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If you start with a healthy budgerigar, make sure to feed it correctly,
give attention to its beak and claw length, and keep its cage and
containers clean. You will find sickness to be the exception rather than
the rule. A budgerigar in good health is tight feathered, has a clean vent, is bright-eyed, alert, and active. Its droppings should be firm and black with a touch of white. Warning signs of ill-health are: fluffed out feathers; loose, watery, or discoloured droppings staining round the vent; dull eyes; sluggish behaviour; or a droopy posture. A sure sign that a budgerigar is off-colour is when its feathers are puffed out in an effort to hold warm air close to its body, and its head is tucked underneath its wing. Warmth, which will often "cure" a minor indisposition, is the first method to try. The cage should be placed in a draught-free position where an even temperature of between 27° and 32° C can be maintained day and night. If the bird begins to improve, do not immediately put it back into the more normal atmosphere. Gradually reduce the temperature over a couple of days before returning the cage to its usual situation.
Scaly Face (Fungus) on a Budgie
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