Budgie Cere

[Karma]

My budgie who we believe is a male is about 7 months now. I noticed last week that his cere started gettting a little brown/red. The coloration is only on the bottom of his cere towards his beak and the top and middle of his cere is a very light color...almost white.

Is my boy turning into a girl??? Is it possible that his cere looked like a male, but in actuality is a female becuase isn't around 7 months when you really start to see the color of the cere?

Or is this a health problem I should get checked out.

If this helps at all...he was a sweet boy until that whole puberty thing a couple months ago and he is now very irritable and territorial.

Hopefully someone can shed some light for me...thanks in advance!!

*Edit...he is also molting again (and molts often)

[birds4life]

look where karen replyed here:
birdcrazy.proboards2.com/index.cgi?board=bqa&action=display&n=1&thread=1163711322&page=1

[Scully]

can you post a pic?

[Karma]

I thought it was my boy actually turning out to be a girl, but most people say its after their first molt and he has had several molts.

While I'm on that subject...how often do they usually molt. He is 6-7 months and has had several molts (I wanna guess 3). Does that sound normal?

I will take a picture when I get home tonight and I will post one. I tried last night but he didn't want to stay still little stinker.

I will be quite suprised if my little Rascal turns out to be a girl...the personality sounds much like a boy. Maybe thats why he gets so irritable with me...she's sick of my calling her a boy LOL!!

Thanks all

[Berserka]

My Boris (in my Avatar) has a fantastic personality.
When she was going through her first moult she became so irritible that she started biting, hard!
She is in a major moult at the moment with feathers everywhere through the house!
I think they have a major moult once a year and probably a mini moult once or twice.
Do your temperatures jump up and down as this could confuse the poor thing.

[Karma]

I have been trying to get pictures of Rascal but I can't get a clear enough picture for you guys to see his cere color. I'm working on it.

His attitude and poo poo and everything is absolutely fine and the same as it has always been so hopefully its nothing major.