Posting this on behalf of a friend who is a first-time zebra finch owner. One of their finches has a bare patch around her vent, and another in the flock is also starting to develop the problem (there are three in total, all female). The birds are acting normally otherwise, cheeping, eating, and moving around, and poops seem normal. Would appreciate if anyone had any insight to share!

This is not asking for medical advice, but I need advice of how to handle my bird and to know if I'm doing the right thing.

My budgie (male) of 3+ years (don't know the exact age) has been sick lately, he was going through a hard molting and has been a bit lethargic since. So I thought it was just molting that made him like that. He was basically taking more naps throughout the day, being fluffed up, not chirping, spending SOME time on the floor of the cage, on boot feet. He also had a lot of pin feathers.

Other time it was a bit more active, interacting with his male friend, jumping between perches and the cage bars, and foraging at the bottom of the cage. So it was not a 100% inactivity,

I started worrying when the pin feathers vanished, and the droppings became more liquid, with the white part being there, the dark part being dark green, and the liquid part being green as well against white paper.

I contacted a local vet (not avians in my country so I had to do my best), he checked him and told me to provide some antibiotics and vitamins, dilute it in a liter of water and to give it to him in the cage bottle and with a needleless-syringe.

I did just that, I would handle him with my hand, not compressing him and living a little space inside my palm, just enough to keep him from escaping but not too much to stop him from breathing. I would lightly push the syringe against the beak and take a moment of open beak to put a drop or two of the medicine-water in his mouth. 3 or 4 drops later I'd stop, lightly dry his feathers from the medicine, and put it back in the cage.

I started that yesterday, today he's been a little more active than he was in the last few days, albeit with some naps even if a little shorter than yesterday. I've also noticed that the green droppings have stopped and are almost normal in color and consistency (almost).

I'm not sure if he's eating well though, if at all. I've seen him put his head inside the seed compartment and rummaging through them, and even foraging for them on the cage floor, but not entirely sure if he's eating any. There are seed husks, but I don't know if it's him, or his friend.

I tried to bait him and see if he eats, and provided some parsley and bread (I know it's not healthy, but I'd rather him eat bread than nothing at all). He was munching on both, the ones I put on the highest perch, and the ones I put on the bottom of the cage.

Sorry for the long story, but given what I've told:

1. Is it safe to say that he has a normal/normalizing appetite?
2. Am I doing things correctly? I really don't want to hurt him trying to give him medicine.
3. Are today's development encouraging in your opinion? I'm really afraid for him.

P.S. I can't find millet spray or pellets unfortunately. I try to provide the boys with other greens, but apart from leafy greens which they really like and that I provide in moderation (mint, parsley, coriander, lettuce), they refuse to eat absolutely nothing other than seeds.

My dog barked at our green cheek conure and snapped her mouth at him. He freaked out and fell on the floor and was flapping around a lot. We examined him and he has no bite marks, no missing feathers and zero marks of my dog actually biting him. After he went very lethargic,would kind of just lay in your hand and stare at you. My husband held him and within the hour he was standing up on my husband's shoulder. Over night he's mellowed out and is just hiding in his hut. He will let you pick him up and hold him but he's not trying to fly away like he usually does and isn't being vocal at all.

I've requested a appointment at our local avian veterinarian but they have a wait list.

One of my button quails in the big avary got thread or something similar(couldn't identify the material, something made if plant maybe)around his foot. It was pretty bad and his back toe wasn't salvageable and is now gone , I have no idea what I should do to help it heal over. He's in a big box with food in a lid and water in a little Mexican cup. Should I keep him in the dark? Or is that a myth? He's got animal chip breeding in it and a little hide, how do I keep him confy and keep the injury from getting infected? Is it safe to put betadeen on or is that not safe for birds?

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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?

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