TS> Now that brings up another problem... The other budgie is older, and the
TS> cere has not turned brown, so I can only assume that it is a male... So
Hi Tim
  No reason to feel stupid, we had to learn from someone! They should be 
alright, she's a young hen IF she lays an egg OR if you want to try and have 
some babies. Then you could offer them a nest box to encourage laying 
behaviour. Make sure they have cuddlebone and mineral blocks just in case she 
starts laying eggs.
   We had a pair of mature keets together for several years and with no nest 
box, She never laid on egg. He unfortunately caught a cold and died, but she 
is still happily  watching the tiel babies grow up.
                                       Cindy S.
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