This is a Budgie topic only because the droppings we are talking about are theirs & not the larger variety. I don't know if the small birds like P'lets & Linnie are similar.

Having just lost a bird & his droppings seemed to change over night I was very interested in what was written here.

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Perhaps my inexperience at recognising all the signs in the droppings, left us wondering more than we needed to.

I do pay attention to droppings often and try to take note of any differences & causes. Sometimes I think it can be difficult to determine if something is odd when the bird is acting normal and everything seems to be in check - so usually if something seems slightly off I monitor the droppings over the course of a few hours and as long as things have gone back on track I tend to not worry.

I do see increased urine after they bathe because often they drink a lot when they bathe. I also sometimes see increased urine when they eat more vegetables (sometimes the extra water is just that from the washing).

I watch all the time too. I am thinking I am not so experienced to say what shifts into questionable from normal. Laker had a bought over a year ago when he had wet droppings & appeared to be straining - I thought it was related to bark he was chewing. I sanded the bark off & I treated his water with Apple Cider Vinegar - a day later all was normal.

Somehow I didn't worry overly about the size change & the moisture around the droppings, on the paper, in Laker's case appeared a greenish tint near the end. The droppings also were very black.

They also seem pretty 'black' sometimes when dry - perhaps a bit greeny/brown when fresh & I think that is normal??

I too pay attention to my birds droppings. The budgies droppings are not nearly as affected by what they eat as my linnie. Her droppings are entirely different from a budgie. For one think she does not eliminate at all at night while the budgies go all night long.
A linnies first morning poop is HUGE and very wet. The remainder of the day the droppings are smaller in size. If she eats a lot of orange color veggies her poop is orange color.
The bird I had prior to Spice was a baby. He died within about a week of my getting him. His droppings changed to almost total water several hours before he died.

Thanks Nancy for that info on Linnies. I have no info on the droppings of other small parrots.

Laker ended up like your baby - perhaps the final stages of any internal dysfunction.

Budgie dropping may be unique looking. In fact each species may be different all the way to the biggest?

When I had my friend's Senegal over, her droppings looked like mini GRey droppings - or rather like you see when a Gull flies by - in both cases.

Regarding treatment of the gut when your bird has Diarrhea -
This is of course exactly what the Vet did for Laker.

This is generally what I see as normal too, slightly green or brown.

There have been times where Winston's weren't perfect in formation (you know, not the little perfect circel - I swear budgie poop is so nice to deal with! Lulu's poops are much bigger and messier lol). But I still saw separation of feces, urates, and urine. If they are not entirely normal looking that's the first thing I look for, is proper coloring of the components and proper separation of the components.

Just wanted to add as I didn't see it with the abnormal droppings list, but smelly droppings (sulfur smell or other rotten smell) indicates bacterial infection.

Good point - thanks.

Poop. Funny subject. I have to watch Buddy's poo and the iguana poo. Very simular really. With the iguanas it has to have three components. A clear like gewing liquid. A white almost powder when it drys. And a black more solid poo. With Buddy its sorta cute really. It amazed me to see it the first time. Its like a little tiny ball. It formed like a roled up snake. It has a white clear and darker color to it too. Almost like in sections of the role. It is kind of cool looking for poo. Is this normal? ~Jenna

Any other P'let owners can help here?


I am almost at the point were I'm going to photo document it & keep a journal! It might be the only thing to keep my sanity & help me see any changes & what they might be related to diet or chewing anything.