In some parts of the world, including the USA, budgies are also called parakeets. You can easily spot baby budgies by the series of bars on the feathers on top of their heads. These bars go down to the cere, which is the fleshy area above the beak where the nostrils are. When the bird is about 8-12 weeks old, the bars start to disappear, and the top of the head becomes a solid color. It's hard to tell a budgie's gender when they are young,...