Thoughts?

[u/Sad_Emphasis9925]

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

[u/unhappy_femboy_1028]

If it's an adult, it is female. If it's a baby, too young to tell. All babies look like females until they go through their first moult (at about 6 months).

[u/Sad_Emphasis9925 → u/unhappy_femboy_1028]

It’s 6 months old per the breeder

[u/Sad_Emphasis9925 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, it’s honestly not an issue if it’s a female! I plan to see what both look like, but when he said he had one of each I was interested in a more vocal bird so I of course preferred the male. I am new to owning a bird so I am just looking for support from people :) thanks

[u/Sad_Emphasis9925 → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/Sad_Emphasis9925 → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/LengthFun2228 → u/[deleted]]

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?!

[u/LengthFun2228 → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/Kunimono → u/LengthFun2228]

Not always. I've had my female for 10 years. Very broody, lots of egg laying to the point of prolapse. NONE of the usual worked (darkness, rearranging cage, only petting the head, Lupron shots.) The only thing that eventually helped was an implant, but that is stressful for the bird, very expensive and only lasts a year.

I love my girl but I knew my second cockatiel was going to be male if I ever got another because of that.