Liquidy droppings

[Sophiee]

I need your help and knowledge, my cockatiel Loki has been leaving liquidy droppings for months, we still try to figure out what may cause this. We had been suspecting he might be sick but he is really active, eats, drinks, takes care of himself and sings. We also suspect that it might be a diet issue, we always bought him a bag including a variety of seeds but we are unsure if that's the issue. What can we do to help our parrot get better?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I need your help and knowledge, my cockatiel Loki has been leaving liquidy droppings for months, we still try to figure out what may cause this. We had been suspecting he might be sick but he is really active, eats, drinks, takes care of himself and sings. We also suspect that it might be a diet issue, we always bought him a bag including a variety of seeds but we are unsure if that's the issue. What can we do to help our parrot get better?

Does your bird eat fruits and veggies? If so they can cause a lot of liquid in the droppings as can drinking a lot of water. I would bring him to an avian vet for a check up to make sure.

 

[Sophiee]

Does your bird eat fruits and veggies? If so they can cause a lot of liquid in the droppings as can drinking a lot of water. I would bring him to an avian vet for a check up to make su

He sure does! Is there anything else I can do if we don't have an avian vet where I live ?

 

[onamom]

Are the droppings normal in color? Are they always runny or only after he has eaten more watery foods or bathed?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

He sure does! Is there anything else I can do if we don't have an avian vet where I live ?

Don't worry! Your bird is most likely fine because he looks, eats, drinks, and behaves like a healthy bird that eats a lot of healthy foods. Bird poop is solid waste (the greenish stuff) plus whitish urates plus excess water (urine) it all comes out the same hole at the same time. As long as the greenish stuff is semi-solid, having a lot of urine is normal when a bird consumes wet foods like fruits and veggies.

 

[Sophiee]

Are the droppings normal in color? Are they always runny or only after he has eaten more watery foods or bathed?

They are always runny but they seem fine in color, it's just the excessive urine which makes it liquidy but I have no idea about the cause.

 

[Sophiee]

Don't worry! Your bird is most likely fine because he looks, eats, drinks, and behaves like a healthy bird that eats a lot of healthy foods. Bird poop is solid waste (the greenish stuff) plus whitish urates plus excess water (urine) it all comes out the same hole at the same time. As long as the greenish stuff is semi-solid, having a lot of urine is normal when a bird consumes wet foods like fruits and veggies.

Thank you so much! This puts my mind at ease.<3

 

[onamom]

This video has a lot of good bird info:

 

[Greenhouseparrots]

They are always runny but they seem fine in color, it's just the excessive urine which makes it liquidy but I have no idea about the cause.

If it's any help, mine eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables and they have very runny poops, but normal in colour. I worried about mine too, but when they eat more dry foods their droppings are dryer

 

[Sophiee]

If it's any help, mine eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables and they have very runny poops, but normal in colour. I worried about mine too, but when they eat more dry foods their droppings are dryer

Thank you!!