tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post7553594574354326205..comments2024-03-14T07:12:55.402-07:00Comments on The Splendid Bourke Bird Blog: More on Sexing Bourke Parakeets & a little on SplendidsGail A. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-23687094447090272422017-08-31T10:26:20.447-07:002017-08-31T10:26:20.447-07:00Marree, On an older post like this one, I don'...Marree, On an older post like this one, I don't always see the question. Best to send it directly to rosie.birds@gmail.com In answer, if your bird is a Normal (wild-color) Bourke, males have a tiny blue line of feathers above the cere (nostrils) of the bird once they mature. Females don't have that. However, it is only on Normal colored Bourkes. Rosies have to either display to show their sex, as mentioned in this article, or they must be DNA'd. I send my samples to Health Gene in Canada. They send free kits with an explanation of what they need. I probably should do a post on DNAing a bird to get a sample, giving the procedure I use. There is more than one method. Gail (aka Rosie Bird) https://www.blogger.com/profile/11687908574587677350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-50534328226324926812017-05-26T17:44:06.247-07:002017-05-26T17:44:06.247-07:00Is there any way of telling the gender when the bo...Is there any way of telling the gender when the bourke is on it's own? <br />For example, I know that the boys also tend to be grey, (In my experience, I've also had a couple of light boys and grey girls). The boys are more likely to imitate your ring tone, say hello, or spend a lot on time playing with mirrors, than a female would. (again, this can vary, I never find out definitively until breeding season, and I have been proven wrong when one of my girls turned out to be a boy. Thankfully, Cockatiel boys don't fight so much if there's more than one girl)<br />Are there tricks like that to tell the gender of my new little Bourke? I've had him for a few months now, and he should be having his first molt any day now. (I was told about March to June by his/her breeder)<br />I've had budgies before, but I'm scared to compare them.<br />I've been breading cockatiels for years, and we've just started with other birds. We've already raised a group of Rosellas, one of which we still have (Sold the rest) and have managed to identify as a girl once she reached maturity, by the spots on her wings. But this is the first, and only bourke we have. <br />i'm not planning on getting a mate or anything, he/she seems happy enough with our cocatiels, so I won't ever be able to compare. <br />If any one can give me some tips to look out for, it would be greatly appreciated.Marreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-23963031185623708982015-11-22T13:35:52.019-08:002015-11-22T13:35:52.019-08:00Hello. I have just got my baby Bourke's. Both ...Hello. I have just got my baby Bourke's. Both are expected to be female. One pink with some yellow on the wings and the other has pink with hints of grey on chest, mostly pink head and pink on back. Would the second one grow up a normal with a lot more grey or stay pink? Your post didn't say what kind they were but the one in question looks a bit like the middle one in the first picture, but the pink softer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-13909945243629184622014-05-14T21:57:12.587-07:002014-05-14T21:57:12.587-07:00Hello Arizona/Washington,
Thank you for the kind ...Hello Arizona/Washington, <br />Thank you for the kind words. Glad you found your answers even before I got back to you. Best of luck raising your beautiful birds. Bourkes are very sweet. Peace & Blessings, Gail Gail A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-25368638992625686202014-05-14T08:29:49.452-07:002014-05-14T08:29:49.452-07:00I found the answer to my question regarding my two...I found the answer to my question regarding my two Bourkes and regurgitation feeding in further reading on your blog. I'm going to provide my birds with a nest box in the hopes I have a male/female pair, not two males. They're lovely, tame birds so I won't be too disappointed if we have no chicks, but I'd sure love it if they could replace themselves before old age takes them from me.<br />Thanks for all the great information! (and beautiful photos)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-69141181256434834462014-05-14T07:25:53.675-07:002014-05-14T07:25:53.675-07:00Hello from Arizona (originally Western Washington)...Hello from Arizona (originally Western Washington)! I have two Rosy Bourkes and wonder if they are male and female. The one I suspect is a male regurgitates and feeds the other at least twice a day. This feeding is never reciprocated. There are other behaviors - mostly vocalizations - that make me suspect my two are a pair. Do you find that regurgitating feeding behavior indicates a male/female bond? Thanks! I'm loving your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-998005402198928642010-09-06T12:42:28.340-07:002010-09-06T12:42:28.340-07:00I had this problem once. Vitamin D and/or iodine ...I had this problem once. Vitamin D and/or iodine in the diet really helps. FYI - vitamin D comes naturally from sunlight. Hope this helps!Jamielynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766701279694409585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-2027412858277375932010-05-28T17:32:47.487-07:002010-05-28T17:32:47.487-07:00This is interesting. I'll do a blog post with ...This is interesting. I'll do a blog post with my opinion.Gail A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399530965328058077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494114951266176145.post-89622076124265304222010-05-28T17:21:45.510-07:002010-05-28T17:21:45.510-07:00Hi, just wondering if you have ever had problems w...Hi, just wondering if you have ever had problems with splendid or bourke parents pulling the feathers off of their babies. My 2 pairs of splendids raised their first clutches last fall w/o major problems. This time around, both parents of both pairs have been plucking the feathers of their babies once they were fledged. The worst is the youngest babies, which I've had to pull to handfeed since they are nearly bald over the chest and back now. I'm not sure if it's just they are not wanting to care for these babies anymore or could there be some nutritional issue - I feed them everything good I can find, so not sure what could be missing.neversink7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11009560894233419103noreply@blogger.com