Having trouble determining gender.

[babybirbs]

Hiya! I'm pretty new to this site. I'm very unsure with the gender of my budgie, currently named Oliver (if male). He (I assume from the research I've done) is a recessive pied. Very loving towards his partner Ross. I've been noticing Ross's behavior, like putting his foot on Oliver's side as if to hold him down. I read that this is a reaction during breeding, like to court the female. I will provide a picture of him! 

[Hezz]

Your picture hasn't shown up. Use the "add image to post", go through the prompts and we can take it from there, otherwise upload to one of the photo hosting sites - imageshak, tinypics etc

[babybirbs]

Sorry! I apologize for that. It's sideways though, took it with my phone. Hope that doesn't trouble you or anything. He/she isn't new or anything, I have had him/her for over 4 months.



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[Marianne Marlow]

I've put the pic up the right way. Yes, the budgie does look like a recessive pied and it's really hard to work out the gender!

[jellybean]

Sorry I can't help either, but he/she is a little beauty.

[babybirbs]

Thank you for all of your replies! And thank you jellybean! Here are more pictures of him/her. 

[milliej]

Lovely photo's but the gender is unclear to me also but I wouldn't know anyway if it's a 'recessive pied' Sorry!

[babybirbs]

Thank you for replying though! I appreciate it.

[Hezz]

I reckon that's a little boy.

[skysmum]

I went through similar doubts with a recessive pied too. From what I learnt and what I was told by the BS I'm pretty sure you have a male, as did I

[babybirbs]

Thank you! When I first got Oliver, they told me it is a female but I was reading on variations of budgies and saw that he was a recessive pied. I read a little more and thought "wait maybe it IS a boy", haha.

[starlingqueen]

I think male.

[Shirls]

Whether boy or girl, sure is a beauty!