Male or female by summerbird

[summerbird]

I got a budgie from the pet shop last year and was told she was female. Called her Bella but she does have a very pale blue/lilac beak. Can someone tell if she is female?

[tweetiepiesmom]

summerbird Can I recommend that you start a new post for your Bella with some clearer pictures? Its hard for me to see the colors in your pictures. With your own thread, you can use it to ask all kinds of questions you might have.

[Hezz]

First photo looks to be a hen; the second looks a bit more male and the third is too blurry to be of any use. Try getting a bit closer and make sure the photos are sharp before posting them. It happens a lot from phones.

[summerbird]

Bella got a vision cage come in the post today. Much bigger than the cage she is in at the moment. Also coming in the post a new swing, toy and two perches. I will post some photos of Bella in her new cage soon.

[tweetiepiesmom]

Can't wait to see the pictures! Lucky Bella getting a new home and toys.

[Marianne Marlow]

My guess is hen, but like Hezz said, clearer photos would help us to tell.

Looking forward to seeing her in her new cage

[summerbird]

Have some more photos of Bella in her new cage

[Hezz]

These two photos say hen to me, definitely.

[summerbird]

Over the last few weeks Bella has started placing her toy on her back any ideas why she does this?

[tweetiepiesmom]

That is too funny! I don't know why she's doing that. There was a budgie on this forum who liked to position his bell like a hat on his head. They all have their own ways to play with their toys.

[ariella]

Bella is very pretty.
Is she enjoying her new vision cage?

[Hezz]

This is suggestive of wanting interest from the opposite sex. Whatever you do, don’t pet or stroke her anywhere else but around the head. If she is an only bird, you might end up being the recipient of her affections.

[summerbird]

Just to let everyone know Bella died today. Only had her since last October. She fell from her perch and couldn't move her legs. Same thing happen to my last budgie, i wonder what could cause this sudden death.

[summerbird]

Thanks, I'm still in shock by how suddenly it happened. The picture of Bella with her toy on her back, that toy will be buried with her and some millet.