wei 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,871 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 31, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2008 A lot of the topics are about cere colours, so I was wondering if there are any general behavioural traits that can be used to distinguish the sex of a budgie? I recently posted a question here about my Henry and me thinking he was a male- I was right. His cere is very blue now and he has no white rings whatsoever =) I bought another budgie- Teddy- and I'm stumped as to whether he's a male or female. I really have no clue! A friend of mine bought a pair and they started "kissing" and acting like a couple on the first day! If teddy is a female wouldn't she and henry get along just the same? Or does it depend? Teddy's not outgoing and loud like Henry and "he" sounds like a female. Ted's really quiet, does ted sound like a hen? I know you'd all like to see a picture so I'll try and post one as soon as I can, but I'm intersted to hear your thoughts about behaviour between the sexes. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I have seen many of my budgies do boy on boy behaviour...head bobbing, kissing, feeding each other and trying to mount each other and same can be said for some hens. Cere colour is best indicator of sex of a budgie. If you have a clear photo ( no flash ) we can help with sexing Link to comment
wei 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,871 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) http://s417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/r...rrent=teddy.jpgteddy i tried posting the picture but it failed, so hopefully you can see it using the link, there's another one on there too. teddy 2 Edited December 18, 2008 by wei Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) Teddy is a hen Edited December 18, 2008 by **Liv** Link to comment
LILBABYBUDGIES 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,745 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 618 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,920 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 14, 2010 Birthday: 06/11/1994 Share Posted December 18, 2008 female i guess Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) Teddy is a teddette ...HEN Edited December 18, 2008 by KAZ Link to comment
wei 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,871 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) okay, thanks guys! =D I was always happy with "him" being a male but it'd be great to see them have chicks one day. At the moment, Henry and Ted aren't cuddly at all. They will talk to each other a bit and sometimes ted looks like she's trying to regurgitate food for henry. It's odd, but she's really quiet and placid unlike henry who is so inquisitive and hyperactive. They're both about 2 and a half months old, so I'm not sure when they'll start acting like a pair. Also, thanks so much Kaz for getting those pictures on there! Edited December 18, 2008 by wei Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Neither bird can breed until they are 12 months or older so that gives you plenty of time to learn all the ins and outs of breeding Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Did you quarantine ? Link to comment
wei 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,871 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 No, I didn't as I didn't have a spare cage and I got her from the same breeder/same aviary of birds so they had already been housed together since hatching before I got them. Link to comment
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