my sister gave it to me last year after my last one
a boy one passed away after 18 years, got him when i first moved
out of home... now i know boy budgies have the blue above his beek, but buddy doesnt seem to have that, just like a clear colour..??
ill do some more googling and check my sisters budgies she has in an avery,
if he is a she , hmm,
Sheba said
09:38 AM Dec 24, 2011
See if this helps Milo.
Telling an immature budgie's sex is not easy for a layman. The ceres of both sexes look very similar at the first view. But if you have a closer look you will find subtle distinctions. Young male budgies have a rose or bluish-purple cere. Around the nares there are white rings in female birds which can hardly be seen, the rest of the cere is coloured whitish-blue. The following photos show young budgies. On the left you can see a female bird, on the right a male one.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 24th of December 2011 09:39:21 AM
Happywanderer said
09:58 AM Dec 24, 2011
Milo if he turns out to be a she just call her buddlea. lol
-- Edited by Happywanderer on Saturday 24th of December 2011 10:03:08 AM
milo said
01:53 PM Dec 24, 2011
thanks HW, and sheba, those pics didnt show up..
Elle on Wheels said
02:27 PM Dec 24, 2011
Guess lifes a lottery in more ways than one Milo.
While we're on the subject of the intricacies of birdie gender, I had a pet drake a few years ago and wasn't interested in having babies so I rang a local vet bird specialist vet and asked if it was possible to have him neutered. The receptionist burst into laughter and then said she would ask the vets. A few seconds afterwards I heard the vets burst into laughter as well. It seemed the answer was definitely no.
Sheba said
06:44 PM Dec 24, 2011
That's wierd Milo. They were there when I switched off last night. I'll try the whole page this time. Ok. Looks like you'll have to get the page yourself for the pics to show Milo. I just Googled Sexing Budgies. You can click on the Birds Online thingy.
I hadn't scrolled down to the bottom of the page, so didn't see the copyright thing, which obviously won't show the pics. when copied and pasted.
Most bird owners like to know whether their budgies are female or male. Telling an adult budgie's sex is quite simple in most cases. Depending on their colour and mutation and of course depending on their current hormonal balance and current health status telling the sex can be more difficult in some individuals.
In general one can tell the sex of a budgie by having a look at the colour of the nose which is called cere. Healthy adult birds show typical cere colours which depend on their sexes.
female Budgies in the breeding mood Healthy, adult female Budgies have a brownish cere. If a female budgie (hen) is in the breeding mood the cere becomes more or less crusted and partly thickened.
Examples:
female Budgies not in the breeding mood In case the cere is coloured light brown the hen currently is just in a very slight breeding mood. With light blue colouring of the cere the hen isn't in the breeding mood at all. If an adult female budgie is fights a serious illness the cere might turn whitish to light blue, see photo on the right. After they have recovered from the illness, the brownish colour returns within a few weeks.
Examples:
Please note: Also female Budgies with a disturbed hormonal balance show light blue ceres for a longer period (months)! Often a dysfunction of an internal organ is the cause of a disturbed hormone release. The photo on the right shows a female budgie who suffered from a kidney disease which caused the described hormonal deficiency.
Male budgies in the breeding mood Male budgies (****s) have a more or less bluish cere. The intensity of the colouring depends on their actual health status and of course on their current hormonal balance. Compared to the female Budgies, ****s do not show a wide range of distinct shades of blue when they are in different stages of the breeding mood. There ceres are always coloured in a bright blue.
Examples:
Male budgies not in the breeding mood If a male budgie is not in the breeding mood some light blue to brownish ranges show up on the cere.
Examples:
Please note: In some cases the cere of a male budgie who is not in the breeding mood turns yellowish to greenish in the area around the nares, see photo on the right. I didn't find any explanation of this phenomenon in the literature or on the internet so far. Maybe it is a symptom of an illness.
Male budgies who are ill As a sign of a disturbance of the hormone release which can for example be caused by a testicle tumour, the cere of a male budgie discolours brownish. But not in each case a brownish cere of a male budgie means that the bird suffers from a testicle tumour. Brownish ceres of ****s are more smoothly than the ceres of female Budgies who are in the breeding mood (see above).
Examples for disturbance of the hormone release not caused by a testicle tumour:
Examples for disturbance of the hormone release caused by a testicle tumour:
Difficult cases depending on the colour and mutation Budgies who show some special colours and mutations don't show their sex in they way described above. Examples for these difficult mutations are albino, lutino or fallow budgies . Also some pieds derive from the above mentioned rules. Especially the male birds are hard to recognise in these cases. There ceres often are coloured light pink to bluish pink and sometimes even whitish.
Examples for these difficult mutations (all shown birds are males):
Telling an immature budgie's sex is not easy for a layman. The ceres of both sexes look very similar at the first view. But if you have a closer look you will find subtle distinctions. Young male budgies have a rose or bluish-purple cere. Around the nares there are white rings in female birds which can hardly be seen, the rest of the cere is coloured whitish-blue. The following photos show young budgies. On the left you can see a female bird, on the right a male one.
