This violet budgie is good friends with a male and looking more like a hen every day. I just wanted to check with the experts.

 

looks male in that photo to me. try for a clearer cere shot ....no flash used on camera.....natural light.

looks male in that photo to me. try for a clearer cere shot ....no flash used on camera.....natural light.

 

 

Yeah, that did come out a bit blue. It's purple with white around the outside. Let me try again.

I say female

okay, here we go-

 

Marmaduke (or Matilda if female) in natural light.

 

 

 

 

Marmaduke and Ozzie- the reason for my confusion!

 

 

 

 

Ozzie looking more male. Unless I'm wrong there? It's a bit hard to see sideways, but his ceres is blue.

 

Boy

 

 

Budgies are social. They preen and kiss each other even if same sex

Edited July 21, 201014 yr by KAZ

Oh good. Not that I'd have minded either way, but the breeder said male and it's nice to know you can trust people... Although another male from the same breeder has a brown ceres when I saw her head-on.

 

Ozzie and Marmaduke seem to be special friends, more so than the other 2 I bought at that time. They pretty much ignore the girls! The last time this happened it was with 2 hens. They are now having their second clutch (number 4 hatched today, 3 eggs to go). The lutino 'hen' was a male. Now I know about pink ceres.

 

To think I thought Budgies would be straightforward!

 

Thanks Kaz.

I still say female, nostrils have clear white rings for me. Time will tell

I still say female, nostrils have clear white rings for me. Time will tell

 

 

Theres a lot of people talk white nostril rings. Its about overall white not just nostrils. I say boy or there would be more white on the cere..........not just around nostrils.

boy

Male. Males CAN have brown ceres. It is a health problem I understand.

Yes, but it is considerably uncommon. We can't jump to conclusion that every brown-cered budgie is sick. Also, the budgie in question doesn't have a coloured-up cere yet.

 

I still stand by female, 95%

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

Majority says male............squeak says female.

okay, so it's agreed- it's either a boy or a girl.

Majority says male............squeak says female.

 

mmh and I still stand by it. You guys will be crying in a few months time, when you see that I am right ! (joking)

I'll keep you posted, one way or another.

I also believe he is a boy. I do not see any white on the cere.

Edited July 23, 201014 yr by birdluv

I reckon boy. Not as straightforward as the bird in other thread though.

Marmaduke's ceres is now blue, so a boy was right. Thanks everyone!

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