MOST BIRD DROPPINGS CONSIST OF THREE PARTS: FECES, URINE AND URATES.

These three parts are easy to distinguish….a crystal urine called urates is a white, chalky material…..a non-crystal urine called urine is clear water….Sometime the two types of urine can be mixed making a cloudy white urine instead. Your bird’s feces makes up the third part of his poo…..The feces comes directly from the colon and contains food that has digested. Food will determine the color of the poo and it will vary as the diet varies…..GREEN: is usually produced from seed and green veggies….RED: usually comes from eating red pellets, and red food such as raspberries, cranberries, strawberries etc….BLACK: is usually triggered by eating blackberries or blueberries…..

The feces should be solid and worm like….coiled, uncoiled and segmented is perfectly normal also…Sometimes after a bath the feces is rather watery….this is  perfectly normal……also, when a bird is stressed  or nervous, only the watery urine will be present….

A healthy bird usually has green/white droppings….but once in a while illness can be determined by the coloration and consistency of the poo…..

·         BROWN AND CHOCOLATE COLORED URATES

·         GREEN OR YELLOW URATES

·         RED URATES OR URINE

·         FOAMY LIME GREEN URATES

·         A MARKED INCREASE OF URATES OR URINE

·         IF THE POO DOESN’T HOLD IT’S SHAPE AND IS CONSISTANTLY RUNNY

If you notice any of the above, you might be wise in consulting you Vet’s expertise…..

THIS INFORMATION IS NOT MEANT TO CAUSE PANIC, OVER VIGILANCE OR OVER CONCERN…..THIS INFORMATION IS SIMPLY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE COMPONANTS OF YOUR PET’S FECES. AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR VET IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS.