Hi i bought this budgie from a lady about a month ago. I was told the bird was about 1 year old and she thought it was a male, so did i. It acts like a female, chews everything etc. But the cere is blue. I'm confused.

 

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Edited April 24, 201015 yr by KAZ

they both look female to me

Female. :emoticon112:

Thankyou for helping me. :emoticon112:

Edited April 24, 201015 yr by rachelm

Yep..........both females.

2 hens

Yes! i finally got something right

Can i ask a stupid question? When the yellow hen comes into breeding condition what colour will her cere turn?

i think its a tan, light brown but i could be wrong *i dont breed*, dark brown means there going out of condition

Edited April 26, 201015 yr by Houman

Can i ask a stupid question? When the yellow hen comes into breeding condition what colour will her cere turn?

Same as any other female....light brown, to medium brown onwards.

Can i ask a stupid question? When the yellow hen comes into breeding condition what colour will her cere turn?

Same as any other female....light brown, to medium brown onwards.

yay i got somthing right again*seeing as how i never get anything right*

nice work Houman.

 

anyone else see mild signs of scaly face? both have marks on the beak to me

anyone else see mild signs of scaly face? both have marks on the beak to me

 

 

Yep .....agreed

Oh no. :emoticon112: Thankyou for telling me because i would not have known. What should i use to treat them? Will all my birds have it?

Edited April 27, 201015 yr by rachelm

Take them to an avian vet. They will treat your birds with ivermectin.

Will take them to a vet. Thankyou for your advice

hey can i ask a dumb question too,

 

wat colour do males ceres turn when they are in breeding condition?

or do they just stay blue?????

 

from hayden

Then I think my birds are getting scaly face. Have to check.

wat colour do males ceres turn when they are in breeding condition?

or do they just stay blue?????

 

 

The more knowledgeable folk can correct me if I'm wrong but, I believe, the cere on a male will turn a deeper shade of blue when he is in breeding condition.

I have a male like this at the moment. The colour of his cere is coinciding with his "friendly" behaviour. :rofl:

Are we talking "Dark eyed clears" as in the topic heading?

 

Sorry.... but my DEC male cere's don't ever turn blue.....