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My bird is one year old, but he looks like a baby bird. His eyes are totally black. Why?

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From afar, your budgie may have black eyes, but if you look closely, you can see the faint outline of a pupil. My own budgies have very hard to see pupils, and it looks like their eyes are pitch black.

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Why do budgies have black bars down to their cere before their first molt?

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If a budgie has bars down to her cere, it signifies that she is under 4 months old, meaning she is still a young budgie.

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How do I tell when a budgie egg is going to hatch?

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It can take 17 to 23 days to hatch, so just count up from the day it was laid and be prepared for it to happen anywhere between those 17-23 days.

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Can you tell how old it is by its wings?

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No, as a budgie's wings don't change as they get older. The ways mentioned in the article are easier to use.

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What if my budgie has red eyes?

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It is probably an albino budgie. In that case, looking at the eyes is probably not going to help you find the age of the bird, so try the other ways mentioned in the article.

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How can you tell if a albino is male or female?

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It is usually very difficult to sex an albino parakeet without a DNA test. Generally both sexes will have a pink/lavender cere. Sometimes it will turn white or brown for a female. The female albinos are more common due to the genetics involved.

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