parakeet died

Question
I came home one night and my female keet, Juliet, was lying on her back dead.  It was very odd because before I left she had food and water and was very active,but I did have her for over 2 years though as well as my male keet Romeo.  Her beak color was a greyish white and her nosril color changed from brown to blue.  I don't know if this is a sign of old age and that she died of natural causes, so I would like to know what exactly is it.

Answer
Hi, Sondreia.  Thanks for posting!

I'm sorry about your loss.  

I would have no idea from the information in your post why your keet died.  Two years of age is not old for a keet.  A bird can die from so many different causes, including poor diet, nutritional deficiencies, illness/disease, they can have heart attacks, strokes, kidney/liver failure, etc., etc.  If you want to know exactly why your keet died, you'd have to take her body to an avian veterinarian within 48 hours for a necropsy (animal form of an autopsy).

A bird can be ill and still eat, drink, and act normally.  Birds hide their illnesses until they can't hide their symptoms any more.  By the time we notice a bird is ill, it's usually too late to help the bird.  This is why it's so important to know a bird's behavior, understanding changes in droppings, etc., so we can tell when it's ill early enough to seek avian vet medical attention in time.  

Chrys