cockatiel head bobbing with saliva coming out of mouth

birbsRcool · Sep 8, 2020

please help, what is this behaviour? information is on the video. (i posted) i see a drop of saliva on the feathers, and sometimes when he does that i can hear seeds coming out. he's never done this before?! [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_64YFV5Uau0"]Cockatiel weird behavior | what is he doing? | read description - YouTube[/ame]
saliva looks yellow.
also on his beak

Rozalka · Sep 8, 2020

He wants to feed somebody

birbsRcool · Sep 8, 2020

Rozalka said:
He wants to feed somebody

dos that usually happen with young cockatiels? he's around 4-5 months old
another person said this

https://www.dropbox.com/s/av2hikw82cbjojk/Screen Shot 2020-09-08 at 2.04.44 PM.png?dl=0

Laurasea · Sep 8, 2020

yes, I read a breeder post who said babies will do this to each other. I guess at this age its just practice

birbsRcool · Sep 8, 2020

Laurasea said:
yes, I read a breeder post who said babies will do this to each other. I guess at this age its just practice

oh alright, is the spit supposed to be yellow? he was just eating, wasn't in front of anyone or anything.

Laurasea · Sep 8, 2020

Its usually creamy white.
As this us also how burds throw up
You will have e to watch abd see,
Does it smell bad, do you keep tract of weight of your burd with a digital kitchen gram scale, if nit time to get one and start a weekly log

birbsRcool · Sep 8, 2020

Laurasea said:
Its usually creamy white.
As this us also how burds throw up
You will have e to watch abd see,
Does it smell bad, do you keep tract of weight of your burd with a digital kitchen gram scale, if nit time to get one and start a weekly log

he did it again then shook and seeds flew everywhere

Laurasea · Sep 8, 2020

this would likely need a vet visit
Behavioral regurge doesn't contain undigested food ( as far as I know)

texsize · Sep 8, 2020

Yes agree with above.
Doesn’t sound right. I would make tracks to teh vet.

wrench13 · Sep 9, 2020

Even though it might just be typical regurge, any time a parrot exhibits new and unexplainable behavior it pays to visit your CAV. See if you can capture some of the 'saliva' to show to the vet.

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