How do u tell if a parakeet if its a boy or girl?

Question

See i just got this parakeet and i want to name it and get it a friend but i need to know the gender first so how do i tell if its a guy or a girl??

Answer 1

HI. You can only tell the gender clearly and surely if the bird is sexually mature, which is after the age of 3/4 months. A boy parakeet will have a bright blue cere (the part where the nostrils are above the beak) and a girl will have a beige to dark brown cere. In younger birds it is harder to tell but GENERALLY the female will have white rings around her nostrils and her beak will be beige or very light in color. The boy young parakeet will have a pinkish purplish color to their cere. But either way, both boys and girls make awesome pets! The most important thing is if you want a tame bird, you should get a younger bird. After 3/4 months it will be difficult to tame. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Male:
Young bar head males - (the black stripe touch the beak) will have a very bright smooth pink cere.

Older males- no bars and maybe an iris ring (white ring in eye) will have a strong blue cere which will be smooth.

Albino/lutino, other red eyed mutations and Recessive pied males- the males do not get the grown up blue colour but rather keep the baby pink.

Females
Young bar heads - these can have a range of colours from a pinky tone with white rings around the nares to a blue white all over the cere.

Older females - The cere around the age of 6 months will start to change from the baby colour to a deeper brown and will start to appear crusty. This can change depending on the time of year, this dark borwn colour normally found when the female is in breeding condition. When she isn't the brown can peel off and be a light blue colour.

Alblino/lutino, other red eyed mutations and Recessive pied - unlike the males the females of these types get the same changes as any other female.

Answer 3

PARAKEETS
One of the most popular pet birds.

Lifespan 10-15 years with good care. Parakeets are active and playful all through their lives.

Talking ability: Yes Parakeets are not the best talkers but they can learn several words an phrases.

Natural Habitat: Australia

Colors: Endless except for pink or red.

Sexing: The cere in the male is blue. The cere in a female is brown. The cere is located just above the beak. Parakeets need to be at least 9 months old to sex.

Cage Requirements: 10X12X12 is suitable for one parakeet. A 14" square or larger is suitable for two. The bigger the better. Rember to never put a bird cage where it is in a draft. A draft may cause your bird to become ill. It is also not a good idea to put their cage in the kitchen. May things in the kitchen could also make y bird sick.

Food: A good quality Parakeet mix from your Pet Shop should have everything your bird needs. Always pruchase your bird seed from a Pet Shop (Trust me you will get better food) Also give your parakeet a cuttle bone and mineral block. I have found grit is not necessary.

Water: Always provide your bird with clean water.

Toys: Give your bird lots of toys. Parakeets are social animals and toys will help kepp you bird healthy and happy.

Other things to consider
Single parakeets make better pets. One bird will bond with you and your family. Two birds will bond with each other and not as much with you.

Always keep your birds wings cliped!!!! Your bird is much safer with cliped wings than being ab to fly.

Parakeets are very active playful birds.

Answer 4

If the nose of the parakeet is brown then the parakeet is usually female. However, if the blue nose lays the egg call a parakeet doctor. In the case of baby chicks the wing is a way to tell. A smooth wing that appears to fan out is female. A messy wing that doesn't fan out is male. This method could also apply to parakeets.

Answer 5

It's easy if the color of the bird is not solid yellow or solid white. The sere (part above the beak) when the bird is 3 to 4 months of age it will turn either brownish red for females or blue if it is a male. when they are younger it is a little harder to tell the females will usually be pearly white and the males will usually be purpleish blue but that is not always the case.

Answer 6

If it's young you won't be able to tell by the colour of the nose because they don't change till they mature a bit. You can tell by the markings though. I'd say if the nose hasn't changed in colour for you to tell that way I'd go to google and look up pictures of males and females and really pay attention to the head and face area. You'll see the differences in them quickly and be able to judge what yours is.

Answer 7

Above the beak (nose) there is a things called a cere. It's a blueish purple on males and tan on females. It might not be fully colored until the bird is 6mos. or so though.

Answer 8

If the skin around the beak/nostrils is bluish its a male. If it is brown/tan/pinkish, its a female.

Answer 9

first you need to figure out how old the bird is. adult males are bluish nostrils and adult females are beigey nostrils. under 6 months old. boys can have pinkish nostrils and girls can have bluish nostrils or bluish with white. boys also have more smooth nostrils than girls.

Answer 10

you tell by the color above the beak. it should either be a pale purple or a pale blue.