illness?

Question
Good day.
I noticed some time ago that my budgie was often opening and closing its beak very quickly, as if it had some thing stuck under its tounge of in its mouth, I have also noticed that his mirror is covered in something like snot where he has pecked at it. Now, more worried, i noticed tonight that he is shaking his head as if he is trying to get some thing loose, but there is bit of millet coming out of his mouth when he does this, and also sometimes syliva drips from his beak. On close inspection i noticed his head has signs of this snot of syliva on it, as does his perch where he rubs his beak along as if he is wiping his nose. The vet's are closed now, but do you have any idea what this might be?
Thanks.
Peter

Answer
Hi, Peter,

I picked your question up from the general question pool just this morning.  Don't know why it was sent there.

Your budgie could have a respiratory infection of some type or the bird is regurgitating food and trying to "feed" things in his cage.  Feeding things, such as you, a mirror, etc., are ways a bird shows affection.  If it isn't too late, I'd say your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian vet in order to determine which it could be.  If your bird has a respiratory infection of some sort, it needs meds ASAP.

Chrys