For your fids.

Reprinted with permission of Dr. Pete Sakas.

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Watch your bird’s droppings everyday and learn what they look like normally. When you notice a change, identify what portion of the dropping has changed. If you cannot explain the change by the bird’s lifestyle then act immediately and contact your avian veterinarian.

Healthy bird poop has three parts. All three should be examined on a regular basis. A sick bird may show a change in the volume, color, consistency, or frequency of droppings.

1. Feces: solid waste, should be coiled. The normal appearance is usually soft and greenish brown when on a formulated diet (pellets) but may be black or green with a seed diet. Color may also be affected by colorful food consumption. If the feces are not the right color, and the bird has not consumed colorful foods, a vet should be seen immediately.

2. Urates: creamy white semi-solids which surround part of the coil, which are waste from the kidneys. If the urates are not white, and the bird has not consumed high colored foods, a vet should be seen immediately.

3. Urine: should be clear. The normally clear urine may be increased in amount with excess consumption of fruit or vegetables. Again, any discoloring in urine, which cannot be explained by diet means a vet should be seen immediately.

Note: Many birds have a larger poop than normal first thing in the morning, if they are laying eggs, or are babies on formula or crop milk.

If you believe that your bird is sick and need to take droppings to the vet for examination, clean wax paper or other smooth surfaces can be used to collect droppings (including urine, as it won't absorb the liquid).

Thanks a lot.

Hey the poop seems like Buddy's, So I guess its normal then. LOL~Jenna