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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure 
Posts : 261
 |  Subject: A poop question  Thu May 26, 2011 2:43 pm | |
| So, I'm sitting here with my little guy and he's nomming and hanging out on his perch. He goes to do the deed and it made a funny noise. He didn't...the poop did. Do birds pass gas? Should they even have gas? His poop isn't too hard or too soft, he's not straining to push it out...just kinda weird...I haven't heard it before. This is making me both  and  | |
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GlassOnion
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 32
Location : Vancouver
My Birds : Cockatiel, Budgerigar
Posts : 1209
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 2:46 pm | |
| My birds sometimes pass gas, but I've never heard an apparent sound  | |
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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure
Posts : 261
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 2:48 pm | |
| Maybe he's been around my husband too long...  | |
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GlassOnion
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 32
Location : Vancouver
My Birds : Cockatiel, Budgerigar
Posts : 1209
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 2:50 pm | |
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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure
Posts : 261
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 53
Location : San Diego County, California
Posts : 2083
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 2:59 pm | |
| I've heard a little farty noise before outa a bird. I look and observe for a day or so just to make sure it's an isolated event. Bubbly poops aren't supposed to be good.
It is funny though. I'm going to have to google "do birds fart?" :don\'t underst | |
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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure
Posts : 261
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 3:09 pm | |
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 53
Location : San Diego County, California
Posts : 2083
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 3:15 pm | |
| Yeah, just watch him and his poops and listen for farts for a day. Should be no big deal. Farts are rare, but I've heard them. Talk about catching your attention and What the Heck?  Maybe you can teach him to phart on command. . . | |
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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure
Posts : 261
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 3:17 pm | |
| That would be AMAZING! But...I'd want to teach him, "Chevy" too. That's the dog's name. LOL | |
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 51
Location : Chicago
My Birds : • Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum, Sunny
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Linnies: Venus and Mars
• Amazon, who was with us: Lucky
Posts : 1418
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Vikki
Scarlet Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 59
Location : BLAIRSTOWN NJ
My Birds : Sebastian - 7 yr old Harlequin Macaw
Arthur - 12 yr old Jardines Parrot
Pickle - 16 yr old Hahn's Macaw
Ecko - 26 yr old Hahn's Macaw
Plus the 180+ various bird from finch to Hyacinth at the rescue where I volunteer and live...
Posts : 811
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Thu May 26, 2011 8:54 pm | |
| Typically birds don't "fart" per se, their intestines aren't made to produce gas, but they can. If they do it a lot, it could be sign of a bacterial infection or worse that's causing the air build up. Once in a while our guys will have very healthy poops that have a lot of pressure behind them and they give off a loud squirt sound, but thats normal. And then again, our bigger guys belch and fart (as a lovely mimick) so its hard to tell LOL | |
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MandaDPanda
Indian Ringneck
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 39
Location : Fresno
My Birds : Aries - Sun Conure
Posts : 261
| | Subject: Re: A poop question Fri May 27, 2011 1:21 pm | |
| I think it was just a healthy poop that had air behind it. It hadn't ever happened before so I was a little like...what?? | |
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