All photos and the text on this page are protected by the copyright law. In case you'd like to use photos or texts for your own non-commercial purpose, please contact the author.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 24th of December 2011 08:38:21 PM
Elle on Wheels said
10:37 PM Dec 24, 2011
Looks like the page photos didn't work Sheba - maybe the format is incompatable with this forum - or it could also be a copywrite thing..
Hi guys, you all know my new budgie ,buddy,..
well, i have a feeling he may be a she,
my sister gave it to me last year after my last one
a boy one passed away after 18 years, got him when i first moved
out of home... now i know boy budgies have the blue above his beek, but buddy doesnt seem to have that, just like a clear colour..??
ill do some more googling and check my sisters budgies she has in an avery,
if he is a she , hmm,![no no](http://www.sparkimg.com/emoticons/no.gif)
See if this helps Milo.
Telling an immature budgie's sex is not easy for a layman. The ceres of both sexes look very similar at the first view. But if you have a closer look you will find subtle distinctions. Young male budgies have a rose or bluish-purple cere. Around the nares there are white rings in female birds which can hardly be seen, the rest of the cere is coloured whitish-blue. The following photos show young budgies. On the left you can see a female bird, on the right a male one.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 24th of December 2011 09:39:21 AM
Milo if he turns out to be a she just call her buddlea. lol
-- Edited by Happywanderer on Saturday 24th of December 2011 10:03:08 AM
While we're on the subject of the intricacies of birdie gender, I had a pet drake a few years ago and wasn't interested in having babies so I rang a local vet bird specialist vet and asked if it was possible to have him neutered. The receptionist burst into laughter and then said she would ask the vets. A few seconds afterwards I heard the vets burst into laughter as well. It seemed the answer was definitely no.
That's wierd Milo. They were there when I switched off last night. I'll try the whole page this time. Ok. Looks like you'll have to get the page yourself for the pics to show Milo. I just Googled Sexing Budgies. You can click on the Birds Online thingy.
I hadn't scrolled down to the bottom of the page, so didn't see the copyright thing, which obviously won't show the pics. when copied and pasted.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Australia for happy birds
a budgie's sex?
Most bird owners like to know whether their budgies are female or male. Telling an adult budgie's sex is quite simple in most cases. Depending on their colour and mutation and of course depending on their current hormonal balance and current health status telling the sex can be more difficult in some individuals.
In general one can tell the sex of a budgie by having a look at the colour of the nose which is called cere. Healthy adult birds show typical cere colours which depend on their sexes.
female Budgies in the breeding mood
Healthy, adult female Budgies have a brownish cere. If a female budgie (hen) is in the breeding mood the cere becomes more or less crusted and partly thickened.
Examples:
female Budgies not in the breeding mood
In case the cere is coloured light brown the hen currently is just in a very slight breeding mood. With light blue colouring of the cere the hen isn't in the breeding mood at all. If an adult female budgie is fights a serious illness the cere might turn whitish to light blue, see photo on the right. After they have recovered from the illness, the brownish colour returns within a few weeks.
Examples:
Male budgies in the breeding mood
Male budgies (****s) have a more or less bluish cere. The intensity of the colouring depends on their actual health status and of course on their current hormonal balance. Compared to the female Budgies, ****s do not show a wide range of distinct shades of blue when they are in different stages of the breeding mood. There ceres are always coloured in a bright blue.
Examples:
Male budgies not in the breeding mood
If a male budgie is not in the breeding mood some light blue to brownish ranges show up on the cere.
Examples:
Male budgies who are ill
As a sign of a disturbance of the hormone release which can for example be caused by a testicle tumour, the cere of a male budgie discolours brownish. But not in each case a brownish cere of a male budgie means that the bird suffers from a testicle tumour. Brownish ceres of ****s are more smoothly than the ceres of female Budgies who are in the breeding mood (see above).
Examples for disturbance of the hormone release not caused by a testicle tumour:
Examples for disturbance of the hormone release caused by a testicle tumour:
Difficult cases depending on the colour and mutation
Budgies who show some special colours and mutations don't show their sex in they way described above. Examples for these difficult mutations are albino, lutino or fallow budgies . Also some pieds derive from the above mentioned rules. Especially the male birds are hard to recognise in these cases. There ceres often are coloured light pink to bluish pink and sometimes even whitish.
Examples for these difficult mutations (all shown birds are males):
Telling an immature budgie's sex is not easy for a layman. The ceres of both sexes look very similar at the first view. But if you have a closer look you will find subtle distinctions. Young male budgies have a rose or bluish-purple cere. Around the nares there are white rings in female birds which can hardly be seen, the rest of the cere is coloured whitish-blue. The following photos show young budgies. On the left you can see a female bird, on the right a male one.
All photos and the text on this page are protected by the copyright law. In case you'd like to use photos or texts for your own non-commercial purpose, please contact the author.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 24th of December 2011 08:38:21 PM