You call it regurgitation, but was it really? A bird who falls and lands on the breast or crop area will often vomit (throw up), especially if the crop is full. The force of the hard landing pushes the crop's contents out. Regurgitation is a voluntary action, usually done because they are feeling very loving toward their human or another bird. Vomitting is due to illness or injury. They have no control over vomitting.

Watch her very carfully and check the floor of her cage for any more material from the crop. If you see any, take her to the vet quickly.

Is she breathing normally? If any concern at all, call your vet and describe exactly what happened so they can advise you on whether Ruby needs to be seen.

Hope she is perfectly OK.

Annie

I called it regurgitation because she pushed her head forward and back.  It probably was a throwing up after I read your message.  I have watched her cage and her very closely.  She was very still that evening.  She woke up the next morning and talked and laughed all day and moved all over her cage and me, so I am pretty sure everything is ok.Thanks for the advice.

You may be right that it was regurgitation, especially since you were snuggling her. Had she ever regurged for you before?

Still, since it followed a fall, I would suspect vomitting.

Glad she seems OK, but keep an eye on her.

I did a dumb thing about 14 years ago. (Not the only dumb thing I have ever done.) I had a very young scarlet macaw, fully feathered except for the tail finishing growing, still being handfed and I left him on top of his cage while I left the room for a minute. As I walked back in he jumped off his cage and landed breast first on the tile floor. It

knocked all the food out of his crop and broke the very tip off his beak. Scared me half to death. I took him to the local vet immediately and she couldn't find anything wrong. He was fine but I sure wasn't.

We learn some really hard lessons sometimes, but I learned not to leave a very young bird out for even a minute.

Annie

I live in an area where there are few vets that know anything about birds.  The closest to a bird vet that knows anything is fifty miles.   I think she is OK.  There has not been any signs of anything the next day.  She has whistled and talked and been on my lap and on my shoulder and everything seems OK.