Posted February 20, 200817 yr Can anyone out there tell me the sex of Mary, we have been told it's a boy...also what colouring is it, what ever it is Mary is just gorgeous and is absolutely beautiful in my eyes!!
February 20, 200817 yr Mary is a hen :sad: Yellowface cobalt or sky violet most likely type 2. Showing some violet inheritance. Edited February 20, 200817 yr by KAZ
February 20, 200817 yr Yes she's a Hen, and shes a Normal YF Blue/violet. I love the tuft :sad: Edited February 20, 200817 yr by **Liv**
February 20, 200817 yr Author A hen...that's a girl right? Sorry, I'm not experienced at all! Also is Mary tufted? Edited February 20, 200817 yr by newtobudgies
February 20, 200817 yr You bet Male =Cock Female = Hen My understanding is that a tufted budgie has any kind of feather disturbance on the head Very RARE!!! :sad: Edited February 20, 200817 yr by **Liv**
February 20, 200817 yr I dont know if you would class a tufted budgie to be rare . They come from not inherting the full crest gene. There are three reconised forms of crest The Tufted The Half Circular The full circular When you breed crests you can get any one of the above forms in the nest as well as what is known as a crest bred which is a normal looking bird but will be split for crest ie carring the crest gene in the hidden form.
February 20, 200817 yr Author We nicknamed her Mary Mohawk! I had no clue about tufted or crested budgies until I did a bit of searching on the net! I'm not looking to breed at the moment, maybe one day, not until she's old enough anyway. She's going though a moult at the moment and the three feathers that stand upright above her cere have remained, she's also got one on the back of her head which you can't see in those photos, that sticks out too, it is so cute! What a cutey and at least now the name doesn't seem so strange I am glad, my youngest son got her off his kindy teacher (Mary) and he was so determined to name her Mary regardless of the sex! Her full name is actually Mary Erin Louise, after his favourite kindy teachers, pretty cute I think!
February 20, 200817 yr I agree with everyone above and wanted to say welcome. They may have said she was a boy because of the light blue cere but females can have light blue ceres (when they are not in breeding condition) you will find that Mary's cere may change to a dark tan or brown and then go back to light blue again this is all very normal.
February 21, 200817 yr Author Thanks everyone! Mary Mohawk, see it's catchy hey! I got some great photo's of her today while she was having some out of cage time, so I will post them tomorrow. She's such a cutie and has a great personality as well. I figured she was a boy as I've heard girls bite but Mary has never bitten, not even once! Where as Goldie our other girl budgie, she would maul the hand that feeds her without a second glance!
February 21, 200817 yr Cant hardly wait for the new pics tomorrow Females bite, and HARD! But its normally adults who are not used to being handled and are scared. Your little Mary shouldn't ever bite you
February 23, 200817 yr Author Some new pics of Mary........ Check out the feather on the back of her head, it's so cute!! Ooohhh such an exhausting day playing, time for a nap... Preening Goldie. Who's a pretty birdie?
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