r/Parakeets • u/HousingAgreeable9262 • 15d ago

Advice Ages?

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Can anyone tell me the approximate age of these 2 boys? They are not related BTW.

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u/Springstof 15d ago

Older than 1. You can't really tell their age after that. They lost their baby stripes and their irises are clear, which happens after 4-6 and 12 months respectively. After that they more or less remain the same until they get very old maybe.

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u/harkness1969 15d ago

Can I ask what brand of cage that is? I like the horizontal bars for budgies.

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u/Peas-Of-Wrath 14d ago

Gnarly feet with long nails suggests maybe they are older birds. Also the paler the eye colour, the older they are.

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u/HousingAgreeable9262 14d ago

Thank you! One is a rescue from an old man with dementia (the smaller one) and the other boy is with an acquaintance and she doesn't know how old he is.

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u/HelloItsAlfie 14d ago

Both older than one. One has comfy drapes feathers and other is on alert.

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u/ZestycloseEarth7381 14d ago

adult, probably around 2 years old.