How can you tell the age of your budgie?

Answer 1

It's not over-reliable but look at the amount of crustiness on it's legs, beak, and cere (The patch of nasal skin above the beak.) If they look white and crusty, and the beak is chipped and damaged its possible your bird is old.

However, If you have a very young budgie its eyes will be totally black, and lack the coloured Iris of the adult bird. A young budgie will also often have black head barring right up to the edge of its cere. It will also be very active and fast.

You can also tell really old budgies as they just sit on the perch, or on the feeding station and sleep a lot! XD

Answer 2

Well you obviously can't ask it as it can't talk, you can't but it in half to count the rings (still laughing at that one) as that would kill it and that would be a bad thing ...

Best way is to look on it's birth certificate, if you don't have it available pop to your local library as I'm sure it will be on the census information :o)

Answer 3

I Do Not Have A Clue Something Too Do With Their Beak

Answer 4

Ask it when it's Birthday is, it may tell you. They like people about their age and will sometimes lie about the year.

Answer 5

cut it in half and count the number of rings that will tell you how old it is,




oh hang on think that might be trees, worth a try tho you never know

Answer 6

Count the wrinkles multiply by 23 subtract 3.....works every time!!!

Answer 7

Ask Bill Oddie

Answer 8

a serious answer...on a young bird the eyes are mostly black with a ring of yellow...as they get older the black part (in the middle of the eye) gets smaller.

Answer 9

try the message board at www.cockatielcottage.net they answer all bird questions

Answer 10

go from the day you bought it