what does this mean? is he sick?!

[Quinroxox]

my budgie, quin, is starting to open and close his mouth when he breaths, like hes gasping for air. he seems fine, he sings, and chirps and plays. i dont think this is normal though. any ideas?

[kellywess]

Sounds like hes stretching or yawning.

[Quinroxox]

no, its not really a yawn. its just the beak moving, not the neck. he always does it over and over. but stops when someone or something caches his attention...

[Tinker]

Mine does that sometimes! I have no idea why either, but it's really weird because I've never had a budgie who does that before. I've had him nearly a year now and it hasn't developed into any sickness so I think it's just something he does? Keep an eye on your budgie anyway - I don't know what it is or even if it's the same as my Lucki's - it just sounds similar. Budgies are very subseptible to respiratory illnesses so it pays to keep an eye on anything unusual.