Almost every family had at least one parrot, after all, it is very interesting and exciting to have such a pet. Today the poultry market offers us to grow at home, quite a wide range from parrots of the breed Jaco and ending with the most common budgies. Learn more about the breed of budgies.
Birds of this breed are manual, easy to learn, chatty individuals with intelligence, ideal for growing around the city, they are easy to care for, they are friendly and loyal to the owner. Definitely, many asked questions such as, how to determine the sex of a budgie?, how to raise and care for birds at home, how they differ from each other, etc.. P.
Methods of determining the sex of wavy
Buying a parrot for the first time, first, what interests us is her gender. There are many different methods for determining the sex of a pet. Example:
- To find out a boy or a girl, DNA analysis can be done on a budgerigar - this is the most accurate way, but quite expensive, several times the cost of the bird itself. Taking a pen for analysis, you can find out the sex of the bird by determining the set of sex chromosomes, but this method is used very rarely.
- People, engaged in the breeding and sale of budgies may argue, that often the sex of a parrot can be determined by the shape of the head. Observing the offspring of chicks can be seen, that quite often at girls the head behind is a little flattened, and the forehead seems pointed, in boys, the large crown visually seems flat.
- There is also a theory about that, that after biting a budgie you can determine its sex. After all, female bites are embittered, often to the blood, male budgies, vice versa, bite as if to demonstrate character.
- Still help to find out, who is who, coitus, during mating the female is below, mimic sexual intercourse males, but this is not true, because there are cases, when young girls, boys' habits are observed during games. The sex of the chicks can be determined by genetic means. Its essence is the initial study of parental characteristics and genetic transmission of X-chromosomal differences. To determine the sex of the budgie by this method will only work, if the parents have a genetic set of their own kind.
- The most proven way to determine sex is to examine the area above the beak (wax) parrot. It is the color of wax will help to establish the sex of the bird, even at an early age. To age 20 days the color of wax boys and girls are almost no different, only after 30 days you can make assumptions about sex. At the age of 40 days and up 2-3 months boys have a light pink-purple hue of wax, with age the shade changes, begins to turn blue. In adults, waxworm acquires a dark blue color, paws are also blue. Female budgies at this age, the area above the beak may be uneven shades with white areas, the color can vary between light whitish-blue or whitish-beige hue. The obligatory distinguishing feature of the girl is a white edging around the nostrils of wax. As you grow older, the color of wax changes and in a fully grown bird, it manifests itself in bright brown. Also during molting, during hormonal disorders or due to severe stress wax may turn blue, but it will take place after a few months. If the color is not returned, this can be a sign of serious illness. The girls' paws are pink.
Features of behavior on sexual grounds
The sex of budgies can be determined by their behavior.
- Males are more active, talkative, love to make noise, jostle, sing, in any way attract the attention of others. In the new environment, the boys want to explore everything around them, try to imitate the sounds heard, they can be taught to speak, if you constantly talk to them, also love fun games. They are picky, love to show off in front of a mirror, can fight him. In the pair, males show concern, during the period of rearing offspring feed their other half. The peculiarity of boys is, that they mimic sexual intercourse, throwing his foot on objects, which they liked.
- Females are calmer, prefer to observe the environment from the side, without attracting undue attention. Initially, they are engaged in the arrangement of living conditions, getting rid of everything superfluous and disturbing. Usually girls do not speak and imitate sounds less talented, their singing is shorter and more restrained. But there are cases, when very persistent owners managed to learn to pronounce a few words, even a female budgerigar. Buying freestyle, should be considered, that they are a stable of birds and they are more comfortable in the company of individuals like themselves. To avoid a war between the birds, it is better to buy them from one razvodchiki and, so, almost the same age. It is considered optimal, if the age difference of the parrots will be in 2-4 years in favor of the male. The period of adaptation is especially important in the formation of a pair, that is, the time to get used to each other. The first couple of days will take to get to know each other, they will learn to live together, small discrepancies may occur, but soon everything will be settled. Otherwise, the chosen one will have to be returned to the store.
The age of the parrot as one of the important factors
Remember, that choosing freestyle is not an easy task, need to be considered, that each bird is individual, has a complex character and special habits. The color of the wax can determine not only the floor, but also the age of the parrot, which is also important when buying. After all, the younger the chick, the faster and stronger he gets used to the hosts.
If you decide to buy one, you need to remember, that knowing the sex of a pet is necessary not only for that, so as not to be mistaken with the nickname, but also to provide him with proper comfort and proper care. To teach a parrot to talk, he must live in solitude, so as not to hear the voices of other birds. The most important thing is, that if a parrot begins to lay eggs, it is definitely a female.