Bird Type: Other Parrots

My bird bit me

Why my bird start biting me, we used to be friends, and now he more friends with my son than me!

Red rumped parrot vs Ringneck

Hi Lafeber team! I’d like to ask for some advice about my red-rumped parrot. I’m thinking of adopting a baby ringneck soon, but I’ve already had a red-rumped parrot. I spend a lot of time with it, taking it out of the cage to fly and play. I really love it and I talk to […]

Off balance Lorikeet

Hi, my lorrikeet hit he’a head agains by bedroom on Friday late afternoon. He’s been off balance since then and sleeping most of the time. He’s still eating and pooping, but sleeps mostly. Will he recover from this? Really worried😪

Curbing Parrotlets’ gnawing

I am wondering if anyone has any ideas or suggestions for my current situation with 2 parrotlets. A couple of weeks ago, both parrotlets got into the habit of gnawing at my hands and fingers for “fun”. As soon as they leave the cage, they fly to my hand to start biting and gnawing. The […]

My darling Princess keeps laying eggs

I read your article on infertile eggs and I have done everything you said in your article. I Love this bird so much and I am trying to do everything right for her. We have a male parrot in his own cage and they do not have contact I thought his last time is would […]

pro-biotic brand

We have a caique who needs a pro-biotic. Do you carry your own brand of pro-biotic or can you please suggest one.

Feather pulled out

My daughter was playing with my parrot and she came to me with a tail feather I think she pulled it out can it hurt the parrot ?

parrot behavior

can parrots carry a grudge or react negatively towards an owner if verbally disaplined?

Derbyan parakeet; derbyan parrot

Derbyan Parakeet

The vibrant Derbyan parakeet, garbed in jewel tones with inky mustache feathering, inhabits Asia’s highland forests. These medium-sized birds boast high intelligence and emotional sensitivities to match. As companions, these curious energetic birds needs plenty of healthy stimulation!

Wing clipping & egg binding

I read somewhere that the same muscles used for flight were involved in egg expulsion and this was one reason wings should not be clipped. Is there any truth to this relationship? I have also been looking for a good muscle diagram with the muscles labelled. Thank-you

Lovebirds wound

Good day my lovebird has a small wound on her leg my other bird bit her but it is a bit swollen. She is using it playing normal and eating normal I’m just worried because she keeps tucking it in. Is it serious or is she just in pain so that’s why she’s tucking it […]

Removing unlatch lover bird egg

My love bird laid 4 eggs 6 week’s ago. Only 3 hatched should I remove the one that didn’t. I noticed their’s only 2 now. Could the female have eat one?

paper toys

I have tons of used papers collecting dust and want to make a good use of them. All of them have scribbles of pencil and I wonder whether pencil scribbled papers are safe for my lovebirds to chew. My birds love chewing on paper and they destroy my wallpapers which I don’t want. Is pencil […]

How to Manage 2 Sets of Lovebirds

I have 4 lovebirds – 2 male and 2 female. About a year ago I got the 2 females as babies and was told they were a male and a female. A few months ago I found they had laid 11 eggs. This was the first indication that they were not a male and female […]

Mixed Species Bond

Hi, I have a flock of five birds. This question is regarding two of them. A few months ago, we had two male cockatiels and one male linnie. Then we adopted another female cockatiel, Bo, and a suspected female linnie, Kiwi. We were told these birds were bonded and shared the same cage. After the […]

8 months female love

I only have a 8 months old female love bird shes kinda lonely so i was thinking to get her a friend If i bring a new male 5 months old love bird will they bond i dont care about breeding i just want them to be with each other and happy

impacted crop in lovebirds

I just read an online lovebird forum post that discussed the danger of fleece huts and toys using rope/string. Pet birds can ingest these fibers, which get permanently stuck in the crop, eventually necessitating crop surgery. My lovebird has a hut made from felt. Is felt a dangerous material if he ingests its fibers? Are […]

Bourke's parrot; Bourke's parakeet

Bourke’s Parrot

Bourke’s parrots have a reputation for being one of the mellower of the parrot bunch in terms of vocalizations and attitude. They tend to be most quiet during the day and active at sunset and dawn. They are often referred to as the “pink parakeet” because of their small size and popular pink color mutation.

love bird

my love bird hasen’t layed any eggs it has been 2 years?

