is this true about a female budgie?

Question

when she is ready to mate her cere turns darker brown, thicker and crusty. because I remember reading it somewhere. true or no

Answer 1

We have a winner, ding ding ding. It actually means they are ready to lay eggs, so they are more receptive to males at that time.

If you remove the mirror, male, or object that makes them receptive, the cere returns to normal, which is whitish around the nostril openings, blue or purple cere.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Yes that is true. It is like when dogs and cats go into heat. You don't have to breed her though. If you do put a wooden nest box you can purchase from the petstore in their. Place a handful of woodchips. Make sure she has a mate first! LOL! Then be sure to supply her and her mate with calcium suppliments, amino acids, fats, cuttle bone, fruits and veggies. This will ensure your hen to stay healthy and the babies will be healthy. Truely ♥вяє♥

Answer 3

all birds, male and female, as they get older their ceres start to change color slightly, but being crusty isn't normally due to them being ready to breed, being crusty is normally a sign of a disease called scaly beak, a highly contagious disease in birds. which unless treated can spread and cause death in the bird in question, i have never known it to be a sign of maturity.

as they get older their ceres do start to appear cracked etc. but if it is actually growing thicker, and lumpy, then its more than likly scaley face

Answer 4

the thing that the first person said

Answer 5

YES,THATS VERY TRUE