new member, new parrot, male or female?

[iul7]

Hello,
My name is Iuliana and i am new to this forum. Today i bought my first Alexandrine parrot and i am wondering if it's a female or a male, he/she is 8-9 months old, i think. The seller had 4 of them one looked like a female (smaller head) here are some pictures:




Edited to add: the seller said that he/she is 2 months old but i think he/she is older

 

[SailBoat]

Not the right person regarding an Alex to suggest whether its a male /female. But the Parrot clearly looks older than 2 months (Adult Feathering) and it appears that your feeding solid food.

I would recommend that you switch the tube water supply to a standard cup like you have for the dry foods. Its way to small for a Hook Bill Parrot to properly drink from.

 

[iul7]

Thank you SaliBoat for your answer, i will buy a water dish for him. the breeder/seller told me that he was born in 2016 so he must be max 9 months old. I am refraining for taking a DNA test, i am hoping he is a he because out of the 4 one clearly looked like a female to me: smaller head and a smooth transition between the beak/nose and the head

 

[SailBoat]

Well I am an Amazon Snob, so I will accept your opinion on its sex.

FYI: You may want to consider moving the natural wood branch from the left side of the food bowl to the right side. I think your Alex will like not rubbing his /her tail of the side of the cage.

Check with the Alex members regarding diet for your new baby and what toys they like to play with.

By the way; Welcome to the Parrot Forums! That is one Great Looking Baby you have there!

 

[iul7]

I will move the branch, but first i will give him time to adjust to the new environment. I picked him out of the other 2 males because he was the only one that came near the edge of the cage to me so he kinda picked me he is not shy, he started grinding his beak once i got him home, and i know that is a sign of relaxation

 

[Phoenixjay]

Such a pretty baby! Congratulations.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Welcome! Glad you found us. That is one good-looking Alexandrine. I admire their streamlined build and long wings and tail. Beautiful.

 

[iul7]

Thank you GaleriaGila and Phoenixjay, i am happy i found this forum. I will post more photos tomorrow

 

[Marileen]

What a beautiful baby!!!!!
ADORABLE!!!!

 

[Raixalotto]

Beautiful looking bird
Usually with Alexandrines you usually can immediately tell gender until 2 - 3 years (sometimes 18 months) by the appearance (or lack of) a ring. I'm not sure how accurate the other ways are. (I've been told open pelvis bones are female, but Jasper is DNA'd a male with the 'female' open pelvis bones...)

 

[iul7]

Hi Raixalotto, I am refraining from taking a DNA test, firstly because here it's not a common practice and it is quite pricy and secondly i don't like my hopes dashed
I hope he is a male because female animals don't seem to play well with me. As for the pelvis bones i am a long way from that, i just bought him and i'm not going to stress him like that ..yet

 

[iul7]

The toy was modified, i watched him playing with it and it's safe.


I wanted a parrot but got a bat instead <3

 

[khaiqha]

9 months old is an accurate age range, as the eyes look like they are just beginning to lighten.

Below is a photo of my male when he was 2 months.

 

[iul7]

Hi khaiqha!
I was inspecting his ring and it said 23 iv(or vi maybe April or June) 16(2016)

 

[Alexandrine]

It's really hard to tell the gender of an Alex at that age without a DNA test, I would say probably a female because the beak looks streamline and a bit narroMales tend to have bulkier looking beaks but you won't know for sure until after a few molts.