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Budgies
The easiest way to tell the sex of your budgie is to look at the cere, the bit above the bird's beak.
Young females usually have a bluey cere, with white rings around the nostrils.
Young males tend to have pinky/purple colour.
Mature females will have a brown cere, whereas mature males will have a blue one.
Young female:
Young male:
Mature female:
photo by Barrie Shutt
Mature male:
photo by Barrie Shutt
Note that lutino and recessive pied budgie's cere does not follow these rules.
Chickens
Male chickens (cocks) will have spurs, and will often ' Cock-a-doodle-do'
spur picture to come
Female chickens (hens) will most likely lay eggs so these are easy to sex too.
egg picture to come
article by CHRIS C at chrisbirds.co.uk
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Last updated: 24th Oct 2008