Female conure thrusting other female conure

[diotima]

Hi! New to forum, so here goes my first question. To put it bluntly, my dna'd female gcc is thrusting my other female conure.

???

I know that it's normal for birds of the same sex to become bonded and mate with each other, but I don't know how my female bird would figure out how to thrust. I mean, it look just as if a male and female are mating.

Could it be that the breeder got the dna results wrong, or is this normal behaviour?

 

[roxynoodle]

Could be the lab got the DNA results wrong, especially if they were done with feathers instead of blood.

It could also be a dominance thing rather than actual mating. I've seen female dogs do that to exhibit dominance over another female dog.

 

[diotima]

hmm that's interesting, so I guess its really still up in the air either way. Thanks for the info!

 

[IcyWolf]

It is possible that the lab got the test wrong, you could maybe call them, tell them that you are questioning the results, have another test done and if it turns out you get a different result, they may not charge you for the second one. I'm not sure, but it would be worth a shot to call and ask.

 

[Pedro]

Although the lab may have got it wrong. Female's can bond with each other as do males. They can & do mate. Or try to.

Is this what they are doing.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s42rFawKyBw]Conures Mating - YouTube[/ame]

 

[MikeyTN]

Im trying not to laugh while watching the video but I couldn't help it. We give them absolutely no privacy and post them online....lol.....its not even illegal...lol . Sorry...

 

[Pedro]

Sorry Mikey tried to find something a bit less confronting but alas there was nothing.

 

[MikeyTN]

Sure Pedro Sure!!!

I have a male Cockatiel that's more interested mating with a perch. He have nothing to do with his girlfriend. He chases her away if he's wanting privacy with his perch...lol...

 

[IcyWolf]

wow, that was a tenacious little black cap!
I'm starting to think our amazons are both females. They mate but when they do they both do it the "female way".

 

[Pedro]

Not sure what the female way is IcyWolf.LOL.

It's not to often the DNA is wrong but it does happen especially if the sample has been contaminated some how.

 

[MikeyTN]

No comment!!!! :11:

 

[MissyMe83]

Hahaha. I needed that good laugh. Not to downplay the seriousness of the posed question, but..... you guys are funny ; )

 

[IcyWolf]

I'll try and record my guys, they usually do it multiple times a day It's really funny because they both start making noises that they only make while mating, and they stand next to each other, tails up, rubbing on each other :20: It's the tails up, neither making an effort to get on top that makes me think they are females.

 

[diotima]

Alright. Got some good info here. To answer questions, the breeder was the one who got the dna result and it was two years ago. Second the video is what they do. And last only my one does it the female way and the other 1 only does it the male way.

 

[IcyWolf]

You have two options, you can wait and see if they lay fertile eggs(only do this if you have the time, funds and knowledge to breed and care for babies, and you know you can provide them homes) or you can have the female that acts like a male retested(it's only $20). Or you could just cage them separately.

See if you can find out how they were tested. Feather testing is said to be less accurate, but I don't know too many breeders that feather test since they usually send out their DNA tests before the babies have many feathers, I know some breeders do egg shell testing, where you send the shell in, it could be very possible that they sent the wrong shell and got the results mixed up. That's why I like blood testing, unless the blood sample itself gets contaminated, it seems like it's the most accurate.

 

[Pedro]

Alright. Got some good info here. To answer questions, the breeder was the one who got the dna result and it was two years ago. Second the video is what they do. And last only my one does it the female way and the other 1 only does it the male way.

The thing is guys, even 2 female parrots will mate as if a pair. They will bond just like a compatible pair (male/female) would. Usually when this happens both hen's can & do lay a clutch of eggs each. One sure fire way of knowing both birds are hens by the large amount of eggs laid for that species. Males mate exactly the same as hens minus the eggs of course. Just like same sex marriages. I thought that was a nice way of putting things. Even in the animal world they have desires & when they are not met the birds compromise. Oh and birds also have different positions as well

I hope i handled that OK.

 

[MikeyTN]

STILL no comment!!!! ROFLMAO... :11:

 

[andrea.faerie]

This comment has no helpful information but I would like to say this entire thread has made me laugh uncontrollably... Bleu has even started laughing along with me... oh it's going to be a long night XD

 

[roxynoodle]

I do know a lot of people use Avian Biotech for testing because they are fast and inexpensive. However, I was going to have Pete done and brought the cards to the vet, and the vet told me they don't use them anymore because there have been a lot of mistakes. Now, I didn't inquire further about what kind of mistakes, or when they happened (could be awhile ago and they are fine now ??). I didn't want to ask what the lab they use costs, and Pete has been doing some decidedly "male" things with his perch so I'm fairly certain I have my answer anyway on gender. I know the test they are sending out to a lab for Merlin was quite pricey so I'm guessing DNA testing is as well from that lab.

 

[Spiritbird]

Suggest you get another DNA test done or you may have eggs soon.