have 2 new lacewing budgies and the beaks are slightly blue however breeder said he thought one was probably female he mentioned that you can tell by size of nostrils, any idea as i have a normal violet male and his beak is a definate dark blue
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Females - White/light-blue, tan, or brown cere. This is true for all varieties. With the development of brown color is a flaky texture. This can build up to be about a centimeter thick.
Males -
Blue or purplish-blue cere in normal varieties only.
Bright violet or pink (does not change after youth) occurs in the following varieties: recessive pied, lutino/albino, dark-eyed clear, lacewing, and fallow...
The cere or the spongy bit at the top of the beak (nostrils)on a young female it will be creamy fawn turning to brown when it reaches maturity,on a male it will start as the female but will turn to Blue when it reaches maturity you seem to have two males.
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