Well was reading some the other posts, and now im confused >_<

I understand in older budgies its a simple case of

Blue - Male
Brown/other colours - Female

Except in Albinos etc.

But in younger budgies, its harder to tell. I thought was if they have slight white rings round nostrils there female, and males tend to be bit more playfull (though varies with budgie)

Anyone got any other ways can tell in young budgies?

if you have a pic of the keet...I can tell the sex of it almost 100%.

You just have to learn the differences...

both lem and paradise have white rings, but are both 200% males.

Why are they males? How can you tell?

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....I'll do this, but only once! it takes forever. lol


mature Male=
*Deep blue
*Medium blue
*Medium blue w/ light/small white rings around nostril. (most common)

young male=
*purple
*purple and/or pink


Mature female breeding mode=
any combo of
*Brown
*dark brown
*tan
*white
*crusty

mature female not in breeding mode=
lighter:
*brown
*more white
*light blue w/ white rings (most common)
*tan
*white w/ barely any light blue

young female=
*very light blue
*white
*light pink
*pink



Here's the chart!! ^ COMPLETE.

Wow thanks! That was so cool!
Sorry, but then wouldn't you say that huntly528's Pretty Bird is a male? Because s/he has medium blue with light/small white rings around nostril. Or is s/he light blue with white rings...I think it's pretty dark...
Thanks.

yw!

no...because the white takes up about 1/2 of the cere. and it's like bright white...medium blue is my lemon's and pd's cere. dark is like, darker than that

Ooo! Thanks for clearing it up...I was a bit confused... So according to your chart you have only 1 female, Bliz, right?

So if I found a very young keet (lines to the cere) and the cere is purple, it's probably a male? I saw one today that I love, but I really want a male. I didn't get it because I wasn't sure, but it is definately a purple cere.

3bud: yw! yup she's my lil girl!

peetie: Yup! that's right. =]

Oh man, I just might have to go get him then. TY.