Elly

what a cutie and he is a very lucky bird to found such a wonderful home

I am going to be devils advocate and say your bird probably doesn't have worms they usually don't get them unless a new bird has come in or you have them more in an outside aviary setting. I am going to suggest that you use the Avian Vet Look-up and see if you can find a vet in your area or even within an hour of yourself. I would also call local vets and see if they know or can suggest someone. Runny poo can be a sign of a bacteria or viral digestive issue going on or it can be nothing. The only way you will know for sure is if they do a gram stain from the poo (which this test is very inexpensive) then and only then you will know if you should medicate your bird. I don't advise medicating a bird unless you have a lot of experience with doing this sort of thing. I personally wouldn't medicate my bird because I don't have the experience with it. This is just my personal opinion and advice. Keep us update.

I agree with Libby I believe it is also a recessive pied and the flash can picture up the red in the eyes due to the recessive gene that they carry (plus their eyes are plum anyways). The bird could also be carrying the full body greywing gene which makes the marking on the wings light and the blue diluted out on the chest which is making the coloring light. The coloring looks more grey or mauve as stated. Yes I agree it is a boy.

As everyone said I would advise an avian vet visit ASAP. If you don't know where the closest avian vet it we have an Avian Vet Look-up in our FAQ section. Trying to guess what is wrong with time ticking you may find your budgie is going to get sicker and sicker. Birds are so delicate I know from first hand experience one minute they can seem find and the next they are gone. Especially when they have gotten to the degree where they are listess. How long have you had your baby budgie? How did he seem when you first got him? Did he settle in okay for the first few days?

I agree with Kaz. I would also think about rotating toys around at least 2x a month or more therefore they don't get too attached to a particular toy and become territorial. You can find this type of behavior in a single budgie too that doesn't want to share his toys (espeically mirrors or reflective type of types). So I would take Kaz's advice, a bigger cage, toy rearrangement etc... Do you have a picture you can post of the cage?

what a character

Welcome They will probably remember their encounter for a couple days and may call out to each other. If they are within hearing range they will call out to each other too which can drive someone nuts so make sure they can't hear each other. Just a note, it takes time have them talk some never do and if they do and then you reintroduce them you do take the chance of the one that takes to stop talking. I know Pretty talked and then when I intro'd Merlin he stopped talking. Since Pretty has passed Merlin is now talking. It is rare for them to continue to talk but it has happened. They should stay tame though if you work with them and even when they are introduced again.

is dusk an added factor?

Merlin was like that for a month this past moult and now he is back to normal. I noticed when most of his PINS were gone on his head he was feeling so much better. He is almost clear and his head is looking pretty and poofy again.

Wonderful news Norm, I do look forward to seeing pictures and the babies feathering up I still don't quite understand this mutuation yet, so I look forward to learning.

I found that it takes around a month to 2 months for them to completely get rid of all the PIN feathers. How often and how long of course various because of the articial air that we heat and cool with so that always makes a difference. Sometimes it felt like they were molting slowing and then other times quickly so really depends on the conditions and the bird. . I hope that helps.

your pictures are not showing up so I turned them into links but the webpage is not displaying

too blurry, but the cere is tan it is a girl which is what it looks like in the videos and picture.

Has he started to molt too? I know when Merlin is going through a molt he gets well "persnickity" and just doesn't feel like being bothered. This last molt for him was particularly rough on him and he kept flying away from me, wouldn't step up but after a week or so and his molt was almost done his lovely personality came back. So that is one thing I didn't see mentioned that could also be attributing to his behavior.

Welcome

Make sure you call an avian vet not a just the local vet because they know every little about birds. They will say they see them but trust me I have been in a situation and have learned first hand they don't know much about our feathered friends. We have an avian vet look-up in our FAQ and even if it is a distance I suggest an avian vet because they do specialize in birds. Have you given her any greens lately, changed her diet around, her cage, any situation she was in that she could have been stressed out? All these things too can cause watery poos. I wouldn't worm her personally I would take her to the avian vet and let them do a poop check to make sure that is what is really going on here. Since she is an only bird worms is probably unlikely. At the avian vets office this will be part of the check-up. 1. Weight her 2. Do a physical check, feeling her keel bone, under by her chest for any lumps etc.. 3. Do a poop culture 4. Look down your birds throat to ensure there are no spots or infection One thing you must remember about birds is they do not have to look sick to be sick. Weight loss, watery poos usually comes first before lethergic behavior (once you have that is can be too late). Again I learned first hand with Pretty who passed away very suddenly. I do ask all the questions above about stress, and diet change too because I don't want to alarm you because she could be fine too.

Phillip is a girl from what I can tell from the video and looks like a Yellow Face Type 1 skyblue Opaline. I enjoyed watching your video

I would watch her behavior make sure she is not acting lethargic, not eating, watery poos. We have a good FAQ article in the health section about signs when your budgie is sick. You may want to find an avian vet now in case you may have to take her in. Keep up updated and welcome to the forums.

(Laughing out loud) Karen I hope your cheek is okay Boris is such a character

cute

Welcome and your budgies are very cute

You can do a simple one in Photobucket and it is really simply you just need the picture. I didn't have photobucket and did mine before a member did one for me in photobucket . You can also just put in a nice picture too that is not fancy as long as it is sized to 200x400.

I have a girlfriend that her budgie fed her tiel when a tiel is brought up with budgies many a times that is what he thinks he is a budgie and the budgie accept him/her so it is not as uncommon I think as many times not spoken. :rip:

They are super cute :rip:

You received excellent advice. He looks just like my Merlin when he was a baby :rip:, I agree with Kaz on the coloring he is a gorgeous violet. Just to duplicate our FAQ section is awesome and of course always ask questions.