Budgie cere

Question
I have had my budgie for about a month now. I'm not sure how old she is but she is quite small and still has completely black eyes (but no bars on her head) so I'm guessing about 4-6 months old. Her cere is a pink/browny colour which lightens slightly near the nostrils but this weekend I have noticed that in one corner the cere has a small sky blue patch on it. Does this mean that she is actually a boy?! Or is this quite normal in female budgies?
Many thanks

Answer
Hi,

Usually the cere color will change until the bird reaches sexual maturity (7 or 8 months to one year of age).  It is common for baby budgies to have a pink cere, so it could be changing to blue (you might have a little boy bird) :)

However, I would just keep an eye on it and see what color developes over the next 2 to 6 months.

Here are some great websites that you might also want to check out with information on budgie care:

www.wingedwisdom.com

www.forthebirdsDVM.com

www.parrotchronicles.com

www.companionparrot.com

I hope this helps.

-Maggie