Is this a male or female please? 10 weeks old. Thanks for j

[chickychum]

[Hezz]

It the blue bud we are looking at? Looks like a boy. A bit hard to tell with the bars through the photo. I don't think he is 10 weeks old though; he has already lost his baby bars.

Can I also point out a couple of safety issues that I see? The first is the tassel that is behind the bird in question. Budgies can get their toes, legs, even their neck tangled up in these and lose claws, toes, legs, even their lives, if they are not found quickly enough. The other is the clip on a bell toy, hanging in the cage. These come on a lot of toys, but in my opinion they are not bird safe either, as legs again can get caught in them. The birds would appreciate some natural branches for perches, also, for foot health and exercise. Depending where you live, apple, willow, eucalyptus are great to use.

[Marianne Marlow]

Some better photos would help, especially one from the side too.

I am not sure on the baby bars Hezz, the budgie might be an opaline or spangle, the beard spots are very light in colour almost invisible.

[Hezz]

Mmmm, but not all mutations have throat spots. The bars you can see on his head are quite dark.

[Marianne Marlow]

He does have throat spots but they are very light.

This is why I wondered if he was a spangle or opaline, the head bars don't look that dark to me, but in any case, better photos from front and side would be good

[Hezz]

He could also be a dilute, but just above and around his eye you can see quite defined bars. They are definitely able to be seen, whereas on his forehead there are none.

[Marianne Marlow]

Could be!