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Post by Liverpool lass on Feb 19, 2018 13:42:03 GMT -5
I bought a Quaker with a ringneck from a breeder parent rared I dnt think he handled them very much there terrified of ppl I recently bought another ringneck b4 these 2 a few months b4 it’s still skittish but is getting there takes food out my hands climbs up my arm for apple an takes pieces of fruit from my kisses anyway I need to no if the Quaker is a lot older than 4/5 months I got it when it was 3 months but I think it’s older it’s either trying to mate with 1 of my ringnecks or be mothered by it I’m totally lost On if it’s 4/5 months old or like 3/4 years I’m realy hoping it’s trying to be mothered by my ringneck and not trying to get it’s leg over
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Post by biteybird on Feb 20, 2018 0:37:02 GMT -5
Unless you have proper papers/records from the breeder (and you saw it as a baby, say from nest to 8 weeks old prior to bringing it home) I don't think there is any way to be sure of the age of a quaker. Others here will correct me if I'm wrong, but visually speaking younger quakers - to me - look the same as older ones. When I had canaries the only differences I could spot between the young and the old ones were that, in the younger ones, the edges around their eyes were more 'sharp' and their feathers seemed a little less rough/fluffed up. However, that's for canaries and probably doesn't apply to quakers.  You are probably just seeing hormonal behaviour as your quaker matures to adulthood, which can occur gradually from 6 mths to 1.5 years (it varies). Again, if I'm wrong, another Forum member will reply and correct me! |
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Post by dinucci on Feb 20, 2018 7:58:48 GMT -5
Hey Liverpool lass ! Welcome ! I'm new here and a new quaker owner too. I got my buddy when he was just weaned. He is now a few days short of a year. After bringing him home,he would "quake" for food as he thought we were his parents. He kept this up for a long time..I wanna say till he was 6 months old. If you haven't seen videos of this,Google it. It's something that only young birds do..may give you an idea as to his age..as for the other identifying ways,well I dunno if there's any foolproof methods. I do know that he's filled out more,altho just 105g,and his beak,the point,is slightly more elongated than when he was a young guy..had us wondering if he needed it honed down...they have so many different looks throughout the day that, I agree,are hard to tell how old he is just by looking.
Good advice to keep them separate too. I was gonna get another,but from his behavior of claiming the entire front part of my kitchen as his "nesting" territory, I thought the better haha. Btw,I'm a big fan of ringneck s too ..
Cheers !
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