Purple Bill Budgie?

Hey me again my new budgie is lilac, and has a lilac bill/cere. He/she is a baby.....any ideas on the sex of it?

Purple Bill Budgie?
Please people stop giving out false information!!!





Just because it's purple does NOT mean it's a male. It's a violet not a lilac on top of it. This is how you tell the sex of keets. I really get sick of repeating myself here....





Males will have a complete, get it complete blue or purple cere





Females will and can have a blue or purple cere with a hint of white around the nostril opens when they are young. AS they AGE it will turn brown and crusty. If they are taken away from the stimulation of a male, fake bird, or mirror, it can turn back to the blue or purple cere with white around the nostril openings.
Reply:Baby Budgies will often be distinguishable by the fleshy cere on their beaks. Females usually have a white or pale blue cere. males usually have a purple cere. Sounds like you may have a male.


You can find a great article on this subject at the yahoo group helloeberybirdie .
Reply:Young female - whitish cere





Young male - purple cere





Now lutinos and albinos get a little tricky for inecperienced people but you don't have to worry about that.





Your bird is a male.



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