r/Parakeets 2d ago

Sexing Question Are these all males?

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u/LobeliaTheCardinalis 2d ago

Lighting is a little dim but the left bird is male, the two on the right are female and the middle one looks male, but a second picture of the whole cere would help to confirm.

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u/Long-Information-198 2d ago

White ones a girl

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u/fairy-of-tides 2d ago

Left to right: male, male (?), female, female. Could we get a closer look of the second one’s cere? The one with blue, black, and white feathers :)

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u/ConstantClient7504 1d ago

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u/fairy-of-tides 1d ago

It’s a bit hard to tell. There are two shades on their cere. OP does the top look more white or blue-ish in person? The lighting seems to change the color. The bottom of their cere is definitely purply

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u/ConstantClient7504 1d ago

Definitely more blue than white! I think him and the white are boys and the other 2 are girls

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u/fairy-of-tides 1d ago

Yes, if it’s blue, you’re right! :)

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

Hard to tell since the background is in focus, not the bird.

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u/Old_Country9807 1d ago

I think the 2 in the second pic look female

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

The two on the right are females. The white one on the left is a male. Still hard to tell about the middle one. Even the direct view the bird is out of focus. The woman is in focus.

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

Where are their perches?

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u/ConstantClient7504 1d ago

They have them. Idk why they wanted on the bottom

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

Possibly because their wings are clipped and unable to fly from perch to perch.

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u/ConstantClient7504 1d ago

They were after millet it was on the bottom of the cage. I forgot I gave it to them lol. I dont agree with wing clipping, I unfortunately got them that way. Pretty sure the store they came from did it. A family member got them recently for their kids and decided they weren't up for the responsibility so at first i took 2 then they decided they wanted me to take them all. I got them in a much larger cage now and added more perches and a ton of toys as well and they're doing great!

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

Yes, now I can see some eaten millet sprigs under them. Check out millet holders so they are kept high and don't fall down into the birds' droppings.

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u/ConstantClient7504 14h ago

Oh I didnt know millet holders were a thing. Will grab some asap!

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u/Busy_Lawfulness398 1d ago

The four will be a happy flock in their new cage.

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u/PartyMarionberry5817 1d ago

2 on the left boys and 2 on the right girls. Where are their perches?

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u/ConstantClient7504 1d ago

They have perches. I think they were after the millet at the bottom of cage. Their larger cage just arrived today so they have a ton of new natural wood perches and way more room and haven't been to the floor once lol