okay, I know I should wait till the first molt..but he was so cute when I was working so I took a picture of him helping me . Majority said male, couple said wait until first molt.

 

Here is when I first purchased him his cere picture - that is was the end of September

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/elly1210/100_0785.jpg

 

Here is a picture today

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/elly1210/100_0850.jpg (this one you can really see the yellow banding now too)

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/elly1210/100_0851.jpg (this one is kinda of dark)

 

Reading what eterri says on her site about sexing that if there is white ring around their nostrils it is a female but his cere is a purply coloring. It is so deceiving in different lighting.

 

What do you think? female, male, or just be patient

Edited November 7, 200519 yr by lovey

I would say female, but I'm not very good at sexing budgies

Be patient.

 

I would guess male still. His head is very rounded and the cere still looks smooth, but you are right - looks are deceiving in the right light. Does the faint color difference around the nostrils really look white? It just looks slightly lighter than the rest of the cere on my monitor.

Males can have nostril rings too but usually they're not really white but more of a very very light purple or blue. The rest of the cere is really even-colored so I'd guess he's male.

Be patient.

Does the faint color difference around the nostrils really look white?

 

It really does look white right now but then at times it does look more blended. Patience, I am such an impatience person It is not that really important to me but my kids keep asking then they argue. My dd of course wants a girl and my son is all boy

Males can have nostril rings too but usually they're not really white but more of a very very light purple or blue. The rest of the cere is really even-colored so I'd guess he's male.

 

That's what I was thinking too.

 

It's funny how the kids have such a preference, isn't it? Do they like to help take care of him?

That's what I was thinking too.

 

It's funny how the kids have such a preference, isn't it? Do they like to help take care of him?

 

Yes they do, we took his cage apart yesterday for a complete cleaning, there are more worried about which toys to put in there (that he doesn't play with yet), and who's finger he should be sitting on (Laughing out loud).

Edited November 7, 200519 yr by Rainbow

i thought male to

Im going to say boy as my Max had a cere like that and although its turned blue now it still has pale bit around the nostrils.

I think boy, most of it is even and purply.

deffinatly boy...

Guess at male. The 3rd picture is so unusual, on my screen it looks like a big budgie head, great.

Guess at male. The 3rd picture is so unusual, on my screen it looks like a big budgie head, great.

 

(Laughing out loud) just what you want to see right

 

I reckon male, though im no expert