Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can help?

We have a baby budgie (not sure exact age & can't tell sex yet) that has firm poo stuck around her bottom. We have had her for 1 week & I first noticed this on day 3 of having her. She sits on the bottom of the cage alot & when she is perched she hangs her head. her droppings in the cage are small & hard looking (not wet at all) the have a small amount of very dark green color with a blob of white. We got her from a breeder & have not been able to contct him yet in regard to this. Any advice would be muchly appreciated.

Lauren

 

By The Way sorry for posting in the wrong spot!

Edited January 24, 200916 yr by chloek

Not sounding great, I like there are a few poo experts here on the board maybe if you could get a photo.

A photo would be great. You also need to clean up its bum. Get a small bowl of warm water and gentle soften the poo and remove it. It will be making her worse if the vent is blocked and she can't poo at all. Is she eating? Try giving her millet to get her to eat if she's not. Once you've cleaned her up, I'd also be putting a lamp on her to keep her warm and hopefully perk her up a little. Please keep us updated.

Not sounding great, I like there are a few poo experts here on the board maybe if you could get a photo.

 

 

Thanks for the fast response. I have actually made an appointment at the vet but still any advice here would be appreciated.

 

In the picture below you can see the poo attatched to here and ths size on the cage floor.

 

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm101/m...bo/CIMG0706.jpg

Edited January 25, 200916 yr by maesie
Changed photo to link. Must be 640 x 480

A photo would be great. You also need to clean up its bum. Get a small bowl of warm water and gentle soften the poo and remove it. It will be making her worse if the vent is blocked and she can't poo at all. Is she eating? Try giving her millet to get her to eat if she's not. Once you've cleaned her up, I'd also be putting a lamp on her to keep her warm and hopefully perk her up a little. Please keep us updated.

 

In addition to above, I'd maybe even sprinkle seed on the bottom of the cage if that is where she is spending most of her time. Is you appointment with an avian vet? When is it?

A photo would be great. You also need to clean up its bum. Get a small bowl of warm water and gentle soften the poo and remove it. It will be making her worse if the vent is blocked and she can't poo at all. Is she eating? Try giving her millet to get her to eat if she's not. Once you've cleaned her up, I'd also be putting a lamp on her to keep her warm and hopefully perk her up a little. Please keep us updated.

 

In addition to above, I'd maybe even sprinkle seed on the bottom of the cage if that is where she is spending most of her time. Is you appointment with an avian vet? When is it?

 

 

The appointment is at 12.30 today. I dont know if it is an avian vet but it is a pretty large practice so I would think they would have the resources to help...

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll clean her up and sprinkle some seed on the bottom.

A photo would be great. You also need to clean up its bum. Get a small bowl of warm water and gentle soften the poo and remove it. It will be making her worse if the vent is blocked and she can't poo at all. Is she eating? Try giving her millet to get her to eat if she's not. Once you've cleaned her up, I'd also be putting a lamp on her to keep her warm and hopefully perk her up a little. Please keep us updated.

 

In addition to above, I'd maybe even sprinkle seed on the bottom of the cage if that is where she is spending most of her time. Is you appointment with an avian vet? When is it?

 

 

The appointment is at 12.30 today. I dont know if it is an avian vet but it is a pretty large practice so I would think they would have the resources to help...

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll clean her up and sprinkle some seed on the bottom.

 

Excellent. Be sure to let us know how she gets on.

Just returned from the vet and sadly it seems our bird has some kind of defect with her crop, the vet although not an Avian expert feels that she will not live a long life. He was not sure whether it was a defect she hatched with or as a result of some kind of injury.

 

The breeder we bought her from is happy to exchange her for another bird and although we are already very attatched it seems a kinder option allowing her to live her remaining days in an aviary with other birds rather than a solitary life.

 

Thankyou all for help and advice

Just returned from the vet and sadly it seems our bird has some kind of defect with her crop, the vet although not an Avian expert feels that she will not live a long life. He was not sure whether it was a defect she hatched with or as a result of some kind of injury.

