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Definitely a difference!
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This is another picture of her in the back I can kinda see the floofiness on her head already but looks more like pin feathers still
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Right now your baby just has pin feathers, I couldn't find a good photo of a regular budgie to compare, but s/he has long pin feathers which show that s/he will have long feathers.
Tell that to mine... They don't know the meaning of calm
Two of my budgies are going to be six next year! Not bad considering the terrible winters we have had! With any luck, we'll have another 6 years ahead of us!
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Wah, just saw this today. Yes, I've got 2 English Budgies. I can't remember what the general weight differences are, but as your baby grows you'll be able to tell by the head "poofage" and general body size and weight. I have to say however, my male is smaller than my female. Someone told me that Bubbles (female) is probably closer to "show size" and Bao (male) is probably more of a "pet size" English Budgie. I forget how big they are until I see standard "American" Budgies. I went to an English show once and the show quality birds are HUGE! Massive floof and poof, HUGE throat "dots", Much grumpy looking! LOL (don't tell Bubbles, but I think she's a bit of a chunka chunka too)
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this is her now, she doesn’t look too poofy but I do see a little poof, wondering if it’ll get bigger or stay like this. Still adorable!
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She looks so small now, especially compared with the first pic in the hand. Photos can be so confusing sometimes.
I have to withdraw my previous statement and agree with @Kiwi's Mom, this is not an English budgie.
I have to withdraw my previous statement and agree with @Kiwi's Mom, this is not an English budgie.
Now they look more like Kiwi and Blizzard, English size, but only half the floof. My store called them "English parakeets" so maybe that was their way of saying "these aren't fully English"
After the first molt they do get fluffier, but it seems like your budgie will only reach the same level of floof as Kiwi or Blizzard.
After the first molt they do get fluffier, but it seems like your budgie will only reach the same level of floof as Kiwi or Blizzard.
So many people call them English -- maybe "English parakeets" like @Kiwi's Mom said. And it turns out they are not pure English. So frustrating. (But a cutie pie anyway! 
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Does this one look English?
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That looks like one of mine. All of mine a not pure English I don't think. I would say not
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@Kiwi's Mom if I remember correctly Kiwi and Blizzard were quite a bit cheaper? Here they usually cost about £15-£20 ($19-$25) so I would say that is very very expensive.
I know American birds are always much more expensive, especially parrotlets, so I am not sure
Kiwi and Blizzard were $125 each, they were hand raised and interacted with, plus the bird store I go to has always been on the higher end for pricing.
I would say that $100 is not uncommon here for a hand raised and handled budgie.
I would say that $100 is not uncommon here for a hand raised and handled budgie.
See, expensive America.
Reason 2 I would never move! Birdies are cheaper here!
Reason 2 I would never move! Birdies are cheaper here!
That one looks like Blizzard! (although she has always been a bit fluffier than that, I think she has more English budgie in her than Kiwi)
