Your budgies are quite small, so it might be difficult to know if the little bit of food that they do eat is enough food for them
This article is a look into whether your budgie is eating enough.
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How do I know if my budgie is eating enough:
A bird that isn’t eating enough is very concerning and could be a sign of an illness.
Knowing whether your bird is eating enough is very important, it will help you assess the health of your bird. but how do you know if the bird is eating enough? This article looks into it:
Signs of a bird eating enough:
One sign that indicates that your bird has eaten enough food is if its crop is full.
Not all birds have crops but if your species of bird does then the bids crop should feel a bit underfilled, like a water balloon when you touch it. The crop should have a little give to it when you touch it.
If the crop is flat then this means that the bird hasn’t eaten enough and if the bird’s crop is tight then this means that the bird’s crop is too full and may even be impacted.
Weighing the bird is another way of figuring out if the bird is eating enough over time.
You can track your bird’s progress over time and keep a record of your bird’s weight to make sure that it is eating and growing over time. Weigh the bird at the same time every morning before the bird eats.
You’ll know that the bird is eating well and is healthy long term if there is a padding of meat over the bird’s breast bone and no sharp edges, and if it is producing a normal amount of solid poop when it releases its waste material.
How to know if the bird is not eating enough:
If the bird has not been eating enough food then its breastbone will protrude and will even look sharp.
If your bird’s breast bone is sharp, to where you can feel it if you run your finger down the bird’s chest and feel the bone, then your bird may not be eating enough.
An underweight bird will have sharp breast bone.
The bids breastbone will start to protrude if the bird isn’t getting or isn’t eating enough food and starts to lose weight.
A bird that isn’t eating well will also not be producing much poop.
This bird will produce only uric acid and urine but not much fecal matter because there is not much food to process and turn into poop.
What to do:
If the bird is eating then you would need to take the bird to the vet to determine if the food that the bird is eating is being digested properly by the bird. Poor digestion and poor food absorption may be the issue.
If the bird isn’t eating the food that you’re giving it then the bird may not like the food being served, consider changing its diet to see what foods it likes and actually eats.
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