I'm going up again this week, and will see how it goes. It would be nice to know which of the two females he first pick has chosen...if she has picked the sweeter of the two females I will definitely pick the boy...
I have three RBs. I've posted a photo of Molly on this forum sometime back.@Applebutter Didn't know you had 2 red-bellies. Maybe I missed that somewhere. Could you post a photo of Mickey and, btw, how is Doobie doing?
@amy burke Just go with your "gut" regarding the birds. That male is already interacting with you and he seems very sweet. If you don't find yourself falling for the female and you like the male, then go with that choice. It's hard to predict whether or not a bird will be nippy. You just do the best you can to work with them and raise them in a positive and loving environment.
Depends on the bird. Some of mine retained some orange, some lost it all and then sometimes as they aged they got some orange back. Her coloring is very pretty. Find the with the boys, too, the coloring changes as they get older and sometimes they get patches of orange in different areas other than the abdomen/breast.Here's is an updated photo of Molly. She is starting to look more girlish and losing the orange. I guess they don't lose it all though.
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That's interesting! I don't know the ages of the boys, they're older and I haven't noticed a feather change with them. Mickey looks older than Doobie does.Depends on the bird. Some of mine retained some orange, some lost it all and then sometimes as they aged they got some orange back. Her coloring is very pretty. Find the with the boys, too, the coloring changes as they get older and sometimes they get patches of orange in different areas other than the abdomen/breast.
They're extremely intelligent as well. I would trust their judgment as to who they prefer as their people.true..of my past birds (pionus, amazon and quaker) the first two picked me...even though i went there for a jardine's The quaker didn't and i regret getting him. He was a vulture. The fact that he was so affectionate with me and flew over to see me means a lot. The snuggles were awesome. Though I know Red bellies are not known to be cuddle monsters... The girls flew up to their boingy in the corner and never came down.
You are so right about that!They're extremely intelligent as well. I would trust their judgment as to who they prefer as their people.