I think Dora may be a Male..?

[BlueDoraBarry]

She's my IRN about 2 years old. She, well, she's been rolling her head like she's regurgitating for quite a while to a toy. She also does the male mating dance. Her neck has gotten darker but no prominent black yet. She has never actually regurgitated tho. What else should I look for to determine her sex? I'd like your guys' opinions, too.

Thanks!

P.S. What should I call her if she turns out to be a male? I don't want anything too different from "Dora"

 

[sunnysmom]

@cassiesdad ?

 

[BlueDoraBarry]

@sunnysmom cassiesdad?

 

[sunnysmom]

@sunnysmom cassiesdad?

Cassiesdad has IRN experience. So I tagged him to see if he could answer your question.

 

[cassiesdad]

We had the pleasure of living with Titan, an IRN, for 26 years.

Sometimes a ring might take 18-20 months to fully "come in"...it took Titan almost two years to fill in the black, blue, and pinkish-red on his neck. (His ring was actually quite stunning ) Outside of an actual DNA test, it's difficult to determine sex in younger IRNs.

As for a male name...how about "Derek"...it's similar sounding, and it's a strong male name, IMO...

 

[BlueDoraBarry]

@cassiesdad Thanks! It'll be a bit hard getting used to thinking of her as a male (if she's a male).

 

[hrafn]

Dorian?

 

[cassiesdad]

@cassiesdad Thanks! It'll be a bit hard getting used to thinking of her as a male (if she's a male).

I hear you!

Buddy, our Nanday Conure, came to us almost two years ago from a sanctuary...we were informed that Buddy was a boy...imagine our surprise when SHE presented us with an egg at the end of December...

 

[Pipper]

Dorian would be good name & just do a DNA test ($23) using a shed down feather:

Bird Sexing | Avian DNA | Parrot Gender Testing

 

[BlueDoraBarry]

I passed on the DNA test because it was too much of a hassle. But... It's been confirmed. She's going through a partial molt atm and today I came home to find 2 red spots on each side of her neck. I freaked out; I thought she got hurt, I thought it was gonna get infected, and that she would slowly die, and that it was too late. I realized that they were individual feathers that were red and that they were even on both sides. Still is so little red you can only notice it up close. I'll post pictures when I can.

 

[Zara]

I passed on the DNA test because it was too much of a hassle.

I didn´t DNA sex any of my birds. No point as it won´t change anything.
I named all of my birds unisex names, good job too as I recently found out Lapis is a she not a he..
Also, I´m too much of a baby to pull a feather out for no reason other than to satisfy my own curiosity.

How did you get on buying a cage and toys for Dora? Did you manage to find something locally or did you end up having to buy from Amazon?

 

[BlueDoraBarry]

How did you get on buying a cage and toys for Dora? Did you manage to find something locally or did you end up having to buy from Amazon?

I found a nearby seller of toys so that's all good and taken care of. I ordered a cage online but since priority shipping is too expensive it'll be here within 45 days, 30 days now

 

[tka]

Dorian would be good name & just do a DNA test ($23) using a shed down feather:

Bird Sexing | Avian DNA | Parrot Gender Testing

Moulted (shed) feathers do not contain enough DNA for testing. You either need to pluck a feather, or nick the quick in the nail just enough for a couple of drops of blood.

 

[cassiesdad]

She's going through a partial molt atm and today I came home to find 2 red spots on each side of her neck. I freaked out; I thought she got hurt, I thought it was gonna get infected, and that she would slowly die, and that it was too late. I realized that they were individual feathers that were red and that they were even on both sides.

...that's scary!

Reminds me of the first time our tiels had sweet red peppers...they came out looking like they'd cut their faces open!

Nope, red pepper juice...

 

[faislaq]

I came home to find 2 red spots on each side of her neck. I freaked out; I thought she got hurt, I thought it was gonna get infected, and that she would slowly die, and that it was too late. I realized that they were individual feathers that were red and that they were even on both sides.

Reminds me of the first time our tiels had sweet red peppers...they came out looking like they'd cut their faces open!

How horrifying! Pets are not for the faint of heart.