First, the method of identifying the sex of parrots
1. Look at the head shape: male parrot The head shape of the parrot is a dorsal head, a pointed head and a relatively small head; the head shape of the female parrot is mostly flat and round, and will be a little larger than that of the male parrot.
2. Look at the body shape: male parrots are thin, close-haired, active and aggressive, their eye rims are far from the top of the head, and their eyes are small; female parrots are fatter and have relatively loose hair and feathers , Not moving, the eye circles are closer to the top of the head, and the eyes appear larger.
3. Look at the tips of the tail feathers: the tail feathers of male parrots are pointed and are V-shaped; while the tail feathers of female parrots are forked and mostly W-shaped.
4. Look at the cloaca: The cloaca of the male parrot shows a small distance between the pubic bones and has a prominence. The distance between the two pubic bones of the female parrot’s cloaca is larger, especially in adult female parrots. Generally, experienced parrot breeders can accurately identify the sex of parrots when they are young.
Second, common sense about raising parrots
1. What are parrots for? For food
Most parrots mainly feed on plant fruits, seeds, nuts, buds and twigs on trees or on the ground, and occasionally eat a small amount of insects. But for lorikeets, they mostly feed on pollen, nectar, and soft, juicy fruits. In the process of feeding, parrots often use their powerful hooked beaks and flexible pair-toed feet to complete feeding.
2. How long is the lifespan of parrots?
The lifespan of different species of parrots is also different. Generally, the lifespan of small parrot species is about 7 to 20 years. The average life span is 30 to 60 years, and some medium-sized parrots can live as long as about 80 years old. There was once an Amazon parrot named Jamie who died at the age of 105, and is currently the world’s longest-lived parrot and the oldest among birds.
After reading our introduction above, I believe everyone has a better understanding of parrots. Finally, I would like to remind all owners that many parrots choose to be raised because they can talk, but they don’t know that talking parrots need to be trained for a long time to learn to speak, so if you want parrots to learn to speak, you need to Train your parrot patiently.
