Budgies.

Question
We have had a budgie for about 4 years now and usually he talks a lot. Suddenly he has stopped for no apparent reason. He seems O/K apart from this, any ideas please. Thankyou,

D.Farley.

Answer
Hi David,

sudden changes in behavior like this can be early symptoms of illness. Especially because it is spring/summer time now, most birds get louder during these months (if anything).

You can find an avian vet near you at these websites:

http://www.parrotpro.com/avianlst.htm

or www.aav.org

And here is an article about evaluating the health of your bird:

http://www.companionparrot.com/evaluating_the_health_of_parrots.htm

I hope this helps.

-Maggie