hi

Question
i was wondering why my cockatiels hate me, and i also have a 2 month old lutino cockatiel, he/she has barrings on his/her wings. can you tell me if he's a she or he's a he.
                                              thank you,
                                              monsoy :}

Answer
Hi, Monsoy,

I have no idea why your tiels hate you!  Maybe they don't hate you, but just aren't tame.  Have you done anything to frighten them of you?  Also, if they are a breeding pair (is this where the 2-month old baby came from), most breeding pairs are aggressive when they have offspring.  Have your birds just been aggressive since having eggs/babies or have they always been untame?   

It would be impossible to visually sex a lutino tiel at 2 months of age.  You need to wait until this bird has molted at least once at about 6 months of age, preferably at the second molt at 12 months of age, to accurately sex.  If you don't want to wait this long, you can DNA sex.  Visit Avian Biotech or Zoogen Labs on the internet for information on DNA sexing.  

Chrys