I got home today, and I always go over and say 'hello' to my furbabies and I noticed Harley, my youngest Budgie - was half asleep, but then woke up and started 'yawning' although it turned into more of a gagging...

I was really worried so I came on here and googled some info and I found that if a bird is opening his mouth, like gagging, that he's just adjusting his crop, and it's totally normal?

Is this true??

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I've not come across this before? It might be worth calling your avian vet, they are normally great for giving advice over the phone.

It would be interesting to confirm

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dont know about budgies but when chickens do this they most often have gape worm parasite.

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I had a word with a breeder I know, and she says that it's normal, they're either yawning... popping their ears, or adjusting their crop - maybe some seed hasn't gone down properly... just aslong as it's rare that he does it, it's ok, it's when it's constant that I should be concerned.

I also found out, Harley might be a girl lol

Thanks for your replies!