Happy floof or sick floof?

[ParkaPosy]

So I've brought home this sweet little bird about a week and a half ago, so I'm still trying to learn all the differences in body language and their individual mannerisms.
I let him be for the first couple of days and for the most part he was pretty quiet and still, though alert. It looked like he was investigating his surroundings. After just a couple days of being home he was getting restless, running back and forth. So I opened the cage, and he gladly came out. Though he still ran from hands a little bit.
Anyways,

His feathers are floofed a lot and he also grinds his beak a lot (Which I understand is a content sound). Even when happy, is it usual for them for be floofed that often?


He seemed very sleepy today, which I assume may have been from not putting him to bed soon enough when I had to get up relatively early in the morning. Again, he was floofed and closing his eyes. No heavy beathing.
When I came home today from work he immediately zipped to the front of the cage and gladly hopped out when I opened the door and hopped onto me and started flalling asleep pretty quickly.

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Here he is being all floof.

Shortly after, he came to my hand and gently nibbled my fingers until I gave him head scrachies.
And again, started falling asleep.
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When I went to put him back in the cage, he perked back up and seemed like he really didn't want to be put down.

Do I have an affectionate sleepy bird, or a sick bird?

[linda040899]

I'm going to err on the side of caution and suggest a vet appointment. When in doubt, peace of mind is what you are looking for. A simple Gram Stain will tell you if there's an infection present. A gram stain is a simple mouth and cloacal swab that is examined under a microscope to see if gram positive organisms are present. I have a lovebird that had a gram stain, antibiotic treatment, follow up gram stain which showed the infection was not gone and I finally went for a Culture & Sensitivity which will tell me what organisms are present. You just want to know if anything is wrong.

You have a very pretty lovebird!

[ParkaPosy]

I'm going to err on the side of caution and suggest a vet appointment. When in doubt, peace of mind is what you are looking for. A simple Gram Stain will tell you if there's an infection present. A gram stain is a simple mouth and cloacal swab that is examined under a microscope to see if gram positive organisms are present. I have a lovebird that had a gram stain, antibiotic treatment, follow up gram stain which showed the infection was not gone and I finally went for a Culture & Sensitivity which will tell me what organisms are present. You just want to know if anything is wrong.

You have a very pretty lovebird!

Sounds like a good idea to get a swab stain done.
I hope problems aren't being caused by the mildly stuffy air in my place. Since it's so cold out, opening the window isn't really an option.
I've never had to take a pet to the vet before so I have no idea what to expect, especially when it comes to the financial aspect.

Thank you! He's an Orange-face Opaline Lutino, I cant wait until the rest of his orange head feathers to come in! (He's still just 3 months old)



Update: Today he's gone back to being skittish and avoiding touching like he was just the day before yesterday. As well as going back to being alert, awake and not as floof.

[bird-brain]

I have to agree with Linda. When in doubt vet because things can down hill so fast. If you haven't read my sticky post on sick visits please do. Absolutely gorgeous birds!! I love love orange face mutations. Please keep us updated!