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Expert: - 12/29/2007


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Hello Chrys, I have read some of your past questions but i still don't know how to tell what Gender my budgies are. I have two budgies and their ceres are a bit different. How can i distinguish their genders?

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Hi, Jesse,

Your budgies at 3 months of age may not be able to be sexed yet.  You need to wait until your birds go through at least 1 molt at about 6 months of age.  Otherwise, their cere coloration can change.  Usually, and this depends on overall feather coloration, males have blue ceres and females have any other color (usually brown/beige/tan/white).  At 3 months of age, ceres can change and/or are not quite colored out yet.  Use cere color along with behavior in order to sex.

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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.

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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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