My little buddy, Sam-the-Budgie (four years old) has a brown cere. It has always been bright blue. I've done a search here and have read that it's often a sign of reproductive cancer of some kind. He's also been molting and is (or was) covered in pin feathers. He let me give him a good scratch this morning. Does anyone have any good news for me? Did your male budgie's cere turn brown for any other reason than cancer? Sam is my soul-budgie. It is devastating to think that I could lose him. Thank you.