How can you tell a male parakeet from a female? Do you sex them the same way you do baby chickens?
2007-02-09 17:51:18 · 3 answers · asked by texas_angel_wattitude 6 in Pets ➔ Birds
You were given one, almost complete, correct answer! =)
The cere (yep, it's that fleshy bit around your birdie's nostrils!) is a purpleish to blueish hue in males, and a pinkish to brown tone in females.
However!!! You can't properly sex the 'keet until they are 6 months - 1 year old. They all have a very pale pink/white/beige cere until they've matured!!!
2007-02-09 20:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is very easy to determine whether you have a boy or a girl. The color of the cere (the little bit of skin right on top of their beak) is blue in males, and brownish to pinkish in females.
2007-02-09 17:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has something to do with their beaks
2007-02-09 17:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