Hi all,

 

At the moment i have 4 budgies in the same cage 2 adults and 2 10wk old babies. One of the babies is an albino and he is the one i have the problem with. i had him out of the cage (he is tame) for about he minutes, in which time he "pooed" 5 times and seemed to urinate 4 times. He also sleeps a lot and is missing a few feathers from his head.

 

Is there anything wrong with him?

I appreciate any help!

Thanks

Sam

xxx

Hi Sam - Missed how many minutes he was out with his pooing condition. But budgies normally poo every 10-15min. Outside that, it could be stress poos/urination... Often it's like a nervous thing that budgies do when they're a bit toey or not tame. Sleeping isn't a good sign for such a young bird... Sounds like red flag for vet check to me. Especially, given your gut feel that he may be sick (trust your instinct).

 

Feather loss could be due to a fight/scrap (are they all getting along?), a virus (eg. Polyoma), nutrition issues etc. etc. Hard to say really - limitless options unfortunately. Also consider that if he is sick with a virus like Polyoma, these can spread to the rest of your babies.

 

Let us know if you need a number for an avian vet. They can even do a poo check under the microscope while you're waiting (which provides a lot of info)...

 

 

Hi all,

 

At the moment i have 4 budgies in the same cage 2 adults and 2 10wk old babies. One of the babies is an albino and he is the one i have the problem with. i had him out of the cage (he is tame) for about he minutes, in which time he "pooed" 5 times and seemed to urinate 4 times. He also sleeps a lot and is missing a few feathers from his head.

 

Is there anything wrong with him?

I appreciate any help!

Thanks

Sam

xxx

It would sound like you need to separate them as the adults are most likely picking on the baby. The picking can cause the immune system to decline and he could very well become sick.

 

I would 1 separate the babies, I assume they are eating on their own by now being 10 weeks. I would also schedule a registered bird vet appointment so he can take samples of the poo and make sure there is no internal infection happening.

Hi thanks a lot!

 

I had him out for ten minutes when he kept pooing.

 

They seem to be getting along extremely well and if there are any fights it usually doesn't include him. I was going to take him to the vet any way so i will definately do that now. when i hold him he seems to shake slightly so i guess thats a sign that he is nervous but he is quite tame so i dont see why he would be nervous.

 

Thanks for the help!

 

Sam

xxx