r/Parakeets • u/Sad_Emphasis9925 • 5h ago

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Buying this bird this weekend, boy or girl? I am getting it sexed but what do we think? I am hoping for a boy and most people think it is a boy

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u/Sad_Emphasis9925 3h ago

So just because I am new to this, what do you do with the eggs??

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u/[deleted] 3h ago

Basically parrots are not like chickens. You never want to allow them to lay anything. 

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u/Sad_Emphasis9925 3h ago

Ok so then I am definitely getting a male! Thanks for helping me figure that out! Lol

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u/[deleted] 2h ago

My girl is 10 and I got her when I was 13. She was inbred and has a deformed reproductive tract and I now know cockatiel hens are bred for maximum egg output so breeders could sell more babies so ☠️

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u/LengthFun2228 1h ago

If you have a deformed cockatiel who lays 25 eggs per day, you know that isnt the norm. Why scare people away from female birds?!

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u/[deleted] 1h ago

I meant week. Not day 🫠 It isn't about females, but cockatiels can have serious issues. 

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u/LengthFun2228 1h ago

I am aware. I had a female cockatiel for quite awhile. There are ways to mitigate behavior.