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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 20:40:56 GMT
Hiya all
I got a pair of budgies and the one that is meant to be male is a Lutino but has I brown cere, the breeder before was 100% sure it's a male as he has bred with him before, so can this happen?
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 20:50:38 GMT
i cant see this is right, maybe he got mixed up when this bird was out of condition as she would have had blue/white cere and goes brown in breeding condition, a cock bird will have a dark blue cere in condition and purpley colour when out of condition
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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 20:55:29 GMT
That's wot I thort but they were certain, it acts like a cock with the female
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 21:01:11 GMT
would this breeder have pulled a fast one and told u he has bred before to get a quick sale, might just be me but i dont think u have a cock bird
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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 21:07:41 GMT
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 21:12:31 GMT
yep i reckon a hen, so u have 2 hens in that pic
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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 21:14:01 GMT
Yer they meant to be a pair they said
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 21:16:00 GMT
doesnt look llike it, sorry
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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 21:16:55 GMT
Iam not botherd becos I wanted hens anyway becos I have some spare cocks
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 21:31:06 GMT
its never a bad thing having spare hens
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Post by carlshave on Feb 2, 2012 21:44:44 GMT
Nope sure not, I just been looking about and Lutinos are meant to have different Ceres then others is that rite
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2012 22:47:00 GMT
Nope sure not, I just been looking about and Lutinos are meant to have different Ceres then others is that rite This is correct, the males cere doesnt turn blue when in condition but goes a fleshy pinky colour. |
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Post by nev90 on Feb 2, 2012 22:48:21 GMT
A male will get a brown cere if it has a hormonal imbalance. In older birds this is often caused by testicular cancer.
Normally a male lutino will have a deep pink cere
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Post by Hezz on Feb 3, 2012 0:58:43 GMT
Nev beat me to it.  My older cock, Bluey's, cere turned brown a number of years ago. He is the bird in my avatar, also in many of my other photos. He is definitely male. Also (apparently, Nev may know more about this too) hyperthyroidism can cause the cere to go brown. This was suggested to me as a cause for Blue's change. Hyperthyroidism is treated with iodine, and apparently the reversal from brown to blue (in the cere) is quite remarkable. Noticable after a week and fullly returned to normal within 3-4. I do add iodine to their water on a regular basis still, as they don't use the iodine block much. But my conclusion is the Blue's problem is hormonal as the iodine didn't have the affect I was looking for. Just to say also that I can still see blue in his nostrils. That wasn't always the case. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Feb 3, 2012 5:23:27 GMT
Yes, only when something is wrong with the budgie.
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My older cock, Bluey's, cere turned brown a number of years ago. He is the bird in my avatar, also in many of my other photos. He is definitely male. 
