Hi all,

 

I recently got a baby albino budgie from a breeder. She said she would only bring the males. The budgie I got off her is about 11 weeks old now and its cere is pinkish purple. Have i been sold a female or is the sexing different with albinos?

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

Sam

Sexing is the same with albinos when they are young. If the cere stays pinky-purple, you have a male. If you have a hen, the cere will turn brown as normal. If you can post a good clear picture of the cere, we can help you determine the sex.

a picture if you have 1 would let without a flash of the cere because a flash washs it out and makes them look more female.

Here is a picture! hope you can help!

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r41/sam.../P4130146-1.jpg

 

 

Sam

xxx

 

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PS Sammy. There is an edit feather on photobucket to resize your piks. Select your photo. Choose edit. Then resize. The select the email size. Then edit this post and redo the link.

Edited January 17, 200718 yr by Bubbles

Judging by the amount of pink you've definitely got a boy.

I would say girl. It is a little too purple to be a boy. Although, it's a fine line.

 

Yeah. It's a girl. It has white around the nostrils.

I would lean to a boy as well, simply becuase of the evenness of the pink colour. Although its hard to tell with a blurry picture.

 

Sailor I don't see any white.

It is lighter around the top of the nostrils.

totally boy in my opinion, looks like Pretty's cere

I think boy too.

to me it looks like a boy .

Edited January 17, 200718 yr by birdluv

Thanks for your help! I thought if the cere was blue then it was a boy and if it was purple or brown it was a girl! Thanks again.

 

Sam

xxx

Albino's like recessive pieds and DEC the male cere does not change it will remain a nice bright pink they don't follow the rule of the blue cere on males. The hen's the ceres are normal and will go to brown in these mutations.