New budgie owner-are they both girls? Age and mutation?

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Amana

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

I havent taken in consideration about their gender but i think they are both girls but i amnnot sure at all, i also dont know their age(alsi, they had eaten strawberry before these photos so their pretty dirty and messy)also, if you see anything abnormal then pls tell me i'm a new bugie owner and dont have experience

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FaeryBee

· #2 · 3 mo ago

Blue is a male and Chili is a female.

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Amana

Discussion Starter · #3 · 3 mo ago (Edited by Moderator)

Oh god. I thought they were both females.....

Note: Happy news— you are right!!
StarlingWings has now confirmed it.
She is the BEST. ❤
FaeryBee

FaeryBee

· #4 · 3 mo ago

Please post another picture of Blue's cere taken in natural light with no flash and no direct sunlight.
Full frontal, close up and in-focus.

StarlingWings

· #5 · 3 mo ago

Hi there and welcome to the forums!

They're adorable. From the first photo, Blue looks like a male but from the second, the cere looks very "female" to me. Could you post more photos of Blue, as FaeryBee requested above? Chili is definitely female

Meanwhile you've come to a great place to learn even more about the best of budgie care practices. If you have any questions after reading through all the links provided above, please be sure to ask as we'd love to help.

Hope to see updates soon! 👋

Amana

Discussion Starter · #6 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

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So these i took inside the house cuz last time it was outside(with supervision)for cleaning the floor plus it was very good weather. =)
Also, he/she is very vocal and tryed to mount chilli and also started being aggressive to me and chilli (biting very harshly, after stepping up)and gets very frustrated when chilli doesnt let him/her do what she/he wants.also they are very young and chilli i think is 2 months or so i think i dont know sky's age(they havent gotten their first molt)

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StarlingWings

· #7 · 3 mo ago

Both of them are gorgeous little girls!

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FaeryBee

· #8 · 3 mo ago

Yes indeed, both girls are gorgeous!
This is excellent as having two of the same gender is preferable. 💜💜

If, however, Blue is aggressive toward Chili, you need to separate them into individual cages.

Amana

Discussion Starter · #9 · 3 mo ago

Sky isnt as aggressive to chilli as she is to me she obeys commands and steps uo and hops on my hand by about a second later biting takes place.

FaeryBee

· #10 · 3 mo ago

In your previous post you specifically said she was being aggressive toward Chili.

“Also, he/she is very vocal and tryed to mount chilli and also started being aggressive to me and chilli (biting very harshly, after stepping up)and gets very frustrated when chilli doesnt let him/her do what she/he wants.”

Amana

Discussion Starter · #11 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

Yes but that was once and i have since kept a close eye on them, but the aggression was because of food i kept two bowls now its getting wayy better. they get supper lovey dovey some times and wont stop preaning each other and also the biting very harshly after stepping up was about my hand not chilli. =)

Sky seems to want to be the dominant one but chilli just wont let her.

Also, off topic but how can i clean my birds faces i put two bowls of water in their cage but they dont seem to care... I cant spray water on their face ei

FaeryBee

· #12 · 3 mo ago

Thank you for the needed clarification. 💜💜

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Amana

Discussion Starter · #13 · 2 mo ago

Hi, could some also please tell me their age and mutation as the store they were bought from didn't know.

StarlingWings

· #14 · 2 mo ago

The photos you posted are too close up to see all their markings, could you post full body shots of both of them?

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Amana

Discussion Starter · #15 · 2 mo ago

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Also excuse the dirty paper i have it so that they can rest their feet and also play around on the floor.

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Amana

Discussion Starter · #16 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

Daisy=dark eyed clear body
Sky=violet, greywing with a bit of blurring(tiny)

(Google)
But age, i have no idea 😅

StarlingWings

· #17 · 2 mo ago

Sky is cobalt single factor violet greywing budgie and Chili looks like he may be a cinnamon dilute budgie. However the photos of Chili are really not sufficient to confirm her mutation as I can't see her wings properly nor the extent of her body color. Could you post more photos of her?

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Amana

Discussion Starter · #18 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

also chilli's name was changed

DAISY is her new name she kind of turned out to be a very sweet little girl 😊

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StarlingWings

· #19 · 2 mo ago

Daisy is a lovely name for her, I think in the other photos I was just seeing that she was dirty 😅 She is a light green opaline dilute budgie!

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