Parrot Vomiting Or Regurgitating?

Question

My slender billed conure, Fuji, has a strong relationship with me. He won't let anyone else touch him, takes food only from me, etc..

So it wouldn't suprise me all too much if he was regurgitating his food for me. But he does have a history of lead poisoning. The lady we adopted him from said the family that owned him priot to her recieving him had painted his cage with a lead based paint. He lost all of his feathers and it has been three years since he started growing them back, although I've only had him for one of those years.

He's made a lot of progress feather-wise.

He had done this vomiting business before, during a party, we believed he was simply stressed out.

Now, at least four months later, he is beginning to vomit again. It began this morning. I had not changed his diet in any way whatsoever. The substance he is vomiting up is mostly liquid with a seed chunk here or there. Any help? Please, he means the world to me.

Answer 1

Are you holding the bird when it regurgitates?  If so, it may be trying to court you!   Or is this occurring even if you are not near the bird?  Then the bird may be ill.  

Was the bird treated by a vet for the lead poisoning?  Usually they use chelating agents to help flush the lead from the animal's body.  

There is a possibility that the bird has sour crop, usually an imbalance of bacterial flora in the crop.  If you have a qualified vet (one who has training in bird care), I would recommend a check up for the bird.  Unfortunately, many vets get very little training in care of birds.

Answer 2

I would normally say it's just mating behavior, since he percieves you as his mate, and it's still breeding season for some Parrots; that this is normal behavior.. but with his history of lead poisioning... I would suggest you get him to a Certified Avian Vet for an exam real soon. They can conduct tests to see if there are any traces of the lead still left in his system, just to be safe.

But I am willing to bet this is a breeding stimuli

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To find a list of Avian Vets in your area

Answer 3

When our birds become hormonal and are bonded to us they often will try to feed us their regurgitated foods.

If this bird only vomited the one time with fluid and whole seed content I'd think he/she had seeds stuck in her throat.

If, however it was more than once I would have the bird vet checked right away..and with history of lead poisoning you don't want to wait. Be sure and tell the new vet too.

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