Posted February 5, 200817 yr My name is Laraine and I am new. I have 20 budgies and have a couple of questions. At what age can baby budgies be sexed and what is the difference between Australian budgies and English budgies. Thanks for your help.
February 5, 200817 yr :ygbudgie: Hello Laraine and welcome to the forum!!! The official breeders will be along eventually and answer your questions, have you tried our FAQ section? Lots of good information. We LOVE pictures and this will assist everyone in helping you with your mutations, please click on my signature for allowable pictures sizes. Again, welcome, this is a great forum! :hap:
February 5, 200817 yr Welcome. You will find ALLLLLLL the answers you ever though couldn't be answered here ! There are some VERY skilled people about who can answer anything we throw at them hehehe. Babies can be sexed from about 6 weeks for the trained eye and about 12 weeks for the beginner. I dont know the difference between Australian Budgies and UK budgies. One of the others will be able to help you there.
February 5, 200817 yr Hi Laraine... By english and australian budiges i'm presuming the big and the small... english budgies here are known as "show type" and australian are "Pet type" i'm guessing that's what you mean? as after all aren't all budgies australian Sexing budgies can happen at as few as 4-5 weeks or take aslong as Months before they start to show... It all depends on the bird itself and when it's sex becomes obvious
February 5, 200817 yr Hi Laraine welcome, libby is correct. I would add that I have read somewhere that pet budies (Australian) live longer but I may be wrong perhaps someone here can confirm or deny this.
February 5, 200817 yr Hi Laraine and welcome Most of your questions here have been answered so far. Re sexing baby budgies, once you have bred a few and know what to look for you can tell what they will be in the nest at around 2 weeks of age. I can with mine at home anyway, but there's always a surprise or two along the way. Cheers kaz
February 5, 200817 yr Author Welcome to the forums Thanks for the welcome everyone. If they can be sexed really young, how can I tell.
February 5, 200817 yr Welcome to the forums Thanks for the welcome everyone. If they can be sexed really young, how can I tell. One of the more experienced members will be better able to answer your question, but it is my understanding that budgie baby males have a deep pink cere, evenly coloured where as the females have white-ish coloured 'rings' around their nostrils. And of course there are exceptions to the rules, such as in the lutino, albino and recessive pied.
February 5, 200817 yr Hi Laraine and welcome I sex my birds at 21 days. As a rule the females will have nostral rings as the males will be uniform colour. This is not always correct but as a high percentage it works. As stated above you will get an idea over time. All budgies as Australian but the term English is refer to show birds. This is used outside Australia. In Australia we have Show types and Pet types.
February 6, 200817 yr Author Hi Laraine and welcome I sex my birds at 21 days. As a rule the females will have nostral rings as the males will be uniform colour. This is not always correct but as a high percentage it works. As stated above you will get an idea over time. All budgies as Australian but the term English is refer to show birds. This is used outside Australia. In Australia we have Show types and Pet types. I thought that baby males had a pink cere and baby females were whitesh blue, but someone told me the reverse. I was also told that English budgies were show budgies, but now I have it all confirmed. Thanks. I have 3 female show budgies that I hoped would breed this summer and they haven't. I'm told they are harder to breed, does anyone have any suggestions to "get them in the mood".
February 6, 200817 yr Hi Laraine and welcome I sex my birds at 21 days. As a rule the females will have nostral rings as the males will be uniform colour. This is not always correct but as a high percentage it works. As stated above you will get an idea over time. All budgies as Australian but the term English is refer to show birds. This is used outside Australia. In Australia we have Show types and Pet types. I thought that baby males had a pink cere and baby females were whitesh blue, but someone told me the reverse. At age 6 to 12 weeks you will see the colours of the cere like that, but earlier it is different. I was also told that English budgies were show budgies, but now I have it all confirmed. Thanks. I have 3 female show budgies that I hoped would breed this summer and they haven't. I'm told they are harder to breed, does anyone have any suggestions to "get them in the mood". Some show types can be a little more troublesome as parents, but I would not generalise overall about show types being harder to breed. Im comparison, pet types breed like flies though :hap: Breeding depends on many contributing factors...age and health of birds. Your breeding set up and diet etc. If you tell us some more we can help. We have a member Hops who was having all kinds of trouble breeding and once we got them on the right track they now have chicks, Hoping to help you in the same way. So more information and photos of your setup and birds and we will be off and racing once again Cheers kaz
February 6, 200817 yr A breeder told me that branches from a willow tree will get them in the mood big time, I am yet to try it but im willing to give anything a try.. Edited February 7, 200817 yr by KAZ
February 7, 200817 yr Author I bought 3 nice big females early last year, and put them with my males. I have them in a small aviary with a few others so they could pick and choose, but their ceres haven't turned brown. The males are ready to go, nice and blue. I also have ordinary budgies in another aviary that are breeding like rabbits. I was hoping eventually to introduce some bigger offspring in with them to produce some bigger birds, but things aren't happening. Help is needed. Edited February 7, 200817 yr by KAZ
February 7, 200817 yr I bought 3 nice big females early last year, and put them with my males. I have them in a small aviary with a few others so they could pick and choose, but their ceres haven't turned brown. The males are ready to go, nice and blue. I also have ordinary budgies in another aviary that are breeding like rabbits. I was hoping eventually to introduce some bigger offspring in with them to produce some bigger birds, but things aren't happening. Help is needed. Post some clear pictures of the birds you are having trouble with so we can be sure they are actually hens...you may have all males. Some budgie types look like hens but are actually boys. So, if you can give us some very clear pictures of the ones you think are hens...close ups of the cere...we can help.
February 7, 200817 yr Welcome! I dont know the actual difference but english budgies are larger. enjoy the forum :(Laughing out loud):
February 11, 200817 yr Author Welcome! I dont know the actual difference but english budgies are larger. enjoy the forum :(Laughing out loud): Hi All I am enclosing photos of the show budgies that won't breed. Would love any advice. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Lara...owbirdgrey2.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Lara.../showbirds1.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Lara...wbirdgreen1.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/Lara...owbirdgrey1.jpg I hope the photos aren't too big.
February 11, 200817 yr A photo of your breeding set up ( cage nestbox location, perches etc ) would be more helpful so we can advise. Cheers Kaz
February 11, 200817 yr Author A photo of your breeding set up ( cage nestbox location, perches etc ) would be more helpful so we can advise.Cheers Kaz okay will do.