Indian ringneck limping while walking

Hi I’ve been having an Indian ringneck of 4 years old and he was always active. He is not tamed. He was completely fine until yesterday but when I woke up this morning and checked on him he was limping while walking. I don’t know what happened. There is a little bit of steel wiring […]

Separating a bond of three?

I am getting three birds, 2 budgies and 1 lovebird. From what I’ve been told, all three are bonded to each other. The person I’m getting them from hasn’t properly sexed them and doesn’t know the age but roughly 3-4 years each. They are all in a cage that really is a carrier cage and […]

neosporin

Can I use neosporin on a minor leg wound on a parrolett?

Seizures

Can a parrot that has had 2 weeks of seizures regain their balance?

Introducing a male love bird to a older female lovebird

Hi I have recently gotten a male love bird , due to the fact I have a older female lovebird that has been laying eggs over the last couple of years. I thought she could use a mate. But since I put him in the cage she wont even let him eat . Should I […]

Why is my lovebird not laying eggs?

My lovebirds mate almost every day and it’s been a week or so, but she hasn’t layed a single egg yet, and I’ve done everything you said, I have given them plenty of privacy, and I never move their cage. Please help 🙏😭

My quaker

My 3 1/2 year old female quaker is sitting on the bottom of her cage with her tail up. She was her normal self this morning. Now, she won’t come to me, or talk back to me. She is very quiet.

Indian ring neck

I was given a Indian ring neck that was born on the 15 of Jan 1994 so could you please tell how old she is in human years as well as bird life . Thank you

Eggs not hatching

My pair of love birds laid eggs almost more than 3weeks ago but still not a single egg from the cluth have hatched. But still the mother bird is sitting on them should I throw the eggs

Spinal or neurological trauma

Ty for replying.i can’t move the tub upstairs as I live in a tiny home and the storage tub won’t fit.they said keep him storage tub.he can fly,walk around ,eat pelots and drink.he can’t pick up food and eat it.how long do you think they will tell me to keep him in this tub?I’m worried […]

Breeding

My love bird layed 3 eggs just want to now if they dont hatch what will happen will she still lay on them

Spinal injury and neurological trauma

How do I reply to your answers on here?you replied to my first question.they told me to keep under heat and in a storage tub with a sheet or cushion on bottom.one leg isn’t working well so he’s falling alot and using his beack to move but I’m worried can he get hurt worse by […]

Spinal and neurological trauma

Do all injury take that long to heal?my 3 month old Indian ringneck was shut in the door.the xray showed no broken bones.hes just sitting but can’t perch and leans to one side more cause one foot is paralised.im scared he won’t survive.i have him under a heating lamp.i need help and advise..

Painkillers or anti-inflammatories

My friend has a 7 year old male alexandrine who has been shredding his tail over the last 8 months. An x-ray showed a deformity at the base of his spine probably from birth and possibly exacerbated by escaping for 3 days. His wings are clipped. He was put on a dose of anti-inflammatories which […]

why is my two birdaying egg

umm it answerd my question partially as why did the female bird bread and again did the same thing with the other bird and they two are in the next and they two also lay eggs for the thought one of my lovebird is laying fertile eggs while the other on is laying unfertile egg […]

my lovebird layed 2 eggs a day

i have 3 lovebirds when i make wo of them alone they mated ok.but after 3 days i added the female with a another lovebird but now the female is mating with the other one and now they both layed egg an i have 4 eggs in 2days.why is this

My Quaker won’t eat

I’ve tried everything to switch my Quaker from a seed diet which he was on for 4 years before I adopted him. I’ve tried so many different types of vegetables and fruits but no luck. He does like bread but too fattening. Don’t know what else to do. Don’t want to lose him.

