I have had 2 budgies die now from something that I am not sure of. It happened years apart with birds of the same lineage. The original budgie Kali was lying in the bottom of her cage and had no strength. We put food and water in the bottom of her cage and after about 4 days she recovered. She was really really weak and looked dizzy. Anyhow - a few years later after putting her in the aviary, she bred, that daughter (Fidget) bred and her daughter (Bullet) bred and (Snowflake) bred to get (Bandy). This great, great, great grandson died at less than a year old from the same symptoms - found him on the bottom of the aviary and he just walked up to my hand for a snuggle, we brought him up to the house and he couldn't sit on my finger anymore and he also looked dizzy...he died the next day, about 6 years after Kali was sick. Mixie (Fidget's brother) also developed the same symptoms and died. These occurrences are far enough apart I'm convinced it wasn't a contagion but I was wondering if anyone has had this before - and if it may be genetic?

I have had 2 budgies die now from something that I am not sure of. It happened years apart with birds of the same lineage. The original budgie Kali was lying in the bottom of her cage and had no strength. We put food and water in the bottom of her cage and after about 4 days she recovered. She was really really weak and looked dizzy. Anyhow - a few years later after putting her in the aviary, she bred, that daughter (Fidget) bred and her daughter (Bullet) bred and (Snowflake) bred to get (Bandy). This great, great, great grandson died at less than a year old from the same symptoms - found him on the bottom of the aviary and he just walked up to my hand for a snuggle, we brought him up to the house and he couldn't sit on my finger anymore and he also looked dizzy...he died the next day, about 6 years after Kali was sick. Mixie (Fidget's brother) also developed the same symptoms and died. These occurrences are far enough apart I'm convinced it wasn't a contagion but I was wondering if anyone has had this before - and if it may be genetic?

Most likely old age.

Strange although something past down that many generations couldn't be that harmful. Maybe it is some sort of mite in the aviary or a spider bite.

Definitely wasn't old age. Kali was about 3, Bandy was less than 2 and Mixie was only 5.

I have had 2 budgies die now from something that I am not sure of. It happened years apart with birds of the same lineage. The original budgie Kali was lying in the bottom of her cage and had no strength. We put food and water in the bottom of her cage and after about 4 days she recovered. She was really really weak and looked dizzy. Anyhow - a few years later after putting her in the aviary, she bred, that daughter (Fidget) bred and her daughter (Bullet) bred and (Snowflake) bred to get (Bandy). This great, great, great grandson died at less than a year old from the same symptoms - found him on the bottom of the aviary and he just walked up to my hand for a snuggle, we brought him up to the house and he couldn't sit on my finger anymore and he also looked dizzy...he died the next day, about 6 years after Kali was sick. Mixie (Fidget's brother) also developed the same symptoms and died. These occurrences are far enough apart I'm convinced it wasn't a contagion but I was wondering if anyone has had this before - and if it may be genetic?

Most likely old age.