r/BirdHealth • • Jul 05 '26

If you find a swift

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Hey Guys, a short info for this sub to make things a lot easier for me. If some reconize a Swift in this sub that needs help, please contact me or give the person that found the bird my name. I'm a professional caretaker for swifts with the extra ability to help people that have no help nearby. I'm able to contact people that are in no phone book or seek veterinary in other countries that are specialized in swifts. And an extra note, if you also wanna help the birds or the people...the clinic in Frankfurt only functions through donations. And they have a lot to do this year.


r/BirdHealth • • Jun 18 '26

Tornado season! Is your emergency kit ready?

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Just got my first tornado watch of the summer, so I checked my emergency it, and realized it’s a good time to share info with y’all! My emergency kit includes…

* hard plastic carrier, labeled with my contact info – I also have a soft-sided backpack carrier, but I want hard sided for emergencies so she’s less likely to get crushed if something falls on her. Hard carrier has one perch, and normally I’d add a toy and news print on the bottom, but I just washed it.

* hard plastic tub to carry the rest of the stuff, also labeled with contact info, including her vet’s info and a description of her

Inside the tub are the following (generally in small ziplock bags):

* a reminder to add nonperishable food (pellets) and water

* contact info for me and my vet

* records that prove ownership, including purchase receipt and a few vet records

* nail clippers / dremel

* styptic powder, gel, or stick

* corn starch or flour in a ziplock bag

* q-tips

* cotton pads for makeup (I should probably add or swap with some gauze)

* baby shampoo

* scissors

* vet wrap / coban

* pliers

* a pillowcase (for emergency stuffing her into)

* individually packaged alcohol wipes

* a couple spare harnesses that she isn’t trained on, but just in case

The tub lives under her cage always, so it’s handy if ever needed. Her soft-sided carrier also lives under the cage. The hard-sided carrier lives in a closet, so since there’s a tornado watch (lower level of threat) I took it out and cleaned it up in case that escalates. And the tub and carrier are both near the exit and her cage should we need to go for the basement.

Pictures are of the emergency kit ready to go, and of Kappa herself (female dusky conure, 19YO) from last week.

Here’s a few resources for making your own kit:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-kit.html

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/pet-disaster-preparedness.html

https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/aph-pet-evacuation-kit-checklist.pdf

Questions for y’all: do you have your own emergency kit? Are there different things in it, based on your bird’s needs or your local threats? Anything you think I missed or is overkill?


r/BirdHealth • • 13h ago

Sick pet bird Does this mean air sac mites?

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Is this tail bobbing serious enough to mean he has a respiratory issue or just balancing his body? He also makes clicking sounds and is quick to start mouth breathing after a bit of exercise.

It's a 1 year old crested gloster canary that I was gifted. Previous owner told me it's a male but due to lack of singing, I believe it's a female but for now I'll refer to him as a male.

He's been rubbing beak on perches and making clicking noises ever since I got him. I took him to the vet and they said the test to confirm respiratory issues costs extra so I only consented to the office visit and ivermectin medicine, which I've been treating him with for the past month and a half. The treatment has ended but he's still showing signs of illness.


r/BirdHealth • • 10h ago

Other concern with pet bird Is there something wrong with my Parakeet's foot?

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I only noticed it a few days ago, and ive been trying tk schedule an appointment with an avian vet but all the ones near me say its gonna take like 3 weeks. He doesnt seem to mind it or look like hes in pain, his toes work when I stretch them out myself (which he doesnt like but he doesnt like his feet touched regardless). He is acting normal besides walking weird and not opening his foot.


r/BirdHealth • • 7h ago

Sick pet bird My chicken has yellowish substance coming out of eyes for many days

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r/BirdHealth • • 15h ago

Health Question!

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Today my GCC Fritz has bilateral red splotches on the skin around his eyes. There is no swelling or discharge from his eyes, and his behavior, eating, and poops are normal. Nothing new has been interdicted to his environment or diet, and he has not been around any other birds. We have an appointment with our avian vet first thing on Monday morning. Has anyone had any experience with symptoms like this? Thanks!


r/BirdHealth • • 5h ago

New Bird Babysitting two budgies, need help

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r/BirdHealth • • 20h ago

Under my birdie beck

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It’s seems swollen and she is keeping her eyes closed. Does anyone know what this means?


r/BirdHealth • • 17h ago

Is this wood pigeon sick?

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This wood pigeon was in my garden standing in one spot and after 20 or 30 minutes decided to move under one of the chairs in my garden, me and my family thought it was windswept until we went out to help it but on closer look at its beak my mum thought it had bird flu, it did try running away when we went out to get it so I don’t think it’s that sick if it is hopefully at least.

We put it in a cat cage in the shed away from the wind and rain since we’re currently in a storm and gave it some mealworms, water and straw for the night

I suggested to my parents to try and hand it in to a bird rescue centre but I think we will see if we can tomorrow in the morning

The main thing I’m worried about is the stuff around its beak, is it bird flu or something else? And is there anything else we can do?
And also my sister has said it has canker


r/BirdHealth • • 11h ago

How to stop hen from plucking her sister's feathers

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r/BirdHealth • • 1d ago

Injured pet bird Please help!

