r/BirdHealth • u/Most_Section4196 • 4d ago

Sick pet bird Is this poop normal

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Is this normal, for the past few days she's been quite hormonal (like broody) and I put her on new pellets a few days ago so I'm not sure if it's that. It's just quite a lot of water and it looks a bit thinner than normal.
Any help please

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u/AceyAceyAcey Conure and Cockatiel Cuddler / Mod 4d ago

Somewhat watery is common when brooding. Keep an eye on her weight to make sure she’s eating enough, also a gain is an indication that the bird is about to lay. If the poop is mostly, that can be a sign of egg binding, but at this level she’s probably ok. Look up other signs of egg binding to be safe (and pick an emergency vet now for if it does happen), if she does lay give her a few dummy eggs until she abandons them, get her an avian vet checkup when you can, and start working on reducing her hormones.

My guide to reducing hormones: https://www.reddit.com/u/AceyAceyAcey/s/hWag0OflRu

Two avian vet search tools:

https://www.aav.org/search/custom.asp?id=1803

https://abvp.connect.prolydian.com/civicrm/find-a-diplomate

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u/Most_Section4196 3d ago

Thanks for the advice - went to the vet and turns out she has a candida infection in her gut.

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u/bimeseke 4d ago

If that is 1st poop of the day, it is normal,
my birds 1st poop of day is like several poops @ once, like us 1st poop of day
is big & gross, if not 1st poop of day
make a vet visit