Age of my baby lorikeet

How old roughly is my baby lorikeet please??? Dark beak, slightly redining, has tail feathers though very short… Can eat lorikeet mix, though is still learning and drinking water is even trickier

Female love bird not sitting on the eggs from evening

My pair of love birds laid 2eggs. The second egg was laid after 3days from first egg. But I noticed a strange behavior. During the day the female bird continuously sit on the eggs but from evening till late night she don’t sits. I am not getting what to do?

Lovebirds

Brenda, thanks for your reply. Very helpful! One more question. I took all four chicks out last night and rearranged the cage with toys and perches, covered them up early and quit giving them fresh food as you suggested. We had only noticed them mating one time two days ago, but today, they were going […]

Lovebirds

My bonded pair recently had a clutch of 4, which are just now out of the box and yesterday started eating on their own, but are still in and out of the nest box. I was going to separate them all tomorrow and take the nest box down, but looked in awhile ago to see […]

Female Love bird laid 1 egg

My pair of love bird laid 1 egg on 03/07/2023 will it lay more of them. I am providing calcium on a regular basis pls provide if any thing is necessary. And will she lay more eggs

IRN Plucking

Hello there, I have a Indian Ringneck that is about 1-2 Years old and I believe she is plucking her feathers. I saw this because I noticed a lot of feathers on the ground and i noticed some small white feather poking out of her back and stomach. I have bought her many toys and […]

5 week old quaker parrot flew into window

After won’t move my vet said prop him up in a towel hand feed every 4 hours if the up position in 48 hours give up hope that he recover but he is showing movement trying to get up multiple time is there hope should I find a new vet

My tamed ringneck making me bleed alot recently

I have handfed and raised this ringneck myself and growing up, she shares a special bond with me and hurting my family members and pets. She is very protective of me as well. She cuddles with me to sleep and takes showers together. Recently, my ringneck is in a very bad mood like every other […]

love birds

my male lovebird kicked the female out of the box months ago but I looked in the box and their were eggs in there I don’t know if they were there when he put her out but they look new. he won;t let me in there and he bites all the times . so how […]

Quaker broken egg

My 8 yr old Quaker Pixie laid a couple eggs the first one she was on a perch and it hit the grate floor and broke and i cleaned it out . 3 days later she laid another i left it this time nothing was wrong with it. she was running about in her cage […]

Trying to hatch toy ball

My 29 year old Senegal parrot has been trying to hatch a small wooden toy ball for two weeks now. The toy ball is in a ceramic dish on the bottom of the cage. I have been using dish keep foot toys in one place. She is eating and drinking but is spending way to […]

Egg Laying

Its been 9 days and my female peach face lovebird who is pregnant has still not laid. She is definitely not egg bound.. no symptoms are present. She has laid successtully many times in past years in a nesting box which I gave them this time as well. By successfully I mean she passed the […]

Both lovebirds saddle each other

I’ve notice that both lovebirds mate each si I’m confused I’d they are male / female since they reversed roles. They feed each other and as of now have not laid any eggs and this has been going on for months. What do you think

My Lovebird

Can i put a proper nest in the cage after she laid a egg in the cages floor? It is laid put with newspaper

Eclectus laying eggs outside box

Hi. I have a pair of eclectus parrot. They set in the nest box but the female lay eggs outside the nest box and thus they break.

Should i take out the egg

My bird lay 5 eggs 4 of the eggs hatch one didn’t the first egg was hatch may 13 my question is should I discharge the fifth egg

My love bird egg

My bird lay 5 eggs the first one was may 13 I think the last one was on the the 18 she hav one more is it a good or bad egg can I touch them

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