What sex is the budgie?

LegacyUser

I have a budgie for about two years now, and his cere has never changed colour from when he was a baby, it's still a pink/purple colour.

Any other way of telling the sex? I call it a 'him' because I've kept budgies before and just get the feeling it's a cock ... little things like the first time he nipped me with his beak, it was just a straighforward peck as opposed to grabbing the skin and twisting like the hens do.

Any ideas anyone?

koneko

Hmm, didn't come up with anything too useful in a search except this. Hope it helps:

http://www.geocities.com/budgie-place/bw_gender.html

Nala

Unless it's a lutino or an albino, it sounds like a hen to me.Blue for a boy,pretty much anything else for a girl. As far as I know Lutino and Albino budgies don't display sexual dimorphism,ie u can't tell the gender just by the animal's colour/markings (cere colour in the case of most budgies).

Nala

Btw, a lutino is completely yellow with a pink cere.

Falkorre

Originally posted by neev
Unless it's a lutino or an albino, it sounds like a hen to me.Blue for a boy,pretty much anything else for a girl. As far as I know Lutino and Albino budgies don't display sexual dimorphism,ie u can't tell the gender just by the animal's colour/markings (cere colour in the case of most budgies).

Exactly, males cere is usually vivid blue, anything else is usually female. If it hasnt changed from the time it was a baby, i would assume it to be female.

there are always exceptions tho lol

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LegacyUser

Cheers for the replies, I should have said it's an albino, so chances are its what then?

I was thinking of getting a partner for it, and don't want him turning out gay! LOL

Falkorre

Albino budgies are, afaik, almost impossible to sex non-surgically.

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Nala

If u want to get a partner for it, ur best off to get a male. That way, whether it's a male or female, they'll get on.Female budgies generally don't get on that well on their own.

Back Stabbath

Your budgie is a male. Albinos, lutino's and recessive pieds keep the juvenile cere colouration (purply pink - cock, whitish - hen)

I have a white Dark Eyed Clear, he has always had the purple cere.


Good luck!

Nala

Black Stabbath as far as I know it's against the forum rules to dig up old threads.

the hunter

what coluur is the bird ??? if you post a pic it might be easier to tell , but i think from your info its a hen ..

Nala

Hunter the OP already said it is an albino.

Demonique

Falkorre wrote:

Albino budgies are, afaik, almost impossible to sex non-surgically.

B

I had an albino hen, she had a brown cere like all the hen budgies I've had

Demonique

Nala wrote:

Black Stabbath as far as I know it's against the forum rules to dig up old threads.

In some forums on boards it could even get you banned

the hunter

Nala wrote:

Hunter the OP already said it is an albino.

hi nala
sorry missed that ..:)

is there white circles arourd the birds nares (nostrils)