Posted June 20, 201311 yr Hello there my name is Coleen and I am new to this forum. I live in Campbelltown NSW and have owned 2 budgies in my life - a female who lived for 2-1/2 years and a male who lived for 10-1/2 years. Both broke my heart when they died. It has taken me almost 3 years to heal my heart and get another budgie, which I picked up on Wednesday. I was told this bird was just out of the nest and was a male. However it doesnt have a full pinky/mauve cere nor does it have a pinkish/blue/white cere. It appears to have a deep purple/blue cere which goes against the "norm" for a baby budgie this young so I am a bit unsure if it is a male after all. I signed up with your forum as it has been a while since I owned a budgie and I want to arm myself with info/tips on how to raise a budgie as young as this new one and to keep abreast of other informative posts on this site. I also would like to know the sex of my bird before I name him/her. I posted some photos yesterday asking for help re this and hope someone can tell me asap. I look forward to being a member of this forum. Thank so much. Edited June 20, 201311 yr by colross
June 20, 201311 yr Hi and welcome to the forum. It's nice to see another person from Campbelltown. I had a look at your pictures and I'm going to say it's a boy (but I'm no expert) and it is very normal for a budgie to rip and mess everything up.
June 20, 201311 yr Author Thanks so much for your reply Nadene - I appreciate it. Its nice to know its normal for him/her to rip up everything. My last budgie was a male and he didn't do that (he wasnt as hypo), hence the reason I questioned it. Mind you, he wasnt as young as this little one so I probably shouldnt compare their behaviour :laughter: Its also nice to know there is a "hometown girl" on this forum. I was hoping other members would have commented on the photos I posted yesterday so I could get some confirmation of my baby's sex, but so far I have received no response (well apart from yours on this thread). I notice you are a breeder. Have you known a male baby straight out of the nest to have this colour cere and not the normal pink/mauve colour? No pressure, but is there any chance my baby could be a female? Thanks again for contacting me ......... Edited June 20, 201311 yr by colross
June 22, 201311 yr Hi Coleen and welcome to the site, there are a few of us in the south west area. Ross
