Is Marmaduke Actually Mammaduke?

[Mirren 0]

This violet budgie is good friends with a male and looking more like a hen every day. I just wanted to check with the experts.

 

[**KAZ** 0]

looks male in that photo to me. try for a clearer cere shot ....no flash used on camera.....natural light.

[Mirren 0]

looks male in that photo to me. try for a clearer cere shot ....no flash used on camera.....natural light.

 

 

Yeah, that did come out a bit blue. It's purple with white around the outside. Let me try again.

[Squeak_Crumble 0]

I say female

[Mirren 0]

okay, here we go-

 

Marmaduke (or Matilda if female) in natural light.

 

 

 

 

Marmaduke and Ozzie- the reason for my confusion!

 

 

 

 

Ozzie looking more male. Unless I'm wrong there? It's a bit hard to see sideways, but his ceres is blue.

 

[**KAZ** 0]

Boy

 

 

Budgies are social. They preen and kiss each other even if same sex

Edited July 21, 2010 by KAZ

[Mirren 0]

Oh good. Not that I'd have minded either way, but the breeder said male and it's nice to know you can trust people... Although another male from the same breeder has a brown ceres when I saw her head-on.

 

Ozzie and Marmaduke seem to be special friends, more so than the other 2 I bought at that time. They pretty much ignore the girls! The last time this happened it was with 2 hens. They are now having their second clutch (number 4 hatched today, 3 eggs to go). The lutino 'hen' was a male. Now I know about pink ceres.

 

To think I thought Budgies would be straightforward!

 

Thanks Kaz.

[Squeak_Crumble 0]

I still say female, nostrils have clear white rings for me. Time will tell

[**KAZ** 0]

I still say female, nostrils have clear white rings for me. Time will tell

 

 

Theres a lot of people talk white nostril rings. Its about overall white not just nostrils. I say boy or there would be more white on the cere..........not just around nostrils.

[anne101 0]

boy

[Ratzy 0]

Male. Males CAN have brown ceres. It is a health problem I understand.

[Squeak_Crumble 0]

Yes, but it is considerably uncommon. We can't jump to conclusion that every brown-cered budgie is sick. Also, the budgie in question doesn't have a coloured-up cere yet.

 

I still stand by female, 95%

[Mirren 0]

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

[**KAZ** 0]

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

Majority says male............squeak says female.

[Squeak_Crumble 0]

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

Majority says male............squeak says female.

 

mmh and I still stand by it. You guys will be crying in a few months time, when you see that I am right ! (joking)

[Mirren 0]

I'll keep you posted, one way or another.

[birdluv 0]

I also believe he is a boy. I do not see any white on the cere.

Edited July 23, 2010 by birdluv

[Daryl 0]

I reckon boy. Not as straightforward as the bird in other thread though.

[Mirren 0]

Marmaduke's ceres is now blue, so a boy was right. Thanks everyone!

[**KAZ** 0]

COOL