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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 7, 2013 15:44:37 GMT
What does it mean when a budgie bangs his beak on the perch? Piper does it; Snowy doesn't.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 7, 2013 16:28:02 GMT
Is it right after they eat? They use perches to clean their beaks. Otherwise, if it's a male, I believe it's a sign of dominance
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 7, 2013 17:28:13 GMT
Hi, Lisa.
No--it's not after he eats. Sounds like it is dominance. Piper displays other behavior that seems to indicate he wants to be the top bird. The two birds get along well most of the time. Snowy loves being with Piper, even though Piper bosses him around LOL.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 7, 2013 17:46:29 GMT
My Bonnie yells at Clyde a lot hehe she bosses him around oh so much. It never gets out of hand but I do feel bad for poor little Clyde sometimes!
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Post by Emily on Nov 7, 2013 20:08:44 GMT
Diana it definitely sounds like he's showing Snowy who's boss.
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Post by rdkntriker on Nov 7, 2013 22:10:20 GMT
Male Bird, let me show her who is in charge, I will bang my head on the branch Female bird, HAHA he thinks showing me he does not have enough sense as to not hit his head on branch is going to make me think he is boss. Lets just watch lol  |
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 7, 2013 22:36:55 GMT
True, Santa! Except, the experts on the forum keep telling me Snowy is also male. However, I still think Snowy behaves and sounds like a female.
Someone mentioned a company that does DNA testing, which can be done with a feathers. I was excited and ordered a kit from them. I really wanted to know for sure which sex Snowy is. I had quite a few nice feathers from Snowy's recent molt. Turns out, you have to send feathers from the birdie's chest, and they Cannot be molted feathers. You have to Pull Out (!) five or six feathers (Eeeek!) They actually don't use the feather for the test, but something that adheres from the base of the feather. They assure that this will not damage the bird.
However, I really cannot do that to Snowy : ( .
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Post by Emily on Nov 7, 2013 22:46:42 GMT
Any way a vet could get a blood sample? There is also the blood sample option and it's $5 more.
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 7, 2013 23:24:35 GMT
Yes, that's true. If I had a need to take him to a vet, I could have that done at the same time. Or, I can just wait and see if the cere gets more white. In a sense, it doesn't matter, because I probably shouldn't breed them. They came from the same group at the pet store, and I fear that they would be too closely related.
In Snowy's mutation, does the cere get more blue or white as they get older, or does it remain pink? I can't remember whether Snowy is dominant or recessive pied.
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Post by kennyt on Nov 8, 2013 1:41:15 GMT
My Bonnie yells at Clyde a lot hehe she bosses him around oh so much. It never gets out of hand but I do feel bad for poor little Clyde sometimes! Lisamarie my Kylie is like that with Kyba super bossy with him he just runs away in their cage or runs straight to me if it's open. My hey get along great Kyba lets her think she's the boss but now n then he will stand up and yell back shuts her up n she stops trying to be bossy lol. I love it when he does that then comes right to me on the couch for while, then goes back next to her I can hear her softly chirping at him n they kiss n make up lol it's so drugging cute n funny. |
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Nov 8, 2013 4:13:03 GMT
hmm, banging beak on the perch is like excited type behavior, showing off his moves lol mr tweets did that to my finger nail a few times |
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Post by Pammy on Nov 10, 2013 5:15:44 GMT
Kenny, that sounds so much like Kringle & Claus. Kringle is always showing how dominant he is, and Claus usually goes with it, but every now and then, he stands up and tells Kringle to back off. Like you, I love it when that happens.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 10, 2013 15:44:58 GMT
My Bonnie yells at Clyde a lot hehe she bosses him around oh so much. It never gets out of hand but I do feel bad for poor little Clyde sometimes! Lisamarie my Kylie is like that with Kyba super bossy with him he just runs away in their cage or runs straight to me if it's open. My hey get along great Kyba lets her think she's the boss but now n then he will stand up and yell back shuts her up n she stops trying to be bossy lol. I love it when he does that then comes right to me on the couch for while, then goes back next to her I can hear her softly chirping at him n they kiss n make up lol it's so drugging cute n funny. Hehe I LOVE seeing them boss each other around. Clyde never does. It's only Bonnie but it's soo cute! It never gets too out of hand of course |
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Post by kennyt on Nov 10, 2013 17:10:03 GMT
LOL oh Kyba will let her know when to stop yelling and she shuts up. I love it when she starts chirping again its a little tiny whisper of a chirp to him lol and of course he usually moves close to her or boobs his head and all is great again lol
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