Help, is my budgie OK?!

[lilest Budgie]

My little budgie Angel got his first few flights around the room. He is getting more comfortable but likes to stay on the top of his cage. My REAL problem is that he sometimes gets scared and flys near the ceiling, around the room then hits a wall! and falls to skid across the floor a bit. He looks and acts fine but I read birds can hide their pain and injurys. Is he hurt? Should I take him to a vet?

[Nameless]

I think that if he did it like once or twice and they weren't like really hard crashes they should be alright because that used to happen alot to my birds and they are alright. But since I don't know how hard the crash was I would say it would probaly be best to get a vet to do a quick check on him because, yes, as you said it is quiet difficult to tell if a bird is experiencing pain! But I wish you the best of luck with your angel1

[charmedagain]

Hi hope angel is ok now.

The problem with birds is you dont actually know when they are in pain or ill until its too late as they are very good at hiding this as in the wild they were vulnerable if they showed ill health or weakness.

mike