Which is better a Female or Male Parakeet?

Question

ok...hi...Umm...this is my first time getting a Parakeet. So I was wondering what gender i should get? Is a male parakeet better than a female parakeet? And I'm only gonna get one cause I'm only allowed one so...I was just wondering Wat makes a better pet? A MALE or FEMALE parakeet?

Answer 1

male's are good for training talking tricks . hens are harder and slower to train ... but both are beautiful  

Answer 2

males are more capable of talking.

Answer 3

If you are going to get a Parakeet for a pet and not to breed you are better getting a male bird as they tend to be more affectionate and quicker to learn,

Females tend to have more problems as they get older such as egg laying which in some cases can cause great problems.

So best get a male.

Answer 4

Hello.

Most of the people want to have male rather than female if it is for pet . Because they don't want to deal with the female when she lays eggs . Besides , some males birds learn to talk faster than females . You should get a hand fed one instead buying a keet from the pet store . If you don't know a breeder near you , go to www,hoobly.com and find a breeder to buy hand fed keet . It will bond to you better than the one from the pet store , and the price is much cheaper .  TM.

Answer 5

i have two female parakeets. they are very fun to have :] but the only bad thing is that one of mine lays infertile eggs (bad eggs) almost every month and its hard to take care of her because she sits on them all day and does not poo in her cage :/ males do not lay eggs and ive heard u can teach the males to talk x] u should get a male for ur first parakeet :] but most of the parakeets in the pet store will be young so u can not determine the s*x for a few months. but remember this, the males are always bigger and may have a blueish or a rosy pink colored cere (the skin above the beak)when they mature in a few months the cere will turn blue for a boy or brown for a girl :] when looking for a healthy parakeet look for, big clear eyes, no bald spots, young ones useually have shorter tails and the stripes on theyre head go all the way down to the cere. parakeets are great first pets and if u ask to get theyre wings clipped (it does not hurt them it only makes them unable to fly for a few months then they grow back and they can fly again) then u can train them during that period so they do not end up flying around the whole house :] hope i helped :]

Answer 6

males are friendlier and bit softer if they do bite you but also try getting a   hand tame one from a breeder near you

also females will lay eggs no matter what just like chickens but they will be infertile  

Answer 7

If you would like to train your parakeet faster Males learn faster. Females learn a lot slower. I would deafentily pick a male because they learn faster. I have a male parakeet he dances i've only had him for 5 days.