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Hi All,

I rescued adopted my feathered baby around 4 months ago. I have been believing her to be a girl but now I'm not too sure with the colour. I also believe her to be between 1 and 2 years old. Can someone with more experience tell me if I am correct, please?

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Neilng
you would have to provide pictures and staff would help you out.
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Neilng said:
you would have to provide pictures and staff would help you out.
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Sorry, I thought that I had.
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FaeryBee
She is a beautiful little girl!
What is her name?
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Cody
She looks like she may have a case of scaly face mites, her cere and beak area do not look normal, if so she needs treatment or it will get worse and can cause disfigurement. Please locate an avian vet and have her treated
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Once a bird is mature it is not possible to determine their age, I cannot tell from the pictures if an iris is visible in the eyes, can you tell in person? An iris will develop around 9-10 months of age in most mutations so they can be an indication of whether or not the bird is young once they have lost the baby bars on the head.
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Cody said:
She looks like she may have a case of scaly face mites, her cere and beak area do not look normal, if so she needs treatment or it will get worse and can cause disfigurement. Please locate an avian vet and have her treated
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Once a bird is mature it is not possible to determine their age, I cannot tell from the pictures if an iris is visible in the eyes, can you tell in person? An iris will develop around 9-10 months of age in most mutations so they can be an indication of whether or not the bird is young once they have lost the baby bars on the head.
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I was thinking that her beak looked a bit wrong. Thank you. I will look into that. I've just tried to get pictures but she won't stay still. She is a girl though?
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Cody
Yes, she is a she.:)
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Yes, she is a she.:)
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😍😍 Thank you. So glad I don't have to change her name. She's called Betty! What would be your recommendations regarding getting her a friend? Is it a good idea? (Obviously ill get her to a vet first) And would a male be better if so? I believe two females may fight, is this correct?
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Some birds are quite content as the only bird and others do better when they have another bird friend, it depends on the individual bird. You have to be the judge as to whether or not you feel she would be happier with another bird, what is her personality like and how is she with you in these first few months? Do you know anything about her life before you got her? It would be best to get another female as you would not need to be concerned about unwanted breeding. Two females will not necessarily fight, it depends on the personalities of the individual birds.
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Some birds are quite content as the only bird and others do better when they have another bird friend, it depends on the individual bird. You have to be the judge as to whether or not you feel she would be happier with another bird, what is her personality like and how is she with you in these first few months? Do you know anything about her life before you got her? It would be best to get another female as you would not need to be concerned about unwanted breeding. Two females will not necessarily fight, it depends on the personalities of the individual birds.
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The only thing that I know prior to me adopting her is that she had a mate who died and she became very depressed. I adopted her from a younger family member who I don't believe was taking the best care of her. I believe she was grieving for her mate. Although she does get a lot of attention from myself and my partner, and she is free to fly around our house throughout the day, we feel she is lonely since the death of her mate.
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She is gorgeous. Yes, she is definitely a girl, and as Cody mentioned, it's possible she has the beginning of scaly face mites judging by the crustiness forming on her cere.

She doesn't look to have a full iris, is that the case? She's definitely an adult but may be just out of her teen stage judging by her lack of defined irises. If this is the case she may not be much older than a year. Additionally, this means that she couldn't have been with her mate for too long; do you know how long your younger family member had her? If they've had her for at least a year then it could be she is just a very late bloomer; this does happen sometimes.

If you're sensing she is more used to having a budgie companion despite your attention to her, which is could be likely, then adopting an older female budgie is the choice I would make, if you have the space and resources. Females do not always fight and can get along, but it depends on the temperaments of each bird and how well they match with each other. Therefore, in any case, you will have to be prepared to house the new budgie separately, in case they did not get along.

Even if they don't, the presence of another bird in the house may soothe her and help her feel a bit more comfortable.
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