Urgent! My budgie's cere has suddenly changed colour and other symptoms.

honeythechicken

Songster
6 Years
Jan 1, 2017
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In only a few days my female budgie's cere has changed colour on her right side. It was originally a dark pink/brownish cere (a little bit crusty). Now it is a very smooth pale blue cere with white on the edges, as you can see in these pictures:

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Her other symptoms are that she has been regurgitating more often in the last few months, her diet is mainly seed mix and millet. In the last few days I have been feeding her more dried greens and raspberries, she doesn't eat any other fruits and vegetables.
She has a new squeak and regurgitates straight after she does it :(

In general, she has always been weaker than my other budgie. Her wings are smaller and more delicate so if she flies for a long time she gets very tired and descends onto a nearby perch
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Her left eye is damaged/possibly missing since she was a baby. Overall her health is questionable and I can't afford taking her to a vet right now. Whatever is going on with her cere is worrying me, has anyone seen this in other budgies? The other side may change colour too, there is a spot of blue that might not be clear in this photo:
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It might be a female that's coming out of breeding condition. The darker crusty cere is a good sign that the budgie is in good health and ready to mate. Out of breeding condition the cere will be white with a hint of color (light blue for female).

There's a lot of info on the internet if you search for "cere molting budgies".
 

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