Posted March 26, 200817 yr heres a tough one then - when i bought my budgie (was told a boy) he looked like this and this is a picture of him last week.... thats looking browner than it was... and even browner today! i think "he" is about 7/8 months old... maybe more. and has just started really doing the headbob and making eyes. does some nesting type things... loves wrigging in my hair and destroying bark. (but i think its just the mess it makes really) any thoughts?
March 26, 200817 yr I Zoomed in and from that picture it looks female??? Need a large picture like Kaz said
March 26, 200817 yr If you click on the picture it will bring it up bigger and I agree you have a beautiful hen.
March 26, 200817 yr If you click on the picture it will bring it up bigger and I agree you have a beautiful hen. AHA !! I say HEN too
March 30, 200817 yr Author hehe thank you all for your help - i feel so stupid now. having found a book (how to care for your budgie) on a store yesterday i flicked through and found a page on sexing your bird.... said something like "a females cere will begin clear or neutral with a blueish hue and gradually turn brown at 4 or 5 months of age." im feeling quite sheepish. having spent years studying their behaviour and even writing two university projects on them! i failed to pick up the basics of identifying sex! so back to the classroom for me! - but the great thing is that it does explain all the biting. .. and the nesting. ... and the obsession with the pink bead necklace in her cage. although thats probably just plain "budgie".... well shes lovely and im now wondering how much a breeding box is... haha
March 30, 200817 yr well shes lovely and im now wondering how much a breeding box is... haha Plenty of time to think about that...she is still underage by at least 5 months
March 30, 200817 yr YAY haha our birds are probably the same age since my females cere is starting to turn brown also!
March 30, 200817 yr We have excellent resources here at BBC with the experience breeders, those who own large and small aviaries, along with the FAQ's so read up before you put in a breeding box it is so very important. Read through the breeding journals you will read the ups and downs of breeding. Many (not saying you) think it is as easy as throwing in a box and letting them go at it that is simply untrue.
March 30, 200817 yr Author oh i definately agree - thank you all for your great help and advice. im in no hurry to breed but think i might find her a boyfriend anyway. just cause i work 9-5 weekdays. shes got a million and one toys but i think a boy to play with would make her happier still! but i just bought her a gym for her birthday (think its in May going by when i got her, how young she was then... but have had to guess) and so will look for a friend for her to throw a party with. pass the parsley and Milletychairs! We have excellent resources here at BBC with the experience breeders, those who own large and small aviaries, along with the FAQ's so read up before you put in a breeding box it is so very important. Read through the breeding journals you will read the ups and downs of breeding. Many (not saying you) think it is as easy as throwing in a box and letting them go at it that is simply untrue.
April 1, 200817 yr If you got her in May,she is old enough to breed,But I would not breed her,unless you have, a set up, thats is okay to breed in ,Just have the budgie to look at,saves a lot of hassles.
April 1, 200817 yr You don't have to get the opposite sex you can also get another female too so you don't have an unwanted clutch (it does happen but not often) and when you are ready to go forth with a breeding program you could then introduce males into the pictures. Just my opinion
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