Australian Rainbow Lorikeet Lays Egg - An Incredible Moment

How to tell between male and female Rainbow Lorikeet? In many parrot species, males and females can easily be identified by their different size or colour. However, both male and female Australian rainbow lorikeets are identical. Therefore, to determine the gender of chicks, our Animal Care Team collect a feather from each bird and use DNA testing. In this video, I uncover the surprising story of our male Rainbow Lorikeet 'BoBo' who unexpectedly laid an egg at the age of 11!

📌Very sad news. Our beautiful Rainbow Lorikeet, died this morning (25th November 2024), somewhere around 9am. The shocking discovery in early October, that HE was actually a SHE, when she laid 2 eggs for the first time in all these years, definitely had a huge negative impact on her – she went through periods of looking like she was about to die, to miraculously picking up again - back to her old self; dancing, eating well, and interacting with her many visitors; even sharing her apples through the cage with her best friend. Bobo came to me as a baby wild lorikeet, the very day after my mum died (read into that whatever you like)...My longer-term youtube subscribers would be very familiar with her; especially with her tweeting in the background when I filmed at home.
Throughout all these years; she was a much loved and reassuring daily companion to have around...Her presence here gained her celebrity status I'm sure, among the many birds visitors at home – they all seemed to know her.
I feel sad also, not just for us; but for her one particular rainbow lorikeet mate, who I simply called 'BoBo's friend'; that spent hours on and off almost daily over the last few years – sitting very nearby to her – they had a special bond, and I know her friend will certainly miss her as well.
BoBo today will join her former neighbour 'Bird', who died in 2018, in the garden; where our cat family also lays in peace. BoBo obviously, will be very sadly missed...

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Very sad news. Our beautiful Rainbow Lorikeet, died this morning (25th November 2024), somewhere around 9am. The shocking discovery in early October, that HE was actually a SHE, when she laid 2 eggs for the first time in all these years, definitely had a huge negative impact on her – she went through periods of looking like she was about to die, to miraculously picking up again - back to her old self; dancing, eating well, and interacting with her many visitors; even sharing her apples through the cage with her best friend. Bobo came to me as a baby wild lorikeet, the very day after my mum died (read into that whatever you like)...My longer-term youtube subscribers would be very familiar with her; especially with her tweeting in the background when I filmed at home.
Throughout all these years; she was a much loved and reassuring daily companion to have around...Her presence here gained her celebrity status I'm sure, among the many birds visitors at home – they all seemed to know her.
I feel sad also, not just for us; but for her one particular rainbow lorikeet mate, who I simply called 'BoBo's friend'; that spent hours on and off almost daily over the last few years – sitting very nearby to her – they had a special bond, and I know her friend will certainly miss her as well.
BoBo today will join her former neighbour 'Bird', who died in 2018, in the garden; where our cat family also lays in peace. BoBo obviously, will be very sadly missed...