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Probable Male, Unsure of Mutation/age

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BudgieBirdie
Hello all. Been a while. I got another rescue parakeet.. While I'm pretty sure it is a male, I would like that confirmed. Also, could someone tell me the mutation? And maybe an estimation of age? This is the only place that seems accurate and the most knowledgeable. So this is where I come to learn.

I was told it's about 1 year. There's a lot of options of mutations and I was told double factor yellow spangle. But I'm not good enough with mutations to tell if that was total BS or not. This baby is mostly yellow. With faint grayish/black bars on head and on mid to high wings. Slight green pied type coloring mixed in around shoulders, belly, tail and wings. His wings are clipped so I can't tell you about flight wings well, until they're grown out. Eyes look to be black. I haven't seen any iris yet. (Please ignore the cage. This is the one he came in.. It has since been very well cleaned and wooden dowels/hide removed)

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Cody
Can you post an additional picture from the side or rear so we can see if there are any markings on the wings? The cere looks pretty pale for it to be a male but maybe it is the lighting. If that hut is still in the cage, please dispose of it.
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Can you post an additional picture from the side or rear so we can see if there are any markings on the wings? The cere looks pretty pale for it to be a male but maybe it is the lighting. If that hut is still in the cage, please dispose of it.
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I added those to the original post. And no, these are all pictures that I took in the cage that came with him/her. The dowels and hut has been removed. And cage has been cleaned. His/her cere is sometimes light or pale pinkish and sometimes a pale blueish purple. So that's why I was unsure. Usually it's kinda matte and a mixture of pale pinkish blue. The second picture in the post is actually how it looks most of the time. But I cannot trust my eyes as I have an old scar on one pupil and things are often blurry for me. So ignore most of what I say if small but clear details are needed. Like I'm unsure if it's shiny or matte, due to my eye. Haha. Thanks all.
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StarlingWings
She's a girl as far as I can tell :) What a cutie! As for mutation, I'd say greywing recessive pied light green (y)
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StarlingWings said:
She's a girl as far as I can tell :) What a cutie! As for mutation, I'd say greywing recessive pied light green (y)
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Ah, crap. Lol. Was hoping it was actually male. I have another lone bird that is 100% male that is her cage mate. Lol. Already buddies. So now, I'll do all I can to avoid breeding. It wouldn't be fair to separate them now. Thank you for gendering and her mutation as well!

Also, do you agree that she is about a year old? And this is her adult coloring? Mostly, I'd just like to know age so I know what's normal for her if something comes up, coloring doesn't matter, just curious.
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She still has her baby bars, so I'd say she is relatively young (7-9 months). Her colors may get a little brighter after her first few moults but other than that, this is pretty much what she'll look like! :D
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She still has her baby bars, so I'd say she is relatively young (7-9 months). Her colors may get a little brighter after her first few moults but other than that, this is pretty much what she'll look like! :D
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Thanks. I'll say 8 months then. She'll my first subadult, so I'll have to go over anything I can find on here that I may need to know. She's adorable. Fiance named her Tweety (original, I know. Lol), since she had no name.
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