Expert: Chrys Meatyard - 2/19/2007

Question
i have male and female budgie from 1 year  ,and i have realise that the female is doing a weard behavior  from 1 day ,,by moving here nick backward and forward and at sametime here mouth is opening and closing like shes swollowing somthing and notice that shesmoving here toungewith the slivia with mouth opening and closing andthe feather is up like shes in cold and shes seems not happy this behavior is happening continueslly  ,,,,,,is it illness or its a behavior that hens do when they bring egg?                     thankssss         omar  

Answer
Hi, Omar.  Thanks for posting!

A bird will move their neck like you describe and open their mouth like you describe if they have a seed hull or something stuck in their throat.  This movement is how a bird frees something stuck in it's throat.  If your bird's feathers are fluffed up all the time, the bird is either cold or this could be a sign of illness.  If your bird doesn't seem happy, could be illness or could be something else.  What you describe doesn't sound to me like she's preparing to lay an egg.

If you can provide more specific information about the situation, I might be able to help more.

Chrys