So… just found out my parakeet isn’t actually a girl…

This is Cori (now spelled Cory), “she” is about 4 years old. I recently took “her” and “her” brother, Peeko, to an avian vet for a checkup. They are both fine, healthy, good weight, something I actually wasn’t expecting. But what I found out makes Cory the biggest gaslighter I’ve ever met. So, not only does “she” weigh less than “her” toothpick brother, but apparently, “she” isn’t even a GIRL. He’s a BOY with ESTROGEN PROBLEMS!!!

Basically, what the vet told me was that there are times when a bird can produce too much estrogen or testosterone, which can cause their cere to change colors or exhibit behaviors of egg laying when (obviously) they can’t. He didn’t say EXPLICITLY that’s what Cory had, but mostly what he said. He said something along the lines of “hyper…something…serotosis” or something like that.

About a year or two ago, Cory’s cere turned brown so I assumed it was female hormone things, but since he was still a bit young, I couldn’t accurately assume what his gender was. BUT NOW his cere is coming in blue so I guess the truth has finally been revealed.

Birds are absolutely whack.