Posted August 8, 200915 yr I have a ten month old cock who has been through two moults and he still has not got his mature blue cere. All his sibling have, he is the youngest but there is only 6 days between him and the oldest. His sibling are all female. Do female's mature quicker?
August 8, 200915 yr First moult is usually around 3 months old. Recessive pieds, Dark eyed Clears and Albino cocks never get a blue cere.
August 8, 200915 yr Author He's had his first moult and he's not a peid, dark eyed or ino. He's a normal green cock.
August 8, 200915 yr Are you sure 'he' is not a 'she'? In a normal green, the cere should be very blue by almost a year of age, I think when much younger you would be able to tell. What color(s) are the cere in this bird?
August 8, 200915 yr Is the purple tone concentrated more towards the top of the cere and is bluer towards the beak?
August 9, 200915 yr Author Sorry the photo's were bad I took them at night and my bedroom distorts photo's. So is he just a lighter blue because he's young?
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