Re: sex of budgies
Posted by JEAN on 9/22/07

On 5/10/07, jill wrote:
> ok first of all what color is the bird in question? if it is a
> pied or an albino the cere on them are often not true to the
> bird. meaning if it's MALE it won't be supper apparent. if it's
> female however...the cere will often change to brown when
> breeding season approaches. now. if this is a solid color bird
> this isn't so. by the fourth month and first molt the cere will
> be royal blue on a male. on a female of all ages the cere goes
> thru color changes throughout her life. at times it will be dark
> brown. at other times it will be mostly white with a little
> light blue around the edges, perfectly normal.
> your next question...as a general rule humans are the only
> species that shows homosexual traits....so no, one male will not
> generally let another male mount him. if the bird in question IS
> allowing the known male to mount and breed it.. give it about
> two week and there will be eggs because she's female...lololol
> hope this answers your question.
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> by the way, when raised in a large group avairy and allowed to
> breed....when there is a shortage on males it isn't unusual for
> two females to lay eggs together and raise a clutch together. i
> know this to be a fact. good luck,jill
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> On 5/09/07, Colleen wrote:
>> On 5/09/07, Mindy wrote:
>>> Hi Colleen,
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>>> A blue cere is a male budgie. Although, my female budgie at
>>> about a year old had her cere that was kinda purplish which
>>> appeared to look a little blue. A few months later it is
>>> turned beige. So maybe give it a little more time but it
>>> sounds like u have a male.
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>>> On 5/08/07, Colleen wrote:
>>>> I have a pair of budgies for at least a year and lately
>>>> the female's beak (cere?) has been turning more blue. The
>>>> definitely male budgie has been trying to mate with this
>>>> bird. Is she a she?
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>> Thanks for the response. I was pretty sure this bird was a
>> female : she was larger, had a pinkish cere when I got her
>> well over a year ago and I thought the colour would be
>> established by now., she bites hard and doesn't sing, just
>> scolds. I often see them giving each other "kisses" before
>> this behaviour on the part of the male bird.Would a male
>> budgie still try to mount/mate with another male? What should
>> I do if the partner is also a male..should I seperate them
>> because of this behaviour?...the she/he looks quite worn out
>> looking!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• sex of budgies, 5/08/07, by Colleen.
• Re: sex of budgies, 5/09/07, by Mindy.
• Re: sex of budgies, 5/09/07, by Colleen.
• Re: sex of budgies, 5/10/07, by jill.
• Re: sex of budgies, 9/22/07, by JEAN.