How do you know if your parrot is pregnant?

Answer 1

1. 1

   Check the cockatiel's age. If the cockatiel is a normal gray, and it does not have the bright yellow face by the time it is maybe a year old or so, after its first moult, then it is a female and will soon start laying.

2. Step 2

   If your bird is a pied or lutino, and in some cases, a pearl, then check for vocalizations. A male bird is often very inclined to whistle songs that it hears, such as Twisted Nerve from Kill Bill or the Andy Griffith Show theme. Females usually don't do that because for cockatiels, whistling is often a mating song.

3. Step 3

   Listen for a sort of warbling/squawking sound, and see if your bird is walking on the perch or sitting in its water dish with its butt up. That is the female mating call.

4. Step 4

   Be prepared for aggression - your usually friendly, docile pet will suddenly start charging at your hand with an angry squawk and bite.

5. Step 5

   Watch for nesting behavior - your cockatiel might be sitting in the corner of the cage with her butt up against it. That is her nest. If she were to be allowed out of her cage, she would probably look for a dark little spot in a bookshelf or an empty box.

Answer 2

You can't tell if a bird is pregnant. Sometimes you can see a bulge near the vent when she gets ready to lay, but nothing from the belly area.

The female will eat a lot more regularly and both male and female will seem to do things together like cleaning and eating a lot of the time.

Answer 3

Parrots are birds. They do not get pregnant, as reproduction is done through the laying of eggs. The eggs take about three weeks to form properly in the body, but this is not called "pregnancy". They look the same when they are laying eggs as when they aren't. In other words, birds don't "hold" their eggs inside their bodies and show a big belly to indicate that eggs are on the way. The egg shell is the last thing that develops right before the egg is laid, therefore, a hen doesn't "show" in the sense that human women "show" when they are pregnant.

Birds which are getting close to laying an egg become more lively, excitable and playful, not listless and quiet. If they have a nesting box, they will spend a lot more time in the box, preparing it for nesting, and possibly being very protective of that area. If there is a male, he may start feeding the female.

A parrot with a swollen abdomen is not a sign of a bird about to lay an egg. It is either eating too much of a high-fat diet (common among birds with a seed-only diet) or it has a tumour.

Swelling in the abdominal area could also mean the parrot is egg-bound, though this tends to present more as swelling near the bird's tail, near the cloacae. She will be distressed and show signs of constipation, be reluctant to move and "waddle" like a penguin. If your bird shows signs of being egg-bound, she must be taken to the vet as soon as possible, as this can be a life-threatening condition.

The eggs may or may not be fertilized, so sometimes a female parrot will lay an egg that doesn't have a baby chick inside. This will happen with females that live alone, or don't have access to males. You can remove unfertilized eggs as the bird will forget about it in a day or so and be fine.

See the related links for more information on parrots and behaviour shown when they are close to laying eggs. The links also offer advice on how to tell when a parrot is egg-bound.

Answer 4

Birds don't get "pregnant". They lay eggs. The eggs may or may not be fertilized, so sometimes a female parrot will lay an egg that doesn't have a baby chick inside. This is common with females that live alone, or don't have access to males. You can remove unfertilized eggs and toss them in the trash. The bird will forget about it in a day or so and be fine.

If a female is getting close to laying an egg, she may look "fat" in the abdomen, or spend a lot of time sleeping and not moving around too much. If you think your parrot is trying to lay an egg but it won't come out, take it to the vet right away because this can kill your bird.

Further information:

Parrots are birds. They do not get pregnant, as reproduction is done through the laying of eggs. The eggs take about three weeks to form properly in the body, but this is not called "pregnancy". They look the same when they are laying eggs as when they aren't. In other words, birds don't "hold" their eggs inside their bodies and show a big belly to indicate that eggs are on the way. The egg shell is the last thing that develops right before the egg is laid, therefore, a hen doesn't "show" in the sense that human women "show" when they are pregnant.

Birds which are getting close to laying an egg become more lively, excitable and playful, not quiet. If they have a nesting box, they will spend a lot more time in the box, preparing it for nesting, and possibly being very protective of that area. If there is a male, he may start feeding the female.

A parrot with a swollen abdomen is not a sign of of a bird about to lay an egg. It is either eating too much of a high-fat diet (common among birds with a seed-only diet) or it has a tumor.

Swelling in the abdominal area could also mean the parrot is egg-bound, though this tends to present more as swelling near the bird's tail, near the cloacae. She will be distressed and show signs of constipation, be reluctant to move and "waddle" like a penguin. If your bird shows signs of being egg-bound, she must be taken to the vet as soon as possible, as this can be a life-threatening condition.

Answer 5

Parakeets don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. If a female bird has mated with a male bird of its same species, chances are eggs will come soon.

Answer 6

You could ask a parrot to talk to it and find out for you OR you could get a pregancy test OR take it to the vet