Dec 11, 2012 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by bubs7 on Dec 16, 2012 19:43:33 GMT
Hi guys just wondered if you could be so kind and help me sex my budgie Tony? He's now 19 weeks old and when I bought "him" from the petshop they thought he was a male but wasn't sure. the colour of the cere seems to change daily, sometimes more blue, sometimes more pale blue-pinkish. Much appreciated! Attachments:
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Oct 11, 2011 22:07:37 GMT
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Post by budgiebonkers on Dec 16, 2012 20:23:51 GMT
Female.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Dec 16, 2012 21:13:20 GMT
Female.
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Dec 11, 2012 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by bubs7 on Dec 16, 2012 22:42:18 GMT
Thanks guys, just a quick question; how can you tell so surely? Just curious to know  Also, is there anything particular to think about when handling female bugies? Thanks |
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Sept 18, 2012 14:41:00 GMT
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Post by Katie on Dec 16, 2012 23:22:16 GMT
You can rename her Antonia lol. I think aside from their cere, you can sort of tell by the shape of their head as well.
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Dec 11, 2012 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by bubs7 on Dec 17, 2012 0:00:36 GMT
Just thought I'd upload another picture just in case I liked Antonia Attachments:
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May 5, 2024 14:30:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2012 0:16:36 GMT
Thanks guys, just a quick question; how can you tell so surely? Just curious to know Also, is there anything particular to think about when handling female bugies? Thanks We tell by the colour of the cere, as for handling females beware they bite hard.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2012 0:32:35 GMT
hi if theres white rings around the nostrils.... its a hen ... . and yes hens do bite harder than cocks ... but the shape of the head .... has nothing to do with the sex ..  . well lets put it this way ... if it has iv never heard of it before .. ;D. |
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Post by Hezz on Dec 17, 2012 0:59:33 GMT
I am saying hen too. I have heard of the head shape being different with hens, and Smudge definitely has a less rounded head than the boys, but I don't know whether anyone swears by using that method. Would be interesting to know. |
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Dec 11, 2012 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by bubs7 on Dec 17, 2012 1:11:56 GMT
Thanks again guys!
Yeah after studying her now even more carefully it's very clear that she has white rings, the rest of the cere is a very pale-blue colour. I was almost certain it was a male, thought that the cere was just in the progress of going from young to mature. And yes, the biting certainly makes sense lol!
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Post by moonkira *Julie * on Dec 17, 2012 18:37:48 GMT
She`s gorgeous , have you settled on a name .? There`s Tonia or Tania or Tia
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Dec 11, 2012 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by bubs7 on Dec 17, 2012 23:26:31 GMT
moonkira, I have not decided yet. It's so weird now when I'm used to think of her as a boy. I've sort of got stuck on "Toni"short and easy, but then again I always say things like "Sweetheart" and "baby" lol. Tia was a good name Guess I just have to get used to the change |
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Post by Gaile on Dec 20, 2012 9:06:55 GMT
I know that you can sex pigeons from the shape of the head!! flatish for hen and rounded for male xxx
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Post by Hezz on Dec 21, 2012 0:41:49 GMT
Maybe that's where it all started, Gaile. |
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Also, is there anything particular to think about when handling female bugies? 
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