Rocko and Loki

[ParrotsForLife]

Heres some pics of Rocko and Loki enjoying the lovely sunny day yesterday we were sitting in the garden for hours and they had a nice shower outside .

[Pajarita]

Pretty birds!

[ParrotsForLife]

Pretty birds!

Thanks Rocko loves going out he goes shopping and all and sits on the shopping cart.

[Pajarita]

One of my first three cockatiels was a cinnamon pearl, same as Loki. Her name was Perlita (little pearl) and she was the sweetest thing ever!

[ParrotsForLife]

One of my first three cockatiels was a cinnamon pearl, same as Loki. Her name was Perlita (little pearl) and she was the sweetest thing ever!

He/she is still young so I dont know if male or female yet.

[Pajarita]

Well, although there are males that are born with pearls and lose them in molt, most of the born with pearls will be females - and going by the orange spots, I would say both of yours are females. But, in any case, if it's a he, it will lose all the pearls by the first full molt if not during the juvenile so certainty is just a matter of time...

[ParrotsForLife]

Well, although there are males that are born with pearls and lose them in molt, most of the born with pearls will be females - and going by the orange spots, I would say both of yours are females. But, in any case, if it's a he, it will lose all the pearls by the first full molt if not during the juvenile so certainty is just a matter of time...

Rocko is losing alot of pearls It dosent matter if male or female though I didnt want a specific gender.How do u tell by the orange spots.I wouldnt really want to get a DNA test either maybe if I really wanted to know I would.We are gonna get Tiko DNA tested my mam wants to know if shes male or female we think shes a she.

[Pajarita]

Males have orange spots with very faint and tiny yellow lines mixed in while females have orange spots with faint and tiny grey lines (and this is the reason why the orange spots look a bit drabber in hens than in males) PLUS, usually, the yellow cheeks go beyond the orange spot in males but don't in females (unless the bird is pied in which case it could have a larger yellow spot).