So I got River's DNA sexting results back. River's a ....

[NightProwess]

BOY!

I honestly did not care if River was male or female.
I'm glad River is gender neutral, BUT I did name her...err Him, after RiverSong...

Would it be awful if I kept referring to him as a she?
Its habit, and I keep catching myself saying she still.

I don't want to change the name River.
my dad keeps giving me a hard time say's he's gonna call him Rover. =( and makes all dude remarks such as "hows it hanging" "Whats up man" "I'm a real boy" etc.

Like I said, the gender of River does not matter to me. I love my baby.
We'll just have some moody spells during breeding season instead of eggs in the future. But at least I won't have to worry about eggbound problems =)

What do yall think?

 

[MomtoPercy]

I think River is a beautiful name and you shouldn't change it. He is such a handsome BOY!

 

[MikeyTN]

I think the name River still fits as a boy's name just fine!

 

[RavensGryf]

River is a cool name, and he's a beautiful bird

I also keep catching myself accidentally saying "she" when referring to Raven who is a boy. I had another Bronze Winged Pionus before Raven, and it was a female Adrion who passed away. I think it's just ingrained in me now to say "she" and "her" for a Bronze Winged. It's bad enough my boys are named Robin and Raven, and everyone including the whole vet office hears the names and always thinks they're girls...

 

[Guacamole]

I really like the name River; and it works well either male or female.

We always considered Guacamole was a boy. A few years ago my Mom had them run the test while they were trying to figure out why 'he' chewed on his ankle. Turns out 'he' was really a she. It took me quite a while to be consistent referring to Guacamole as a girl. But it happened. And I'm glad to know; so many owners don't. It is really a personal decision though. Your bird probably won't know the difference.
Great photos! Did you take them?
Laurie

 

[thekarens]

River Phoenix was a male....

This!

It's a complete gender neutral name. Works fine as a boy name.

 

[JerseyWendy]

River is a VERY suitable name for a guy! And what a handsome boy he is!! I'm cracking up laughing at your dad's remarks, because that is something my 2 (grown) boys would say. My kids would go "I'm a REAL boy", in Pinocchio's best voice.

 

[RavensGryf]

River Phoenix was a male....

I once read that his siblings ALL had hippie names as their real names. lol
Their real surname is Bottom, but the family changed to "Phoenix". OT, but what the heck

 

[goalerjones]

If Hahnzel were sexting he'd be in big trouble...

 

[antoinette]

What a cutie River is, and absolutely gorgeous
Love the name River
I think the name suits him accordingly

 

[NightProwess]

Great photos! Did you take them?
Laurie

Thank you, and yes I did.

Here's a thread with more pictures
http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/42564-river-s-mini-photoshoot.html



And thank you everyone! I really appreciate it.

Dad's new nickname for River is Johnny Bravo
because he gets poofy. Now he's trying to teach River the whistle and saying Bravo does with the "man I'm pretty"

I told them they needed a cockatoo. THAT would be a Johnny Bravo bird lol.

 

[inge]

I love the name River--I do tend to think of it as a boy name because I associate it with the actor River Phoenix.

 

[EnglishMuffin]

Oh my god, when your dad managed to teach him 'man, I'm pretty' please PLEASE take a video. That would be hilarious!