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I bought my sweet Cockatiel, Sprite, about a month ago. I kinda wanted a male but at the end I don't really care, I love him/her anyways. When I bought Sprite, he/she was 2 and a half months old. It was too early to tell gender so the nice lady who sold him/her to me based on his behavior so far.
Now Sprite is 3 1/2 months old and he/she doesn't make any noise. Sprite makes a flock call when I leave the room. Or when I stand up he makes a soft "oh" chirp sound. That's about the only sounds Sprite makes. He hasn't gone through his/her first molt yet.
I'm curious about your guys' cockatiels. At what age did your male Cockatiels start whistling?
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Males can start as early as around 16 weeks/4 months (give or take), but some may remain quiet for longer.
Do you have any idea why the shop said probably male? This could help us to confirm what they said or not.
My 5 month old tiel Ivan isn't very vocal for a tiel, he started vocalising after being with me for a month(I've had him 2) he vocalises some when in his cage. My former tiel Henry started vocalising straight away after I got him and was "very" vocal for 24 yrs. When I first brought Ivan home I thought "what a nice quiet little bird" he can belt it out now when he wantsI bought my sweet Cockatiel, Sprite, about a month ago. I kinda wanted a male but at the end I don't really care, I love him/her anyways. When I bought Sprite, he/she was 2 and a half months old. It was too early to tell gender so the nice lady who sold him/her to me based on his behavior so far.
Now Sprite is 3 1/2 months old and he/she doesn't make any noise. Sprite makes a flock call when I leave the room. Or when I stand up he makes a soft "oh" chirp sound. That's about the only sounds Sprite makes. He hasn't gone through his/her first molt yet.
I'm curious about your guys' cockatiels. At what age did your male Cockatiels start whistling?
Looks maleHi, I just got an albino more than 2 weeks. Can anyone has an idea to tell it is boy or girl without DNA test. Thanks.
According to those posting, it appears cockatiel males will start singing at various ages. Our male was so quiet at 4/5 months of age we thought we bought a "quiet" bird. Not so, one month later he found his voice and has never stopped. Keep whistling tunes to your bird as he may not be singing but will be picking up those tunes to sing later.
According to those posting, it appears cockatiel males will start singing at various ages. Our male was so quiet at 4/5 months of age we thought we bought a "quiet" bird. Not so, one month later he found his voice and has never stopped. Keep whistling tunes to your bird as he may not be singing but will be picking up those tunes to sing later.