Hello. You helped me earlier determining the sex of my green bird (hen) and I know the blue bird is definately a male. I dont have a clue what the white bird is. The white and green bird were born around Nov of 2008. I just bought the blue bird yesterday. I am also confused with the age of the green and white birds as their eyes are all black. Everything I have read says up to 4 months there eyes will be all black but I know they are older. How about a approximate age on the blue bird? Thank you.

I dont have a clue what the white bird is. The white and green bird were born around Nov of 2008. The bird that you are speaking about here is a Recessive Pied and would be around 8 months, since the cere has not changed to a tannish it is a male, it will stay pink for the rest of it's life in this mutation, their eyes also stay black and the iris ring never becomes visible like in other mutations.

 

 

I just bought the blue bird yesterday. The third picture he is a greywing and he looks to be at least over 6 months since he doesn't have the baby bar lines which indicates he has had at least 1 molt.

 

I am also confused with the age of the green and white birds as their eyes are all black. I explained that above why the eyes stay black, he looks young he looks like he just went through his first molt because I can faintly see the baby bar lines that have receded back. I would say around 4 -6 months.

 

The first bird, is an Opaline Hen and looks around the 4-6 month mark too.

 

Could be female? My females cere was that exact same colour before she went into her breeding condition.

With the recessive pie already going through it's first molt the cere would have gone more of a very light tan or bluish, being that he is a little older I stick with boy because recessive pied's cere do stay pink, have a tint of purplish blue and are very smooth looking as this one is, my Pretty was a recessive pied in my signature.

sorry Elly that cere looks pale blue to me not at all pink as you would have with the recessive pieds. the cere can take after the moult to turn to brown in some birds. she looks to be yellow face as well.

Edited June 11, 200915 yr by *Nerwen*