You are here:
- Home
- Animals/Pets
- Pet Birds
- Birds--General
- My male budgie
Birds--General/My male budgie
Advertisement
Question
Hey Chrys,
I have a pure white lacewing male budgie who is absoloutley beautiful, butlately i have noticed that he sleeps alot and fluffs up. He is in an aviary with about 18 other budgies and the rest don't act like him. He is an english budgie and he has got ALOT of pooo stuck on the surrounding feathers of his vent. He eats everything i provide in the aviary, he is definitley not on an all seed diet. I give my budgie vegetables like carrots, celery,and sprouted seed and even bird seed that has sprouted a little(grass) and even millet. Please help me find out what's wrong with my budgie. He stands firmly on the perch and he isn't paired up at the moment. His female partner died because they had raised so many babies and do english budgies have a high fertility rate? Like because english budgies are so huge , when mating wouldn't like half the sperm get stuck on the female budgie's feathers around her vent?
Thank you in advance
Cheers Frank
Hi, Frank,
This bird is ill. It has some type of bacterial infection, digestive or intestinal bacterial problem. You need to get this bird to a certified avian vet for a medical examination ASAP. Do not hesitate. No, this is not sperm stuck on the feathers around the vent. This is a sign of illness.
Chrys
Related Articles
- Budgies as Pets - Introduction to Budgerigars and their care
- Rye Bread - Raw Food Recipes
- Sprouting nutrition - Raw food sprouts - About sprouting Why are sprouts so good for us? - The Benefits of Raw Sprouted Nuts, Seeds, Beans and Grains
- How To Check Seed Viability
- Black Sesame Milkshake, Version 2 - Raw Food Recipes
Answers by Expert:
Chrys Meatyard
Expertise
I`ve been raising/breeding/handfeeding/selling parrots for over 20 years (parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, 6 subspecies of conures, parrotlets, amazons, lovebirds, etc.). I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England. I can provide advice in raising healthy birds, handfeeding/weaning babies, some health problems (although I'm NOT an avian veterinarian), nail/beak/wing clipping, general husbandry, etc. I also have experience with racing/showing homing pigeons. I cannot diagnose specific illness over this website. If you suspect your bird is ill or if you have an emergency, contact an avian veterinarian or emergency pet clinic ASAP.
Experience
Experience: Over 20 years raising parrots and over 13 years raising pigeons. Organizations: Currently, American Racing Pigeon Union and American Federation of Aviculture. Prior member Miami Valley Bird Club, Southern Ohio Pigeon Association, National Cockatiel Society, Miami Valley Sportsman's Club, others. Publications: Monthly newsletters of bird clubs.
Publications
I've been published in "Budgies" and "Cockatiels" offered by Bow Tie Productions, and have written avian articles for publication in England.
Education/Credentials
American Federation of Aviculture, completed Level I course, Fundamentals of Aviculture. Keeping/breeding parrots and other birds for over 20 years.
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.