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i have two blue parakeets and i just had a friend that found my second one and now i have two blue parakeets but i dont know if thier boy or girl and i cant tell if thier boy or girl because i dont know what coler thier ceirs are
Hi, Hagan,
Look at their ceres. The cere is the colored area above the bird's beak. Male keets have blue ceres and females have white/brown/tan/beige. The cere color can change if your birds are less than 12 months old. A keet less than about 3 months old will still have black lines across its forehead. The cere color can change if a bird hasn't gone through at least 1 molt at about 6 months of age. Adult cere coloration occurs when the bird goes through at least one molt, but sometimes it takes the second molt at about 12 months old (depending on overall coloration).
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I`ve been raising/breeding/handfeeding/selling parrots for over 20 years (parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, 6 subspecies of conures, parrotlets, amazons, lovebirds, etc.). I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England. I can provide advice in raising healthy birds, handfeeding/weaning babies, some health problems, nail/beak/wing clipping, general husbandry, etc. I also have experience with racing/showing homing pigeons. I cannot diagnose specific illness over this website. If you suspect your bird is ill or if you have an emergency, contact a certified avian veterinarian or emergency pet clinic ASAP.
Experience
Over 20 years breeding/raising/handfeeding/selling 15 different species of parrots.
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American Federation of Aviculture, completed Level I course, Fundamentals of Aviculture. Keeping/breeding parrots and other birds for over 20 years.
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