2006-12-28 02:24:00 · 8 answers · asked by wormnut 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
That depends. Light blue or light pinkish peach? Blue means it's a boy, and the pink or peach is a girl. When they are born or very young the nostrils will have almost no color or are very light to the point where you can't tell. As they get older, the color becomes darker and obvious. All the "light nose" means is that it's a youngin.
Train him or her now to sit on your finger so it gets used to you while you can. The younger they are, the easier it will be to train them anything. I know you've heard the old saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" and the same goes for birds. Keets can be taught some amazing things IF you work with them, and it can be great fun!!!
I hope this helps you! Have fun with your little guy or girl!!!
;o)
2006-12-28 02:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bump above the nose where the nostrils are is called a "cere".
If the cere is more of a violet-blue, you're safe it's a male. If it's more tannish-white, you can take a pretty good guess that it's female.
But if I remember correctly, the tan-white can fool you sometimes, because some of the more submissive males (remember, parakeets are social birds that live in huge colonies!) can have their ceres turn to a more feminine color to keep from being bullied. I can't remember if this last bit is true or not, but I hope the rest helped!
2006-12-28 10:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Kailee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a girl. I have never had parakeets before, but I think the girls have pink noses.
2006-12-28 12:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by Stepahnie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it is a girl if it has a light nose
2006-12-28 10:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by kc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it has a wheat colored nose then it is a female. If it has a colored nose then it is a male.
2006-12-30 22:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by jse8782 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem as you my two budgies are both a bit mixed up lol but yes if it goes brown or pink it is a girl or if it blue it is a boy, we got two thinking they were both boys but now they both turned out to be girls! they will never speak though
2006-12-28 14:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by ... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is a great page with pictures that can help you determine your budgie's gender.
It's also a great overall site for learning proper budgie care
http://budgietalk.com/budgiegender.html
2006-12-28 15:42:12 · answer #7 · answered by CrazyBirdMom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
girl
2006-12-28 10:26:46 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Hollister♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