I had 2 budgies, Blueberry and Lemon, I knew Blueberry was definetly a male, but unfortunately he had to be put to sleep yesterday as he was violently ill..Still very upsetting..

 

Lemon is the only one I have left now, and I am confused on what gender it is, I refer Lemon as female because the Cere is usually a pinky/purple colour, but some days it looks alot more blue. I was wondering if you guys could give me some help? S/he is about 5 months old.

 

Lemon is currently being treated for mites.

 

Edited January 8, 200916 yr by Teagan

Lemon looks like a hen out of breeding condition in those photos.

 

She is a recessive pied

Definately a "SHE". This is normal for young females to look like when not in breeding condition. I had a hen which looked like this for ages, until she was about 18 months of age. Every budgie is different, some get brown ceres as early as 3 to 4 months, others it takes a bit longer, and others just go pale white.

 

Sorry for your loss.

Edited January 8, 200916 yr by Kazzy

Thank you I had a feeling Lemon was female, just when the cere looked more blue it had me thinking again.

Looks like an out of condition hen to me. Recessive pied also

I agree with everyone else.....female

Blue cere doesn't automatically mean boy. A pale blue cere, a pastel blue cere, a whitish blue cere = girl.

 

Boys are a very deep vivid dark blue, or purple, or sometimes pink, but it is usually a deep and even colour all over. Girls' ceres are much paler, but often blue too.

 

I agree Lemon seems to be a girl although I am not all that experienced with sexing pieds.

The thing to remember is in recessive pieds...no male ever has a blue cere.