My new budgie is adult female .?

[eeii]

Hello
i got a friend for my male budgie . 
it looks like adult female . But I heard young budgies are all yellow and they will change color when they get older.

[Loz]

Lovely looking budgie!

I have a nearly identical lutino, she's more than three years old.

[eeii]

my male budgie is mature ?
Is it possible that they fight ? Because I don’t have another cage to separate them

[Loz]

He looks at least six months old to me, give or take a month. He could be much older though.

Separate cages during the quarantine & introduction phases are very important. That said, if you are unable or unwilling to provide separate cages, it is very unlikely (but not impossible) that your budgies won't get on or worse, actually fight. Budgies are very social creatures and generally find a way to live with each other.

Forum regulars here will have more in-depth advice for you, I'm certain.

[Azalea]

Is it true that all young Budgies are yellow? A couple of ours seemed to be fairly young when we brought them home, and they had most of their future adult colors. Some colors have turned more vibrant/intense, but they were not yellow. Griffin, for example, was already blue and black when we got him. Nimbus was already pale grey and white.

[Azalea]

Sorry, I forgot to add: I do think that your yellow Budgie is female. Beautiful birds.

About fighting, I agree with loz : It's unlikely that they will fight. Budgies have a range of personalities, and males don't automatically want to mate with any female. We have five males and two females. There is only one "couple" in the whole group!

[eeii]

May 17, 2024 13:43:18 GMT Azalea said:

Sorry, I forgot to add: I do think that your yellow Budgie is female. Beautiful birds.

About fighting, I agree with loz : It's unlikely that they will fight. Budgies have a range of personalities, and males don't automatically want to mate with any female. We have five males and two females. There is only one "couple" in the whole group!

Yes he is trying to look sleepy and not look at her . He knows she is new and nervous. That is good info that male dont go for matting fast .thanks.

my English is not very good . I meant ı heard buggies that have yellow feathers  when they age they change color . I was afraid that this budgie is young .

[Ira]

May 17, 2024 13:36:31 GMT Azalea said:

Is it true that all young Budgies are yellow? A couple of ours seemed to be fairly young when we brought them home, and they had most of their future adult colors. Some colors have turned more vibrant/intense, but they were not yellow. Griffin, for example, was already blue and black when we got him. Nimbus was already pale grey and white.

No. Their colouring comes in with their first feathers. Sometimes it's a little paler and less vibrant before the first moult, or if you have certain kinds of yellowface then the yellow might spread across the body (changing the blue to a green that's different from a green budgie) over the course of their life, or sometimes before they even moult the first time.

[Hezz]

Baby budgies definitely are not all yellow, as Ira has explained. Even as very young chicks their baby down is more of an off-white colour, not yellow. Some budgies’ colour do intensify as they go through their first few moults, this is to do with particular mutations, but not the ones you have.

Both your birds have their iris ring, or are developing them - sometimes they show up more clearly in photos than they do to the naked eye - so are more than six months old. How long have you had the male? As long as you provide a feeding pot for both, so two, preferably positioned apart in the cage and if there is anything that they don’t wish to share with the other, get two so there aren’t fights of the favourite toy, or swing, or whatever. Once your hen has settled in it is most likely she will be the dominant bird, and hens can be rather bossy. As long as your male plays by her rules, most likely you won’t have any fights.

[eeii]

Hi.
İ think female budgie wants more interaction or mating but male budgie is not interested or maybe young . She is just chasing him . He acts like shy and weak .
what can I do ?

[Azalea]

May 26, 2024 8:52:20 GMT eeii said:

Hi.
İ think female budgie wants more interaction or mating but male budgie is not interested or maybe young . She is just chasing him . He acts like shy and weak .
what can I do ?

If the male does not have bleeding or other wounds, I would wait two or three days and let them sort out their squabbles. They are adjusting to each other.

Does the female chase him away from food and water?

[eeii]

Sometimes doesn’t let him eat . Then I give him spray millet

[Azalea]

I recommend adding a second food bowl or plate, so he has the choice to eat in two places. Millet can help, but you don't want the male to eat too much millet and not get enough of other foods.

[Loz]

A bowl for each bird, separated from each other as far as is possible is always a sound plan.

Not easy when the owner has been a bit over-zealous collecting budgies but it is always what you should strive for.

[Azalea]

May 26, 2024 14:23:13 GMT loz said:

A bowl for each bird, separated from each other as far as is possible is always a sound plan.

Not easy when the owner has been a bit over-zealous collecting budgies but it is always what you should strive for.

Strangely, when Topaz used to bully Griffin, what helped was (1) a second food bowl, (2) eventually adding two more Budgies. They formed two pairs of best friends - Topaz and Basil, Griffin and Thunder. Basil can match Topaz's energy and boldness, so Topaz has calmed down a little.

Of course, nothing is guaranteed when a new bird is added, so this is not good advice for everyone.