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Determine the Sex: The area around the nostrils is called the cere. You can use this as a way to distinguish between males and females. Mature females will have a beige coloured cere. Males will have a blue tint to their cere.
I highly recommend you choose a young bird that has been handled regularly and has been hand fed. The extra costs you experience buying a hand raised bird will be worth it in the long run. While there is nothing wrong with a store bought parakeet, my experiences have taught me that they are slower to adjust to being handled.Advertisement
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