

 

[BradGC]

Also males tend to do a funny mating dance where they put their head low down and bounce around. And male birds will try feed you when they get excited (when it looks like they are choking or about to puke).
This is because while the mother stays back in the nest, the male is out getting food and they regurgitate it to the baby

 

[MrSquak]

Also males tend to do a funny mating dance where they put their head low down and bounce around. And male birds will try feed you when they get excited (when it looks like they are choking or about to puke).
This is because while the mother stays back in the nest, the male is out getting food and they regurgitate it to the baby

Do only males do the feeding thing? I think tango is a female (no ring and about 2 years old) and she does that

 

[SpotsandSally]

I thought it took 3 years for the ring to come in DARK, or is that just in ringnecks? Because in ringnecks, doesn't the ring come in at about a year, but its faint, and then gets gradually darker, and takes up to 3 years to get nice and dark?

 

[MrSquak]

Tango has no ring at all and the lil' featherhead is just about exactly 2 years old. I think it's a pretty safe bet Tango is a girl, though I have no conclusive proof. Don't really care either way, Tango is a great little friend and that's all I care about.

 

[soonietan]

Also males tend to do a funny mating dance where they put their head low down and bounce around. And male birds will try feed you when they get excited (when it looks like they are choking or about to puke).
This is because while the mother stays back in the nest, the male is out getting food and they regurgitate it to the baby

My buddy did exactly what you described hopefully is a male

 

[Akraya]

Also males tend to do a funny mating dance where they put their head low down and bounce around. And male birds will try feed you when they get excited (when it looks like they are choking or about to puke).
This is because while the mother stays back in the nest, the male is out getting food and they regurgitate it to the baby

Do only males do the feeding thing? I think tango is a female (no ring and about 2 years old) and she does that

Dunno if someone answered already but Nimbus is female and she does that.

 

[MrSquak]

Also males tend to do a funny mating dance where they put their head low down and bounce around. And male birds will try feed you when they get excited (when it looks like they are choking or about to puke).
This is because while the mother stays back in the nest, the male is out getting food and they regurgitate it to the baby

Do only males do the feeding thing? I think tango is a female (no ring and about 2 years old) and she does that

Dunno if someone answered already but Nimbus is female and she does that.

Well if Nimbus does it too then the T-Bird is in good company.