Hi there, what is the appearance and colour of a male recessive pied chick's cere and a female recessive pied chick's cere and what colours do they develop into as the bird reaches maturity?

 

I only know that adult males have a pinky purple cere but what does it look like when they're very young? And I'm totally lost as to how the females look. I was just at the pet store today and didn't end up buying any birds because they all looked male to me!

 

Also, how can you determine the age? Because they never get the white rings, they always look like babies. I guess I just look at thier feet.

Edited December 10, 200915 yr by budgie_gal

Also, if anyone can supply some photos of a baby recessive pied cock, hen and adult recessive pied cock and hen that would be much appreciated. I've done a search online and it's not helpful..

Go to the FAQ's located on top of the site and you will see exactly what you need in there .

 

There are excellent pics. under Member's Birds under Mutations and Sexing your Bird you can do a quick search and find that one .