Age and gender

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · 14 d ago

I bought new budgie yesterday. Can someone say what his age and gender?

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Hello and welcome to the forums!!

Congratulations on your new budgie, s/he is gorgeous! They are about 6-8 months old (definitely under 9 months) as they do not have irises yet and have not moulted their baby bars yet.

As for gender, the cere looks pink in the photo (which normally indicates young male) but it also looks kind of flat and washed out due to the lighting and angle. Do you have more photos taken at various angles which are in-focus and taken in natural light?

Meanwhile, you’ve come to a great place to learn even more about the best of budgie care practices! Please be sure to read through the forums’ many budgie articles and “stickies” to ensure you’re up to date on everything. If you have any questions after doing so, please be sure to ask as we’d love to help~

Hope to see you around~

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · #3 · 14 d ago

There is more photo

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · #4 · 14 d ago

Thank you for reply

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Silver Dawn

· #5 · 14 d ago

@Oliagub
Your baby boy is beautiful! Judging from my experience, I believe he is somewhere between 4-6 months. What is his name?

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · #6 · 14 d ago

Thanks! His name is "Hrumchyk", or "Crunchy" if translate. My 6 years old sun named him. In pet store says that he is 35 days, i am new to have budgie so belived. Did he will easy be tamed at this age?

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Silver Dawn

· #7 · 14 d ago

I highly doubt that he is 35 days, given that he already has halfway lost the 'baby bars' on his forehead, which indicates that at a minimum, he is 3.5 months old, if not 4. Any budgie can be tamed with the right steps. However, some budgies with a history of abuse may be really difficult to tame, if not downright impossible.

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · #8 · 14 d ago

Yes, petshop sellers often don't say birds age. One want to sell me male budgie with no strips, blue beak and white iris like 2,5 month. I hope that Hrumchyk has good treatment before

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Silver Dawn

· #9 · 14 d ago

If the bird has a blue cere and no stripes on the forehead, then that bird is at least 6 months old.

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Oliagub

Discussion Starter · #10 · 14 d ago

Yes, and seller said - "yes, this is just his patern color, they all was purchased from breeder as 2,5 month", and there in cage was mix of more old budgies and budgies with stripes. Actually i am glad that i have buy Hrumchyk in another store at least 4-6 moth age for my first bird and not too old

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StarlingWings

· #11 · 14 d ago

He's beautiful

He's a male! And as I mentioned in my original post, he appears to be between 6-8 months old. I would say closer to 6 months

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FaeryBee

· #12 · 13 d ago

You baby boy is adorable.
I agree 100% with the information you received from StarlingWings. 💚💚

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