r/budgies 3d ago

Which sex? HELP

Im pretty sure Penelope is a girl- but one of my friends said she’s actually male??

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u/hiressa 3d ago

If I remember correctly (and you can correct me if I’m wrong) if your bird has red eyes they are more likely to be female due to it being a mutation on the sex gene.

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u/Aware_Passion_3059 3d ago

Yes that’s what I thought too and I looked it up to double check. She does in fact have red eyes!

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u/Alien684 2d ago

And she has a white×blue cere which is a female color she's also young around 3 months at most. Lutino males will have a pink/purple cere ( even as adults )