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Why is my budgie quiet, fluffed, sleeping, and vomiting foamy seeds?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed | 0.44 lbs

my budgie is 8 years old. the past 3 days she has been behaving differently. been a tad bit quiet, sleeping more and been fluffed up. She is still flying, eating good and occasionally chirping and ( yelling). Today i saw her vomit, she bobbed her head basically pushing something up and spat out some seeds with foam. Right after that she went back to eating more food and took a nap with her head in her feathers.

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Rebecca, DVM

Answered By Rebecca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 15th, 2017

Ganga is showing typical signs of a sick bird. These are no specific signs so it’s hard to narrow down what may be wrong without an exam. I would recommend taking her to an avian vet for exam and possible diagnostics. If you don’t have a vet this site may help. Www.aav.org.
Here’s some info on nursing care. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/sick-pet-birds-nursing-care

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