Ceres for those interested

[Lady Jane]

As the hormones subside it will fade a little bit but don't expect the cere to look like it did previously.

 

[Gribouille]

As the hormones subside it will fade a little bit but don't expect the cere to look like it did previously.

So it will remain brown? I thought females had white ceres when not broody?

 

[Lady Jane]

Some discoloration will remain, yes. It wont be quite as dark though.

 

[Gribouille]

Some discoloration will remain, yes. It wont be quite as dark though.

Thank you Sometimes it looks like it is dark chocolate brown and I wondered if it was normal, as I thought it was supposed to be tan/cinnamon brown

 

[Lady Jane]

Before Hormones set in:



After a few hormonal surge

 

[NiceLady]

The graphic was perfect. Thanks.

 

[SHYLLA88]

Where is the best place to post about sexes on budgies? I have 8 of them with a few and their mutations in question

 

[Lady Jane]

The budgie forum would be fine.

 

[Budgie]

I used to think i had a male and a female. Now im not sure about either

 

[Hermesbird]

This is interesting because when I took my little green budgie to the vet last week they told me he was a girl. But his cere is light pink he’s only maybe 4 months old

 

[Monica]

This is interesting because when I took my little green budgie to the vet last week they told me he was a girl. But his cere is light pink he’s only maybe 4 months old

Common misconception.... if the cere remains pink, definitely a male! If it turns white (even if there's a bit of blue), then a hen!

 

[Hermesbird]

Common misconception.... if the cere remains pink, definitely a male! If it turns white (even if there's a bit of blue), then a hen!

This is a picture of my 2 budgies. That’s the green one. The pet store I got him from said he was a male so we named him hermes and that’s his girlfriend Athena. And I figured she may be a girl lol can you confirm for me please

 

[Monica]

Can you get a close up with natural lighting?

 

[Hooper]

Meet Hooper little trooper 14 weeks tomorrow
Can you guess if the little one is a female or male? I keep using the guide here and some days I think it’s a boy but on other days I think it’s a girl because of the “visible white around the nasal rings”!

 

[Hooper]

Meet Hooper little trooper 14 weeks tomorrow
Can you guess if the little one is a female or male? I keep using the guide here and some days I think it’s a boy but on other days I think it’s a girl because of the “visible white around the nasal rings”!

Here’s Hooper with better natural light.

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

@Ripshod

 

[Monica]

@SinaB I would guess a young male!

 

[Ripshod]

Certainly looks male to me too.

 

[Hooper]

@SinaB I would guess a young male!

Well thank you for your opinion, good to know! I have gone through the whole trail of this forum and I got to be convinced too that it’s a he...until I got thrown off by someone mentioning females have an aggressive bite and boy I recall how this little fluff bit me the first two times he got on my finger willingly! I have had a male budgie in the past, adopted him because his mama had to move back to her country and yes he would bite but more of a nibble. So now I just have to wait unless you could let me know how did you guess? Much appreciated

Meet Hooper little trooper 14 weeks tomorrow
Can you guess if the little one is a female or male? I keep using the guide here and some days I think it’s a boy but on other days I think it’s a girl because of the “visible white around the nasal rings”!

 

[Hooper]

Certainly looks male to me too.

Thank you! I am glad the answers are so far leaning in one direction! Thank you