 

The breeder we bought her from is happy to exchange her for another bird and although we are already very attatched it seems a kinder option allowing her to live her remaining days in an aviary with other birds rather than a solitary life.

 

Thankyou all for help and advice

 

Awww, hugs . Poor little thing. I hope it doesn't suffer and manages okay in the aviary. It's great the breeder will give you another one though. Just be sure to inspect it well and hopefully this one will be healthier. Read this before you get your next one: Signs of a healthy budgie. I'd love to see the new budgie too if you'd like to post a photo that would be great.

Edited January 25, 200916 yr by maesie

Just returned from the vet and sadly it seems our bird has some kind of defect with her crop, the vet although not an Avian expert feels that she will not live a long life. He was not sure whether it was a defect she hatched with or as a result of some kind of injury.

 

The breeder we bought her from is happy to exchange her for another bird and although we are already very attatched it seems a kinder option allowing her to live her remaining days in an aviary with other birds rather than a solitary life.

 

Thankyou all for help and advice

 

Awww, hugs . Poor little thing. I hope it doesn't suffer and manages okay in the aviary. It's great the breeder will give you another one though. Just be sure to inspect it well and hopefully this one will be healthier. Read this before you get your next one: Signs of a healthy budgie. I'd love to see the new budgie too if you'd like to post a photo that would be great.

 

Thanks Again. I'll speak to the breeder & see what he plans to do with her, maybe he'll keep her separate so the others don't pick on her. He is an older man & loves his budgies vey much so I'd hope he'll look after her. The whole aim of us getting a budgie was for our 7yo daughter who has been 'dying' for one over the past year. It is a birthday gift for her, & she hopes to train it to talk. Can this be done with two birds or is it really best to have one? The avairy at the breeder seemed clean, though we only went to one breeder so don't have a comparison. The bottom of the avairy was covered in seed & some droppings. He has about 60 birds in the avairy with about 30 nesting boxes. What's the best age bird to get for training? Do they miss their mums if taken too early? My husband & I will definately stay in touch. It has been wonderful to have someone to talk to about this. She is outside tweeting away sitting on her perch. It seems that she has moments of tummy pains when she sits with her head low on the bottom of the cage. The vet said her posture etc wasn't right either. When I think about when we got her she was in a small cage with two other budgies who were playing with each other etc & she was just kinda watching sitting on the perch. I just thought she was quiet! Nevermined. I have read the signs of a healthy budgie; very helpful thankyou.

A suggestion if I may.....................

 

The breeder you got her from is colony breeding. In those situations often related birds within the aviary are bred resulting more often than not, in birds raised with inherited issues which do not help with the longevity of the bird you purchase.

If you said the area you live, I would feel sure a forum member who lives near you would be able to help you with a bird that the full genetic history is known of and perhaps a better bird than one where you purchased this one.

No worries. As to the age of birds for training. You're best to get a young chick. You'll need a boy if you want to teach it to talk, but you can train/tame either sex fine. If she wants it to bond to her, you are best to get only one. Work with it and get it tame. Two will be more inclined to bond to each other than you. That being said, you can have more then one tame budgie, but you need to work with them more and it's better to get them separately.

 

Budgies shouldn't be sold until they can eat on their own. Most breeders don't sell them until they are able to do so. Where in Australia are you from? We have lots of breeders here if you'd prefer to get one from one of them.

Edited January 25, 200916 yr by maesie

A suggestion if I may.....................

 

The breeder you got her from is colony breeding. In those situations often related birds within the aviary are bred resulting more often than not, in birds raised with inherited issues which do not help with the longevity of the bird you purchase.

If you said the area you live, I would feel sure a forum member who lives near you would be able to help you with a bird that the full genetic history is known of and perhaps a better bird than one where you purchased this one.

 

 

OMG! I didn't even consider that, how silly of me. I am in Boronia, VIC & would really appreciate any forum member pointing me in the right direction.

You guys are tops :budgiedance: