Unless the bird is Visually able to be sexed, Sex Linked or Adult Proven Breeder There is no guarantee on the gender of the birds I sell I can tell you what I think it is just by the way it acts or the color but that is about it.
I do not do DNA Testing- it's wrong many times. -So please do not request this.
I do not do a "pelvic" test- this is maybe if its lucky 5-10% correct since all YOUNG birds have wide pelvic bones like females,
plus if done wrong you can severely injure or worse kill the bird - Again please do not request this to be done
The only sexing I believe in is Surgical Sexing That is 100% accurate - The Avian Vet I use is not in town enough to get them surgically sexed So I won't be able to do that either, But I can recommend him and give you his website and you can check out his calender and or E-mail him to see when he'll be having a clinic in your area. Occasionally we'll use the old fashioned way of sexing birds which is a nut and string It's been around for many years and for us it's been very accurate its been wrong 2 times to my knowledge out of about 200 birds total through the years
I do not do DNA Testing- it's wrong many times. -So please do not request this.
I do not do a "pelvic" test- this is maybe if its lucky 5-10% correct since all YOUNG birds have wide pelvic bones like females,
plus if done wrong you can severely injure or worse kill the bird - Again please do not request this to be done
The only sexing I believe in is Surgical Sexing That is 100% accurate - The Avian Vet I use is not in town enough to get them surgically sexed So I won't be able to do that either, But I can recommend him and give you his website and you can check out his calender and or E-mail him to see when he'll be having a clinic in your area. Occasionally we'll use the old fashioned way of sexing birds which is a nut and string It's been around for many years and for us it's been very accurate its been wrong 2 times to my knowledge out of about 200 birds total through the years
But most of my birds can be visually sexed. Because most are Sex linked genes
The budgies can usually be sexed early in life either because of Sex linked mutations or their ceres change color before it normally would because they live in an Aviary setting.
I Do not colony breed so I know the parents of each and every baby I have, I know the mutations, splits, and genetics of All of my breeding birds. Unless I get new ones but Even then I know what I should be getting with a pair so If I get something That I shouldn't of gotten I can figure out rather quickly who gave the gene to the baby
I also do not guarantee splits unless its 100% so if you see one of our birds and it says "can be,could be or possibly split to XX" this is no guarantee it just means there is a chance it is split to that mutation. BUT if it says something like "pied If male split to Lutino" that means if that baby is a boy it will 100% be split to Lutino
The budgies can usually be sexed early in life either because of Sex linked mutations or their ceres change color before it normally would because they live in an Aviary setting.
I Do not colony breed so I know the parents of each and every baby I have, I know the mutations, splits, and genetics of All of my breeding birds. Unless I get new ones but Even then I know what I should be getting with a pair so If I get something That I shouldn't of gotten I can figure out rather quickly who gave the gene to the baby
I also do not guarantee splits unless its 100% so if you see one of our birds and it says "can be,could be or possibly split to XX" this is no guarantee it just means there is a chance it is split to that mutation. BUT if it says something like "pied If male split to Lutino" that means if that baby is a boy it will 100% be split to Lutino
If I list any of my birds as Rare or Fancy, It is because they Truly are - At least for My area and my "fancy" is not the same as a pet shop Fancy, Their Fancy is anything other than the Normal Green (wild type budgie) or Sky Blue budgie or the Normal Grey Cockatiel etc. Mine have multiple mutations and are truly considered Fancy and or Rare for my area, I can't speak for other states or countries as I don't live there, So what I call Rare or Fancy for my area May not be for say Florida But since I'm not In Florida and I don't see many of the mutations I consider Fancy or rare in Indiana that is why they are True Fancy or Rare mutations
Terms I often Use and there meaning
I often use abbreviation to describe the birds and their genes, These will also often be seen on the babies hatch certificates
DF = Double Factor
SF= Single Factor
YF = Yellow Face
/ = Split - this means what ever mutation comes after the slash they are split to that mutation for an example if it states the bird is Sky blue/cinnamon would mean that bird is Split to Cinnamon
R. Pied = Recessive pied
Dom. Pied = Dominant Pied
Cl Fl Pied= Clear Flight Pied
DOH = Date of Hatch
DF = Double Factor
SF= Single Factor
YF = Yellow Face
/ = Split - this means what ever mutation comes after the slash they are split to that mutation for an example if it states the bird is Sky blue/cinnamon would mean that bird is Split to Cinnamon
R. Pied = Recessive pied
Dom. Pied = Dominant Pied
Cl Fl Pied= Clear Flight Pied
DOH = Date of Hatch
Sexing of Young Budgies
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Sometimes the sex of a young bird can be told at a young age, with out using the mutation's- this is for the Budgie's. Young Male budgies have very deep dark Pink to a purple color cere (The fleshy part above the beak where the nostrils are) Young female budgies have a very light pale pink cere usually with a lot of white around the nostrils.
How to sex Older Budgies
Once a budgie gets a bit older usually between 6-12 months of age it's a lot easier to tell the gender some do develop their "Adult" colored cere earlier than 6-12 months though as you'll see in some of the pictures below.
I'll be using Normal mutations for this section - a Normal mutation means the budgie is not a Albino, Lutino, Lace wing, Recessive pied, Dark Eyed Clear or a Fallow - All of those mutations will be discussed in a minute .
In Normal Mutations the Male's cere will turn Blue and a Females will be White, Brown, Tan, Dark brown or a coco brown color depending on her breeding condition mode
I'll be using Normal mutations for this section - a Normal mutation means the budgie is not a Albino, Lutino, Lace wing, Recessive pied, Dark Eyed Clear or a Fallow - All of those mutations will be discussed in a minute .
In Normal Mutations the Male's cere will turn Blue and a Females will be White, Brown, Tan, Dark brown or a coco brown color depending on her breeding condition mode
Sexing the Non-Normal Budgie
As I mentioned above there are a few mutations that the Male does not get a blue cere The female of these mutations still get the white-tan-brown cere though. Those mutations are Albino, Lutino, Lace wing, Recessive pied, Dark Eyed Clear & Fallow
The Males cere stays Pink in the above mutations
The Males cere stays Pink in the above mutations