Help sexing an albino budgie!!

[AurorasMom]

hello.. I'm brand new to this and first time posting. I wanted a friend to add to our group and I was told young male albino.. however my husband said immediately female.. any help or thoughts?

 

[Zara]

Hello Sarah, Welcome to the Avenue

 

[Ingenarel]

It is usually very difficult to sex an albino parakeet without a DNA test. Generally both sexes will have a pink/lavender cere. Sometimes it will turn white or brown for a female. The female albinos are more common due to the genetics involved. Male parakeets are generally friendlier and more vocal than the females, so you can guess based on behavior. Otherwise you can ask your Vet or do a google search for a DNA test to determine sex.

All budgies have their own unique personality, but as a general rule males tend to do more head bobbing, be more outgoing and social, sing more often, and be learn to talk more readily. Females, on the other hand, can be louder, tend to be bossy, and like to chew and gnaw more frequently. In the wild they gnaw holes in trees for nesting.

 

[Sparkles99]

I guess male. More pictures would help.

@Ripshod @Lady Jane

 

[Ripshod]

A clearer picture of the face would be a great help. Amongst the blur it's looking male but don't quote me.

 

[FeatheredM]

He may be too young to tell

 

[Sunni Tiel]

He may be too young to tell

I've never seen a budgie on AA that couldn't be identified in natural sunlight. It's only really too young when they haven't even feathered yet.

 

[tka]

A clear photo of the cere (the coloured bit above the beak where the bird's nostrils are) in natural light will help.

 

[Lady Jane]

Yes please take more photos closer up to face in natural window light.

 

[Ripshod]

It is usually very difficult to sex an albino parakeet without a DNA test. Generally both sexes will have a pink/lavender cere.

Common misconception

He may be too young to tell

As @Sunni Tiel stated anything from 4 weeks of age the gender can be determined visually.

Sometimes it will turn white or brown for a female.

It should always turn tan/brown or remain baby blue for a female of any mutation.

 

[FeatheredM]

My female budgies was 3-4 months when we got her and her cere was light blue and now it's brown. Took a awhile to tell

 

[Sunni Tiel]

My female budgies was 3-4 months when we got her and her cere was light blue and now it's brown. Took a awhile to tell

You can tell before it turns brown. The females have a sort of white ring over the baby pink and blue that the males don't.

 

[FeatheredM]

Thanks!

 

[Lori D Pert]

Male parakeets are generally friendlier and more vocal than the females, so you can guess based on behavior.

This is a common generalization but often proves untrue.

All budgies have their own unique personality, but as a general rule males tend to do more head bobbing, be more outgoing and social, sing more often, and be learn to talk more readily. Females, on the other hand, can be louder, tend to be bossy, and like to chew and gnaw more frequently. In the wild they gnaw holes in trees for nesting.

Again females can possess all the same traits as males including talking and head bobbing (although it is usually not done as often as males). I will agree that females can be bossy though (taken purely from personal experience...lol.)