Cere color Vs age

[cloud99]

Hi everyone.
What's the age of a budgie when it's cere color is of as the one of a mature budgie. I am confused about my budgie's gender that's almost 3 months old. It haven't started getting the first moult yet. If it is a female, when do I expect her to be in breeding mode? So that her gender is confirmed without any doubt. I have taken pictures but those doesn't really match with its true cere color. In photos it's more white, while in real life it's a mix of very little of white nostrils, then light blue and purple/pink mix. If I could get the matching cere photo, I will post it soon




Taken from web but that's exactly how it's true cere colours are.

[Hezz]

Different lights, artificial lighting etc can all distort the colour of the cere. Not all hens will necessarily go into breeding mode when they mature; it is much more complicated than that. Some can spend their whole life with a brown crusty cere, whereas others will never develop one. The age cannot be pegged down completely either, but somewhere in the second half of their first year.