One of the most popular pets in the parrot world, budgies are inexpensive at around $30-50 a piece. At the same time, budgies are vigorous and easy to tame, making them perfect for novice breeders. For those of you who want to breed your budgies, it comes down to how to tell the difference between male and female. The budgies can be distinguished from male and female by the color of the nose, body size and shape, habits, calls, genetic testing and other methods.
1.Look at the nose color
The easiest way to distinguish between male and female budgies is to look at the color of the wax membrane of the nose. The "nose wax film judgment method", but also does not fully comply with the "blue male and white female" rule.
The difference in the color of the budgies' noses will only become apparent after two months, but there is almost no difference before that. Male budgies have pink or light purple noses, sometimes a mix of blue and purple, while female budgies have blue noses with a hint of white. Adult males have blue noses, and the older they get the darker the blue, adult females have white or yellowish noses, and adult female budgies in heat have dark brown or coffee-colored noses.
Male and Female Nose Color Comparison
To summarize: pink, blue are all males; white, brown, coffee are all females. Blue noses with white nostrils are females.
2.Look at the body shape
Female budgies have a rounded body, fluffy feathers, round head, do not like to move, like to lie down on the pole, looks lazy and feeble, tail feathers tip forked for the W-shaped.
Male budgies are thin, tight feathers, pointed head, active, like to stand on the standing pole, look energetic, tail feather shape is V-shaped.
3.Look at the habits of life
Male budgies are active and lively, while females are more gentle. For example: you give budgies reasoning, the male will ignore you to play the sleep, the female will quarrel with you, and even on the mouth to bite you.
4.Barking
Generally speaking, male parrots are more vocal than female budgies. They chirp and sing, and their calls are high pitched and powerful. Although female budgies do make noises, they sound angry and unmusical. (This is why most male budgies are better at learning to speak than females). Of course, it takes a super-experienced breeder to tell the difference between a male and female budgie by their voice alone, so it can be difficult for a novice to tell the difference.
The safest way is to pull out the feathers to check the sex of the budgies (the price is about ten dollars).
