Rio's DNA test came back....

[finchly]

Male or femaless not as imprtant as compatibility

Current bird must pick his friend.

Nobody said it would be easy lol

So. If a bird is at a rescue.... if I’m choosing to hand feed out a baby... how does she get to pick?

 

[Just-passn-thru]

So. If a bird is at a rescue.... if I’m choosing to hand feed out a baby... how does she get to pick?

She dosent .you pick ,and keep your fingers crossed, think positive everything is gonna be all right. Not very pratical to let her pick. How would you manage that senario.No Caique expert here just a little common sense .You mention she is a little bossy, possibly choose your new one that has a mellow temperment.Even a mellowed out male may work better. Unless you provide a nest box and privacy, what are the chances of fertile eggs. Theres always the potential of egg laying with or without a male.

 

[Princessbella]

Rio is a girl!

I wonder if the girls are more cuddly? @Fritzgerald16

he plays a lot but will also flip over for cuddles/ tummy rubs for 1/2 hour at a time. I mean she. This is going to take some getting used to!

Cool! I think tiel girls are definitely more cuddly!

 

[Tim]

My female is sweet but not cuddly. My male is cuddly but not Sweet! Petunia and Diego are caged separately, but get lots of playtime together. They have no nesting opportunities, and I’ll use dummy eggs if she ever lays.

 

[Just-passn-thru]

My female is sweet but not cuddly. My male is cuddly but not Sweet! Petunia and Diego are caged separately, but get lots of playtime together. They have no nesting opportunities, and I’ll use dummy eggs if she ever lays.

Same here ,Isabelle is a hands on kinda bird sweet and interactive with her people.not so much cuddly.Bentley the cuddle bug, is stand offish and shy.[/QUOTE]

 

[finchly]

I guess I should say, I have few cuddly birds. I made the cuddle comment to @Fritzgerald16 because we'd been discussing her cuddly Mia. Rio is ADD, I'm pretty sure.

She cuddles for a few min but then she's ready to roll again.

She kept doing this wing thing (picture). I thought her wing itched. Finally, a pea fell out.

I assume they don't stick things in their wingies, it just rolled in there????





PARDON my dirty table. I had just cleaned it off, but the Princess was helping me feed the other birdies!

 

[saroj12]

Pea shooter wing

 

[Tim]

Ah! I want to smooch that baby belly!

 

[Begone]

You mention she is a little bossy, possibly choose your new one that has a mellow temperment.

And that is another reason that I would chose a male. I have two bossy girl that loves to fight. They will never be caged together.

Theres always the potential of egg laying with or without a male.

Exactly.
I was thinking about this too in a long time before I decided to get a female. I first thought that their would be less problem with two males because I didn't want to breed them.
But then I realize that my thoughts where selfish because the new bird should be for us both and not only for me.
And Eloy that was hormonal needed a girl and not a male to fight with.
The later problem with them mating and nesting I decided was a small price to pay.

She kept doing this wing thing (picture). I thought her wing itched. Finally, a pea fell out.

I assume they don't stick things in their wingies, it just rolled in there????

A peahamster? They are pretty rare you know..

She cuddles for a few min but then she's ready to roll again.

She sounds like Eliy. The only thing that helps to slow her down is to tricktrain her. She is very food motivated.

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Kinda like N arranged marriage ​

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Kinda like N arranged marriage ​

Agressive girl...passive male

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Agressive girl...passive male

No worries...go with the flow

 

[Just-passn-thru]

It's not easy being green
Oh my ! Oh my! !

 

[Laurie]

1. Only babies are cuddly. This is still essentially a wild animal not a puppy.
2. Female caiques are notably more affected by adult hormones. They do not tolerate fools and will stomp on weakness when hormonal.

Currently Cha Cha has become racist. She suddenly hates her black carer ( who loves her to bits) but will easily flirt with any white male stranger who visits.

Do not buy a caique on the basis of baby behaviour. It will change View attachment 261773

My caiques are racist too! I just don't tell my friends what is wrong with them. I just say "they just don't know you yet" and leave it at that.

 

[finchly]

This whole thread has me laughing. Pea shooters....pea hamsters..... arranged marriages and belly kissing...

Racist fids...

Maybe I ate too much pumpkin pie.

 

[Fritzgerald16]

Hehe! No pea shooting wings around here!
Mia did get crinkle paper woven throughout her wing and tail feathers (she's an aggressive forager)... it kept her quite preoccupied getting them all out!

 

[finchly]

Hehe! No pea shooting wings around here!
Mia did get crinkle paper woven throughout her wing and tail feathers (she's an aggressive forager)... it kept her quite preoccupied getting them all out!

OK now I am giggling and the granite guys think I am nuts! Thank you Jenelle!!!

That sounds like a good job for a cake! Uh oh Rio is in here looking concerned. They're cutting inside the house. Gotta move my boy somewhere safe.

 

[Irishj9]

Speaking as a person with 13 caiques of two species;

Two male caiques with no other birdie females for company, are more likely to fall in love and engage in sexual activity ( YES!) fhan fight.

This caused confusion to caique breeders for years, wondering why, with all this sex, there were no eggs.

 

[Irishj9]

I have one male caique bully and he doesn't discriminate.

He is an equal opportunity terrorist.

You know who you are Boo Boo

 

[CristineK]

My little girl is super sweet but she is also young and she has been with us for less than a month, so that might change Congrats!!!!