i wish you luck buddy, my friend had the same problem and his birds wings had grown back so im sure you can do it aswell :3

Thanks... I'm really worried about her :c

Sunshine is a beautiful Budgie, one day she'll fly again.

I hope Sunny gets better soon, Harlequin, I hope she will be able to fly free again someday.
~Griff

Erf, it kills me hearing that. Budgies are such cute beautiful little birds too. I do hope she will be ok. :(

Thank you :c She is climbing around and chirping, but whenever she tries to fly she just splats on the ground.

Helloooo. I was creeping about FA Forums and found your thread and I had to come over here and talk to you.
1. How did your budgie lose her flight feathers?
In all honesty, your budgie will probably do fine without her flight feathers on that wing, as long as you don't allow her to fly around (she could land poorly and break her keelbone). People clip their budgies wings all the time, but the reason why they simply don't pluck them right out (aside from the fact that it would be inhumane and painful) is that the small bit of feathers left allows the bird to softly land instead of dropping straight down.

2. How are you sure your budgie has a crop infection?
Crop infections are common in young birds, and are caused by slow or inadequate emptying of the crop (a pouch that holds food before it goes to the stomach, you can see the crop expand on their chest/neck after they eat a big meal), so the food causes bacteria growth in the crop.
Wet food can cause a crop infection, so try and keep any and all food dry, dry, dry. No moisture in seed bags or anything, and clean water/food bottles and bowls very well.
I would ditch the tube feeders, they can build up humidity in food and start bacteria growth, and with the standing water inside, can build up the same. Try and go for open bowls.
Birds, like large dog breeds, will sometimes inhale air when they eat really quickly. In dogs, this is called bloat, in budgies, this stretches the crop and can cause infection because the crop has more difficulty pushing the food down.
In regards to the bird puking, it may just be normal bird barf. Budgies like to barf onto things they like, other birds mouths, mirrors, people, etc.


I will not get your hopes up and tell you that everything will be okay (birds are very difficult when it comes to illness because they are EXPERTS at hiding it and will hide illness until they can't hold it in anymore and by that time it's too late.), but it can be treated in a variety of ways... depending on what has caused the infection in the first place.

This is a very helpful thread, I hope you will give it a readthrough: http://talkbudgies.com/showthread.php?t=26985

I wish your bird a speedy recovery! :) and trust me when I say you're not alone. I recently had to spend about $30 on some mite drops for my two budgies (I thought they had scalyface mites)

I think she had french moult, but I'm not entirely sure. I doubt it was plucking, as there was no blood on the quills/feathers.

I've took her to the avian vet, and they think that she may have a crop infection. They've put her on antibiotics (Baytril) and she seems to be getting better slowly, but not surely. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Thank you for the advice, it was very helpful :3

Ah! Well that's too bad :( Might I suggest getting her one of those bird "jungle gyms"? She might find it enjoyable (and will get exercise) climbing around on one of those because she can't fly.

I hope that the antibiotics will help her out :) I will keep my fingers crossed!