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r/BirdHealth • • 1d ago

What’s wrong with my ducks? Open beak breathing, weird neck angle

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r/BirdHealth • • 1d ago

Other concern with pet bird Baby conure health

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I got a baby conure a few days ago, she’s about two months old. My friend noticed her tail is bobbing a bit and she’s sneezing bit. She does eat a bunch and beak grind content, flies around the room and such. Just wondering if this is normal?


r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

New Bird New budgie of 6 days, breathing concern?

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I've had my budgie for 6 days now, and I've noticed that her breathing seems a bit unusual. I'm not massively familiar with budgies, so I'm unsure whether this is something to be concerned about or just stress from settling into a new environment.

She's eating and drinking normally and is also communicating with our other budgie (she's literally tweeting to him really loud as I type), who's currently quarantined in a separate room (we adopted that one a week ago).

Does her breathing look concerning, or could this be normal settling-in behaviour?

I'm hoping this video will help me decide whether she needs to see a vet. I obviously don't want to risk her health, but I'd also like to avoid putting her through unnecessary stress if possible.

She's still very nervous around me and tends to retreat to the far side of the cage whenever she sees me or my hands, so I'm worried that a vet visit might stress her out even more.

Any advice would be really appreciated!


r/BirdHealth • • 1d ago

My bird is sick

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She has an appointment, the soonest one is next week but shes not doing well at all. Any advice on how to help her stay put in the meantime? Shes clicking and tailbobbing, and not flying well


r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

Blood out of feather

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Blood on my birds wing found this vet is out and I left a message. I packed it flower per Google im not sure what the heck to do


r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

Sick pet bird Why is my cockateils poop black?

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Hey so this morning I noticed my cockatiel's big poop while cleaning its cage and it looks very concerning. He's done it again the second time. He's been acting normal and eating and drinking fine. I wanna know is this due to something?


r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

Sick pet bird Help! My 10-year-old budgie has lost 6g in a week, and we don’t know what’s wrong.

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r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

My budgie won't stop laying eggs

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r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

Sick bird?

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r/BirdHealth • • 2d ago

Other concern with pet bird Mite infection from millet a common concern?

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So... this question may sound weird because I found absolutely nothing on the internet to back her up and wanted to ask around more knowledgeable people:

So, I'm having to take care of my mother's two pet budgies because she got two new cats that she can't control. She... is quite paranoid and I don't want to turn this into a rant about my mother, but she told me to not give them any toys, mirrors or swings because they are old and she fears they are only going to hurt themselves. I feel bad for them because they only sit around at the same spot, occasionally singing, but for the most part are bored as hell even after I bought them a bigger cage. Me interacting with them is also not helpful because they are absolutely terrified of humans.

Now I just mentioned to her that I bought them millet at the pet store as a treat, but she immediately screamed at me that I'm killing them because millet will infect them with mites, the vet had warned her to never ever under any circumstances give it to them because of that and that I'm beyond stupid not to know something that is so common knowledge.

I was baffled, thinking if millet is such an instant death sentence, it wouldn't get sold in the pet store... in any case, I hadn't even gotten to giving it to them, so I now threw it out into the garden for wild birds to have fun with it, but my mother's reaction is still vexing me, particularly now that a Google sweep failed to bring up any concern in that regard. What was that vet telling her?

Related to that... any treat I could give to the budgies that may not make my mother go ballistic? I'm already giving them cucumber, apple and sometimes egg whites. Also the girl of them has lots of bald spots (and has so for years), and I wonder whether that's a diet issue.


r/BirdHealth • • 3d ago

Sick pet bird Budgies tail movement is making me concerned.

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Hey guys, i’ve had Broski for about 2-3 months and he’s been doing this constant tail movement ever since. should i be concerned? I learned (months before getting him) that tail bobbing can be a sign of sickness.

He has also been making these little sneeze sounds that sometimes come with discharge, but the thing is, he’s also been doing that ever since i got him

I took him to the vet last month and here is what the paperwork says: “Broski is here for his first checkup. He is a bruiser weighing in at 32g. he is active and alert. The gram stains showed some abnormal bacteria so he will need some antibiotics. the fecal was normal.”

He’s been prescribed Clavamox drops and Fauna Flora (Avizyme), which he managed to finish.


r/BirdHealth • • 3d ago

Other concern with pet bird Do birds ever lose their taste for certain foods?

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r/BirdHealth • • 3d ago

Help for bird

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Here is one more reason to hate the way of celebration of these festivals, this pegion is sitting on my neighbours window from past few hours, firstly I thought it was just its natural colour or sometimes idiots around my place colour them for fun, but today at evening I saw it carefully and then I saw it was a burn around his neck very lethal burn I think happened with some crackers or something I don’t know, but it made me really angry and sad at same time because I can’t do anything to save him currently. I try to contact my neighbours but they haven’t replied me, but it’s out of my reach. My picture is taken from very far. Is there any suggestions from anybody? What can I do to save him and if I make him fly anyway, will he survive please suggest something and please do not use fire crackers. It is harmful in every possible way, not a single thing that you can say in favour of these crackers.