littleone 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 5,266 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Hi! Below are some photographs I took of my 8 week old budgie. I bought it a week ago from Bird City and am going through the taming process now! The guy in the shop said it is probably a hen, can you please confirm this for me? Thank you so much! Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Looks hen and looks a little older than 8 weeks. Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Looks hen and looks a little older than 8 weeks. that's the first thing I thought when I saw it too... Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted May 7, 2009 It looks like its startings its first moult so I'd say its around 3 months of age. A picture of the eyes would be good. Link to comment
littleone 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 5,266 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Okay thanks! I thought it might have been too young to be molting yet! The guy at the shop would have known that too!! I've had 2 baby budgies before but that was a few years ago so I couldn't remember. Thanks again! Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted May 7, 2009 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 May 7, 2009 I agree its a young hen around 3 months of age. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 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 May 7, 2009 I agree.......hen and at least 3 months old maybe older. Link to comment
mattdog2 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 5,243 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 649 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2010 Birthday: 13/08/1992 Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) agree'd with everyone, at least 3 month's old and you can visibly see the brown resemblance in the cere, so its a hen for sure Edited May 7, 2009 by KAZ please do not use shortcut language....u must be typed in full as YOU Link to comment
Dean_NZ 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Member ID: 4,879 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 974 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,370 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 18, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Totally a hen, and again totally around the 3-4 month mark age-wise Pet shop owners will tell you birds are babies if you are looking for babies, and they will tell you birds are old enough to breed if you say you are looking for breeding birds. They will tell you whatever will sell it to you Link to comment
littleone 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Member ID: 5,266 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks for your help guys. Oh well, I don't mind that she is a bit older. She(Mokey) is beginning to respond to the taming sessions. Link to comment
mattdog2 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Member ID: 5,243 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 649 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2010 Birthday: 13/08/1992 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks for your help guys. Oh well, I don't mind that she is a bit older. She(Mokey) is beginning to respond to the taming sessions. Fantastic...keep up the good work, wont take long now mate. Link to comment
mysixbabies 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Member ID: 3,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 987 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,965 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/05/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 3, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2009 very nice little hen!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
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