Apr 3, 2019 7:24:02 GMT
ewan
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Post by ewan on Apr 3, 2019 7:32:52 GMT
I recently bought two budgies from the pet store and I’m not sure of the gender of the budgie on the right. Im pretty sure the budgie on the left (cookie) is a female but I’m not sure if (kiwi) the budgie on the right is male or female. I was told by the pet store that kiwi is male but now I see that her cere is kinda brownish. So could someone help me please! thanks!    |
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Post by jellybean on Apr 3, 2019 7:48:16 GMT
I'd say both are Hen's.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 3, 2019 8:31:06 GMT
It's hard to say at this stage, the cere looks purple but also brown to me currently.
How old are the budgies?
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Apr 3, 2019 7:24:02 GMT
ewan
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Post by ewan on Apr 3, 2019 8:38:42 GMT
The store said they were 4-5 months
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Post by ladybird on Apr 3, 2019 14:10:13 GMT
Both look like pretty little girls to me 😘
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Post by Hezz on Apr 3, 2019 18:53:06 GMT
That is rather young for their ceres to be going brown, I would have thought.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 3, 2019 19:10:05 GMT
Agree Hezz, the one with the brown cere looks older to me. Lucy's didn't go brown until she was a year old. |
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Apr 3, 2019 7:24:02 GMT
ewan
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Post by ewan on Apr 4, 2019 6:13:10 GMT
But would you suppose their both hens? And how old would you think they are judging by their ceres?
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Apr 3, 2019 7:24:02 GMT
ewan
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Post by ewan on Apr 4, 2019 7:56:55 GMT
Here’s another picture of Kiwi, on the left  |
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Post by Hezz on Apr 5, 2019 1:11:12 GMT
I don't think it is the brown cere of a hen, to be honest, especially Kiwi. A couple of my boys have had similar looking ceres as youngsters, maybe not quite so extreme and I don't know why it happens. I'd be interested to see Kiwi's cere in a few months. For now I'm fence-sitting. I'm not convinced Kiwi is a hen.
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