A relative has a Budgie which is gorgeous and I clean it etc. It is very cheeky! I don't really know all that much about Budgies so refer to the Budgie as 'it!'. It is around 6/7 years old now. It seems perfectly happy and healthy. I have noticed in the last 2 weeks the cere(?) bit above the beak has turned a lot darker in colour. I was wondering what that means? Is it something to do with maturity? Although I would have expected that to have happened a long while ago now or something to do with health? Also does the colour mean it is female?

It's hormones, she is coming into breeding condition

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Thanks, was interested to know..