Breeding, cere color

[Zapster]

I have a male parakeet that is about 2.5 years old. His cere isnt completely blue and never has been fully blue. I want to breed him but i am worried about his cere color. here are his pics:
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Thanks

[Tinker]

He looks pretty male to me. Of course it's always hard to tell with a photo. Is there any white at all round the nostrils? If there is it may be female. DNA tests aren't very expensive and just require a feather. Someone on here got one done a few weeks ago and it cost them about $15.

[Zapster]

No, there is no white around his nostril. What im worried about is the purplish color. Is that normal?

[Ashling]

The purple could indicate a female. I had a girl who went from bright blue to purple to pink to crusty brown!

[Zapster]

thats odd because he has blue around his nostril near his beak with no white rings and his cere has always been blue/purple.

[Johnni Gade]

That seems weird. How long has it been like this?

[Zapster]

Ever since I got him which was about a year and a half ago. He was 8-9 months old when I got him.

[Monica]

Looks like a male to me! Actually though, a males cere is supposed to be blue, and more purplish when he's ready to breed... but, there's a lot of info that's not correct because the birds quite honestly don't care. Why his cere isn't the blue it ought to be I don't know.

[Johnni Gade]

Im pretty sure its a male too. :) Try it out