starbuck
08-26-2009, 03:18 PM
Hi,
At first I was sure that 9 month old lovebird Bucky was a boy. He wasn't particularly good at tucking things under his wings and he likes humping rolled toilet paper. Recently, I got another lovebird. After 2 weeks of quarantine as suggested by the breeder, I decided to put there cages next to each other for a few minutes to see how they react to one another. There was a lot of chirping and excitement.
What surprises me the most was when Bucky started opening his wings and raising his tail up in the air. He's never done this before. he was also making some strange clicking sound. Is this a female mating behavior? Or is this an aggressive behavior?
If Bucky is a girl, should I be worried about him/her hurting the new lovebird who's too young to mate. I'm hoping someday that Bucky would share the flight cage with new the lovebird. Is this a bad idea?
Other things that lead me to believe he is a female is that he learned to say a few words. I heard females are more likely to talk than males.
At first I was sure that 9 month old lovebird Bucky was a boy. He wasn't particularly good at tucking things under his wings and he likes humping rolled toilet paper. Recently, I got another lovebird. After 2 weeks of quarantine as suggested by the breeder, I decided to put there cages next to each other for a few minutes to see how they react to one another. There was a lot of chirping and excitement.
What surprises me the most was when Bucky started opening his wings and raising his tail up in the air. He's never done this before. he was also making some strange clicking sound. Is this a female mating behavior? Or is this an aggressive behavior?
If Bucky is a girl, should I be worried about him/her hurting the new lovebird who's too young to mate. I'm hoping someday that Bucky would share the flight cage with new the lovebird. Is this a bad idea?
Other things that lead me to believe he is a female is that he learned to say a few words. I heard females are more likely to talk than males.