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male? or female?

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Question
hi!
i have 4 keets and 2 are babies. 1 of my babiess cere had recently turned
purplish when young and a couple weeks later, it started to turn a little blue
on the bottom but 1 week passed and the blue faded then it started to turn to
light brown/tan. i am a little confused and i hope u can help me. thx!

Answer
Hello Katelyn and thank you for your post.
It's not uncommon for a parakeet's cere to change colors like this.  Your baby is a female.  If it wasw a male, the cere would turn a light blue and then would start to turn a darker blue.

Good luck and God Bless.
Dianna