new and need advice

[korenaj]

I have two rosellas and was originally told they were both boys but over the past week they developed a strange ritual between them and one keeps getting on top of the other and shaking. The one on top is also feeding the other by mouth. are they mating?

 

[TexDot33]

hmmm, allofeeding is is definitely a behavior that can occur between any two birds especially if they have a bond together ... the mating behavior that you are experiencing, though, is usually reserved to a mating pair ... um, well, looks like it might be time for a DNA test. Don't know what might be going on other than possibly mating ...

 

[zarafia]

Personally I would just give them a nest box and see what happens. The rosellas I have had would get pretty stressed out when being manhandled. If you get eggs you know you have at least one girl. Keep in mind that even with a true pair (male and female) the first clutch can be infertile. By the way, what type of rosellas are they? I ask because some rosellas are dimorphic (you can visually tell the sex like cockatiels).