Lovebird has pink droppings...

[Maureen Drew]

Thanks for all the wonderful support/information. We are still new at
this. We received Tiki, a beautiful Fischer in February and all seems
to be going well. When we first got him his droppings were grey, but
the past few months they seem to be pinkish, and a times more watery
than before. Should I worry about this? He eats pellets, millet for
treats, some seed and apples. I'm wondering if he's missing
something. Would appreciate any advice. (p.s. He appears to be
thriving.) Thanks in advance.
Maureen

[Ellen Ahn]

My lovebird's dropping gets very watery after she eats apples and it's red
when she eats strawberries.
anyway, even with my bird, i can't tell whether she's sick or not even
though there are signs of illness.
There aren't days when she's not hyperactive

Ellen
Maureen Drew <m...@connect.ab.ca> wrote in message
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[Parrots for Newbies]

As a bird owner, you need to now be reasonably knowledgeable about bird
droppings as they are excellent health indicators.

Droppings consist of three parts: feces (fecal matter, usually green but
the color can be influenced by what has just been eaten), urine (should
always be clear), and urates (should be white). On the cage lining, the
droppings should look coiled.

I'm assuming, since you asked the question, that you're not accustomed to
monitoring your bird's droppings. If your bird has an unusual looking
dropping, lay some fresh newspaper down and monitor the appearance of the
droppings. It doesn't take long for food to be digested by birds so the
coloring should be back to normal within a few hours (green, white,
clear). If this discoloration persists for more than, say, five or six
hours after the last ingestion of the odd-colored food, then a vet exam is
in order.

Monitoring bird droppings is one of the first things I do if I suspect one
of my birds may be ill. Some fruits, like citrus, will produce extremely
watery droppings. Cherries and strawberries will stain the feces, etc.

Gloria

[Diana]

just a quick question,

will a pellet diet color the droppings brown, my love bird is on a pellet
diet (he's 12 wks old) and my tiel is on seeds, trying to convert to pellets
and his droppings are green.

thanks

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[Kevin Chu]

Diana wrote:

> will a pellet diet color the droppings brown, my love bird is on a
> pellet diet (he's 12 wks old) and my tiel is on seeds, trying to
> convert to pellets and his droppings are green.

Depends on the pellet brand and type. I find that Rainbow Exact
produces multicolour and smelly poop. My birds are eating Hagen
Tropican mostly these days (around 20% to 40% of their diet) but they
do get some variety in the type of pellets they get.

Kevin

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