Please help, I want to know if my budgie is sick

Please help me, i'm really worried about my budgie, Blu. I've had her for 4-5 years and she means so much to me. We moved her into the living room, on a table next to the tv from my dresser because we were making room for a pet frog, and I assumed she'd prefer the living room. We moved her out there and she seemed fine at first, but now she's worrying me. She isn't talking a lot or yelling like she normally does, and mostly just sits on one side of her perch. She's usually puffed up whenever I come into contact with her, and I hear these low, almost click like noises on occasion when I talk to her. Normally whenever I look at her through the cage she flies to where I am and starts talking to me. She'll do that now, then change her mind almost immediately after and fly back to her perch. She has been head bobbing vigorously, which I haven't seen her do ever in the past 4 years, and her tail keeps bobbing, which i'm pretty sure is a sign of illness. What should I do, i'm really worried about her and she means so to me.

Maybe she's scared or stressed.
How long has she been in the living room?
Has she been in there before?
Has she seen a vet?
Is it possible to get her to a vet,

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There is enough concern in your post to say call a Certified Avian Vet and take her in.

Parrot Forum is an International gathering of members that with the combined talents of its membership work to supporting each other. One of the serious problems members are faced with is helping those and not knowing what level of support system are in place due to a lack of at least a regional idea of where in this huge world the individual is located.

Based on the above, I can only guess that you are in North America and that based only on the time stamp of your Thread. That being true, there are enough signs that you should want to have your Parrot seen by an Avian Vet. Since it is Saturday morning here in North America, please contact your AV and get your Parrot into their clinic yet today. Illness with Parrots can manifest themselves quickly by the time we notice that something may be wrong!

Please make your way to your AV by calling now!

She had been in the living room for only 2 days, we put her in there when we're vacuuming and cleaning the room, but that's it. Right after I posted this I moved her back to her usual spot in the room and she seemed better instantly. She flew right up to me and I heard her yelling at me like she usually does. I still need to monitor her behavior for a few days before I can be sure. I'll definitely call a vet if the problems persist though.

Does it sound like the clicking sounds are made while she's breathing? Or is she vocalizing?

Is there a vent in the new location where air conditioning could be blowing on her and making her cold?

Does anyone smoke in the living room?

Is there something in the new place she might be afraid of? Something that looks like a snake, something hanging overhead, something she can see out a window?

If you put yourself in her place, imagine you are sitting where she is the same size as her, look around from the point of view of a prey animal - others want to eat you - and se what you notice. Sometimes birds can be afraid of new things or even certain colors. They don't like cold drafts, they don't like to be in direct sun, they don't like to be in the open sometimes. It's better to have the cage up by a corner or wall, for example, than in front of a window because it gives them a place of safety where they don't have to look in all directions for predators.

It is also possible that some disease came home with the frog. Just being at a pet store or handling another animal can get disease organisms on your hands, and if you then touch the bird, the cage, the food etc. the bird can get sick.

It's always good to take a bird you even suspect might maybe be sick to an avian vet, not a regular vet, because they hide their illnesses so well that by the time they look sick they may be at death's door. In the mean time, work on the environment. Can you temporarily put the cage back in the original location to see if the problems go away? If they don't, suspect illness. If they do, it's probably something about that location.

I can tell you love your bird and I believe you can figure this out. Please keep us updated on how it goes, your post may help someone else one day.

She had clicking sounds when she was vocalizing. There was a vent in the living room, it didn't feel like it was blowing in her direction but it might've, I have my air conditioning off in my room, my father smokes on the porch, and he sometimes forgets to close the door when he goes out to smoke, when she looks from there were 2 windows 8 feet away from her, so that might be me why. I put her back where she used to be and she's slowly starting to chirp and yell at me, which is good. Thank you all so much for your help, it means a lot to me. I'll keep an eye on her for the next few days, if the problems persist i'll take her to a vet.

Why not just put the new frog out in the living room and put your parakeet back to her rightful spot?

Head bobbing in a budgie is a problem that should immediately be looked at by a avian vet. It is an indication of avian gastric yeast. I lost a budgie to this issue despite a long stretch of treatments. Moving her can cause stress because parrots love their routines.
Vomiting is also another symptom of a yeast infection.

BoomBoom said:

Why not just put the new frog out in the living room and put your parakeet back to her rightful spot?

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That's exactly what I did yesterday, and now she's doing perfectly fine and back to normal, no symptons of anything, and she's extremely active and acting normal. I'll still keep an eye on her and take her to the vet if anything comes up, I just feel guilty for putting her there in the first place.

Just wondering if being near the TV was part of the problem? TV's are high voltage. Do they emit noise even when only on standby?

Pleased she is happy again.