I have a 6 month old female budgie whos beak has gone from pale pink to dark brown/red and looks dry. Is this normal, I am a little concerned there is something wrong. Please advise....

Edited June 10, 201014 yr by KAZ

Is it the beak or the top of the beak were the nostrils are (Cere)??? Would help with pictures, but if its the Cere then this is normal for a female budgie, just means shes coming into her breeding season.

Yep, its her cere not her beak. She is also very nippy at the moment.

She is in what is called BREEDING CONDITION. All normal and not an indication of actual "old enough to breed" but all normal.

Thanks

She may also be around her moult which combined with the age and coming into breeding condition will make her cranky and nippy.

Sounds like budgie p.m.t. sorry girls.